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Enhance and optimize Unreal Engine 5's rendering ecosystem, working intimately with features like Lumen, Nanite, and hardware ray tracing. * Collaborate directly with the Technical Art and VFX teams ...

Enhance and optimize Unreal Engine 5's rendering ecosystem, working intimately with features like Lumen, Nanite, and hardware ray tracing. * Collaborate directly with the Technical Art and VFX teams ...

Enhance and optimize Unreal Engine 5's rendering ecosystem, working intimately with features like Lumen, Nanite, and hardware ray tracing. * Collaborate directly with the Technical Art and VFX teams ...

Enhance and optimize Unreal Engine 5's rendering ecosystem, working intimately with features like Lumen, Nanite, and hardware ray tracing. * Collaborate directly with the Technical Art and VFX teams ...

Senior Gameplay Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site +1

$108K - $161K/yr

Using C++, Unreal Engine 5, and our in-house utility AI framework, you will make bots that fight, traverse, loot, and team up convincingly enough that players second-guess whether they're facing a ...

Senior Gameplay Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$108K - $161K/yr

Using C++, Unreal Engine 5, and our in-house utility AI framework, you will make bots that fight, traverse, loot, and team up convincingly enough that players second-guess whether they're facing a ...

World Builder

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

$110K - $130K/yr

We are seeking an experienced Level Designer - World Builder for our large-scale open world AAA game in Unreal Engine 5. You will be part of a team who is responsible for bringing this world to life ...

Senior Gameplay Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site +1

$108K - $161K/yr

Using C++, Unreal Engine 5, and our in-house utility AI framework, you will make bots that fight, traverse, loot, and team up convincingly enough that players second-guess whether they're facing a ...

World Builder

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

$110K - $130K/yr

We are seeking an experienced Level Designer - World Builder for our large-scale open world AAA game in Unreal Engine 5. You will be part of a team who is responsible for bringing this world to life ...

Senior Gameplay Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site +1

$108K - $161K/yr

Using C++, Unreal Engine 5, and our in-house utility AI framework, you will make bots that fight, traverse, loot, and team up convincingly enough that players second-guess whether they're facing a ...

Senior Gameplay Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$108K - $161K/yr

Using C++, Unreal Engine 5, and our in-house utility AI framework, you will make bots that fight, traverse, loot, and team up convincingly enough that players second-guess whether they're facing a ...

Gameplay Engineering Lead

Cary, NC · On-site

$95K - $125K/yr

What You'll Do Part of the Unreal Engine Gameplay department, you will lead a team of experienced programmers aimed at transforming Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN ...

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How much do junior unreal engine 5 jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 12, 2026, the average yearly pay for junior unreal engine 5 in the United States is $71,799.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $48,500.00 and $80,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Junior Unreal Engine 5 developer can qualify for roles such as game developer, 3D environment artist, or technical artist, often working in game studios, animation, or virtual production environments. These positions typically require knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, 3D modeling, and scripting skills, and may involve collaborating with designers and programmers. Entry-level roles focus on assisting with game development, interactive experiences, or visualization projects.
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Software Design Engineer/Game Developer 4

By Light Professional IT Services

Orlando, FL • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 3 days ago


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Job Summary:
By Light Professional IT Services LLC is dedicated to providing advanced technology and systems for warfighters and federal agencies. They are seeking a Software Design Engineer/Game Developer to develop new functionalities and optimize software for distributed simulations and game-based training systems, primarily using C++ and Unreal Engine 5.
Responsibilities:
• Develop new functionality, diagnose and fix software defects for distributed simulations, game-based training systems and applications.
• Architect and develop UE5-based real-time simulation environments for DoD training and analysis programs.
• Design and implement custom UE5 engine plugins, modules, and rendering extensions using C++ and OOD principles.
• Profile, debug, and optimize render performance including GPU/CPU bottleneck resolution and memory management.
• Support customer-directed research and development activities.
• Support for integration and test activities.
• Investigate and fix defects in a UE5 project.
• On-site development.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, systems or software engineering from an accredited college or university. Experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience in real-time 3D, simulation, or games
• 3+ years of hands-on development with Unreal Engine 4/5 in a professional or DoD program context
• First or third person game development
• Networking, VMs, Kubernetes, Docker, Python scripting
• Experience with Image Generators or Terrain Generation tools
• DoD simulation-based application development
• Experience integrating with CIGI-compliant host applications
• Familiarity with GIS concepts, including WGS84, coordinate systems, and industry-standard formats
• Experience with Cesium for Unreal
• Familiarity with HLSL for custom rendering pipeline work
• Advanced Knowledge of C++
• Extensive Unreal Engine development experience
• Experience with performance profiling, memory optimization, and multi-threaded game/sim engine code
• Proficient in writing and extending custom UE5 Plugins and subsystems
• Ability to test, diagnose problems, and implement fixes
• Experience with GIT source control tools
• Object Oriented design background
• U.S. Citizenship status and a secret security clearance with the ability to pass a CI polygraph if requested by the customer
Company:
BY LIGHT Professional IT Services is a provider of IT, cloud, cyber and infrastructure solutions to the US Federal Government. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Arlington, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.