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The Senior Unreal Developer plays a pivotal role in shaping Imerza's Unreal Engine development pipeline and real-time visualization platform. You'll lead efforts to build, optimize, and integrate ...

Magnopus is looking for an Unreal Cinematic Pipeline Engineer to help build and maintain the tools and workflows that connect Unreal Engine with modern cinematic production pipelines. As a spatial ...

The Senior Unreal Developer plays a pivotal role in shaping Imerza's Unreal Engine development pipeline and real-time visualization platform. You'll lead efforts to build, optimize, and integrate ...

Senior/Principal Unreal Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$124K - $171K/yr

You are a developer who loves to build engrossing game experiences and mentor junior developers ... We are using Unreal Engine 4. You must have proven C++ game-development skills and deep Unreal ...

The Senior Unreal Developer plays a pivotal role in shaping Imerza's Unreal Engine development pipeline and real-time visualization platform. You'll lead efforts to build, optimize, and integrate ...

They are seeking a Senior Unreal Developer to lead technical innovation and enhance the quality and ... Required : • 6+ years of professional experience developing in Unreal Engine (UE5 preferred). • ...

NY · On-site

$90 - $120/hr

Deep experience with Unreal Engine 5 tools development * Experience building: Editor plugins ... Mentor engineers and participate in code reviews and technical decision‑making * Collaborate with ...

Description We are looking for an exceptionally talented senior programmer who is ready for the ... Unreal Engine 3 or 4 experience a big advantage. * Experience working with modern games consoles ...

Unreal XD Tech

Redwood City, CA · On-site

$61.25 - $79.50/hr

This is a specialized UI developer position, not a general software engineering role. Key Responsibilities * Implement player-facing UI features and systems in Unreal Engine. * Work extensively ...

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Lead Unreal 4 programmer - Virtual Reality

Immersive Entertainment

Irvine, CA • On-site, Remote

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Job description

Company Description
We create next-generation Virtual Reality Content that represents a new form of entertainment. We bridge the gap between video games and movies, providing a level of immersion, emotional engagement and realism never before seen.
Job Description
  • Be the in-house expert on the Unreal Engine 4 including blueprints.
  • Implement practical and timely solutions that meet the game design and technical requirements.
  • Implement code /blueprints that is modular self-contained and defensive and observes the technical constraints on the system.
  • Work closely together with the CCO.
  • Ensure coding standards are followed and help to enforce good programming practices within the engineering team.
  • Maintain technical documentation for the engineering team as well as other disciplines.
  • Optimise code and data for memory usage and performance as required.
  • Keep abreast of new advances in virtual reality hardware, rendering technology and algorithms.
  • Sharing knowledge and techniques across the studio
  • Mentoring programmers

Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience in game development
  • Expert knowledge of working with UDK, Unreal Engine 3, Unreal Engine 4.
  • Excellent Unreal Engine blueprint skills.
  • Excellent C/C++ programming skills with good knowledge of object oriented development.
  • Expert knowledge of mathematics ability and a familiarity with common 3d graphics principles and rendering algorithms.
  • Expert knowledge Good working knowledge of current GPU architecture and rendering APIs experience with DirectX 11 /12
  • Experience with commonly used development tools such as Visual Studio and Perforce.
  • Solid commercial software development experience with significant involvement in 1 published AAA game in a 3d environment
  • Knowledge of common algorithms data structures and patterns and the ability to apply them to problems while keeping constraints and performance in mind.
  • Able to analyse unfamiliar code of a reasonable complexity to understand and extend the functionality of an existing module.
  • Proven ability to debug defects of a reasonable complexity.
  • Good eye for details
  • English language
  • A strong team player and leader by example

Additional Information
Pluses
  • Shipped AAA PC or console titles as a Senior 3D Programmer
  • Work experience with Unreal Engine 4
  • Understanding the difference between developing for VR compared to traditional game development.
  • A passion for developing and playing virtual reality experiences