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Snail Games USA · 4 days ago

Senior Engineer – Studio Sirens

Loveland, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$105K/yr - $135K/yr

5+ years exp

Snail Games USA is a development team focused on prototyping innovative gameplay systems and crafting new IP. They are seeking a hands-on Senior Engineer with strong Unreal Engine expertise to support console porting, performance optimization, and tooling improvements for their projects.

Developer PlatformGamingPublishing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain gameplay systems, tools, pipelines, and technical features across Unreal Engine projects

Own console development workflows including optimization, platform-specific features, certification prep, and debugging across Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC

Support porting initiatives by profiling performance, addressing platform constraints, and ensuring compliance with TRCs/XRs

Operate as a full-stack engineer: contribute to gameplay code, tools, build/CI improvements, and runtime systems as needed

Collaborate with the Technical Director on architecture decisions, performance budgets, and risk assessment

Work closely with design, art, and production to estimate tasks, scope technical needs, and maintain alignment across disciplines

Conduct code reviews, uphold engineering standards, and contribute to improving workflows and pipelines

Qualification

Unreal EngineConsole developmentPerformance optimizationFull-stack engineeringDebugging skillsClear communication

Required

5+ years professional software development experience (games preferred)

Strong Unreal Engine experience (UE4 or UE5), including Blueprints and C++

Demonstrated experience with console development and/or porting projects

Strong debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills across multiple platforms

Ability to work full-stack across gameplay, tools, build systems, and runtime features

Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a small, fast-moving team

Preferred

Experience with Ark ASA or Atlas Modkit environments

Multiplayer networking, matchmaking, backend services, or online systems experience

Prior experience with console certification, compliance, or first-party submission processes

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, crash/metrics systems, or dev-ops tooling

Experience shipping titles on multiple platforms or working on porting houses/co-dev teams

Benefits

True focus on work/life balance

Paid company holidays, vacation, and separate sick leave

Medical, dental, vision, and Life/LTD

401k with company match

Company

Snail Games USA

Snail Games USA is the leading independent global developer and publisher of digital entertainment.

Founded in 2009

Culver City, California, USA

51-200 employees

https://snail.com

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