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Afternoon Game Engine Developer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Senior Software Engineer Engine Harmony

San Mateo, CA

$139.50K - $183.90K/yr

The software you build is a very large application that empowers our global community of 2M+ developers to push the boundaries of interactive gaming. Your work will touch every part of the engine ...

Familiarity with at least one game engine (Unity or Unreal Engine). * Strong problem-solving ... Experience in the Lua programming language. * One or more shipped titles. Job ID 2025-20304 Work ...

Oversee the design and implementation of the Unreal Engine DevOps pipeline, including tools like ... its gameplay framework, editor extensions, and deployment. * Demonstrated ability to integrate ...

... game engine environment (Unity, Unreal, or equivalent). • Basic understanding of game loops ... as a game developer. Preferred : • Experience with Modern Game Engines through coursework ...

Unreal Engine DevOps Engineer

Sarasota, FL · On-site

$50.75 - $69.75/hr

Job Summary: We're seeking an experienced Unreal Engine DevOps Engineer to join our growing team at ... Incorporate the latest technologies from Epic Games, Perforce and other integrations into the build ...

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How much do afternoon game engine developer jobs pay per year?

As of May 30, 2026, the average yearly pay for afternoon game engine developer in the United States is $108,471.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $81,500.00 and $124,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.
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Infographic showing various Afternoon Game Engine Developer job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 68% Full Time, 16% Part Time, and 16% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $108,471 per year, or $52.1 per hour.
Principal Core Systems Software Engineer - Game Engine (C++)

Principal Core Systems Software Engineer - Game Engine (C++)

Roblox

San Mateo, CA

$153.80K - $206.20K/yr

Other

Posted 22 days ago


Job description

The Engine Networking Team pulls the players together by ensuring the communication of the game state to all. As a Principal Engineer on this team you will help the players experience the game as a nearly synchronous world. The networking and asset loading team plays a key role in a smooth experience for the players. You will work in all areas of the game platform in your quest for real-time communication of every part of Roblox.

You Will:
  • Lead engineers with 8+ years of industry experience
  • Understand the game networking with a passion for working with open source
  • Be experienced with asset loading, rendering, and networking coming from a Game Engine/Studio. (Desirable)
  • Be an amazing systems-level C++ programmer and be fascinated by the actual work the CPU does when you use smart pointers, templates, virtual functions, and blocks of memory, both structured and raw
  • Have a keen to each millisecond of the network exchanges: You know where the time goes and how to reduce the waste
  • Understand what happens on the operating system level when certain code is completed
You Have:
  • Worked on the guts of a multi-player game engine, solving problems related to scale, performance, latency, and throughput in client/server environments.
  • Worked on a very large multithreaded distributed system that connects millions of users worldwide.
  • Worked on the devices Roblox supports - from desktop clients to mobile phone clients to console clients