Senior Systems Engineer, SplashDamage
More information about location
Office located in Bromley, London
Independently-owned game development studio
Job no longer available
Independently-owned game development studio
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
Office located in Bromley, London
201-500 employees
Company mission
To craft team-based multiplayer games that ignite friendships as much as they do healthy competition and teamwork.
Role
Who you are
- Professional game engine code experience (in areas such as I/O, rendering, physics, low-level networking, memory management, multithreading, content pipelines, etc.)
- Professional experience in Systems development for Xbox Series S/X and/or PS5
- Experience working in all phases of game development, from feature design and implementation to bug-fixing
- Strong practical knowledge of C++, with relevant professional experience
- Strong understanding of computer science and good understanding of 3D maths
- Experience with using source control systems (e.g. Perforce)
- Experience with writing automation tasks
- Good familiarity with profiling and optimising code for optimal CPU, GPU, memory and bandwidth usage
- Good familiarity with using debuggers. Even better if you have:
- Professional Unreal Engine 5 development experience (engine and build pipeline)
- Exposure to streaming and scalable open-world games development
- Experience with real-time low-level networked multiplayer games (replication, etc.)
- Experience with audio programming
- Working knowledge of physics engines. - Familiarity with the Entity Component System (ECS) pattern
- Practical knowledge of C#
What the job involves
- Systems programmers are part of our Core Tech team and are responsible for designing and implementing the core systems, pipelines and architecture that provide a solid framework for all our titles and working closely with other disciplines
- As a Senior System Programmer, you will use your advanced knowledge and experience to own the technical design and implementation of large-scale system features that encompass rendering, networking and low-level systems programming, with a focus on scalability, performance and memory usage
- You will apply your expertise in data structures and algorithms for modern, multi-core architectures to build state-of-the-art technology for both PC and consoles
- Through mentoring and championing of best practices, you will provide day-to-day support for more junior members of the team whilst effectively managing your own time and workload through delegation
- You will help drive the project forward by working with your discipline lead to plan and maintain roadmaps
- Writing clear, reliable, maintainable, performant, and portable code
- Employing a can-do attitude to solve difficult problems as part of an agile, fast-moving, and highly-focused team
- Mentoring more junior team members and providing clear and considered feedback. - Identifying and championing best practices within your specialist domain
- Interacting with both technical and non-technical colleagues from all disciplines
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Splash Damage is a game development company best known for its work on Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and the PC version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
The company is committed to diversity and inclusion, partnering with D&I companies such as POC In Play, Out Making Games, Industry Gayming, and Queer in Games.
While Splash Damage was acquired by the multimedia company Tencent in 2020, the company has since retained its independence and even started its own acquisition portfolio through the purchase of Bulkhead Interactive. Operating as an independent entity within the Tencent family, its focus going forward is on creating an original sci-fi-based game.
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Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical and dental cover for you and your family along with Babylon 24/7 digital GP services. We also offer onsite counseling and an employee assistant program, along with covering eye tests, gym memberships, and more.
- With 8 public holidays and an additional 3-day studio Christmas closure, our staff have a total of 36 days off. We also offer flexible working hours and regular company social events.
- Industry-leading fully paid 30 weeks maternity leave and 10 weeks paternity leave, along with flexitime and life assurance, helps new parents manage their time and put their family first.
- All of our staff have enhanced company pension contributions, meaning that we invest in your future together.
- We offer generous referral bonuses and staff are enrolled in our new bonus scheme.
- We have cycle-to-work and car leasing schemes, a free car park, game and book libraries, complimentary weekly onsight haircuts, and discounts at many local businesses.
Company HQ
Bromley, UK
Leadership
Richard Jolly
(CEO)After graduating from Abertay University, created Splash Damage which they have been a part of ever since.
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