Senior / Principal Network Engineer

Posted 9 days agoViewed

💎 Seniority level: Senior, Extensive experience in network engineering and multiplayer game development

📍 Location: US, Canada, US eastern time, NOT STATED

💸 Salary: 180000.0 - 259000.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Video game development

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: Extensive experience in network engineering and multiplayer game development

🪄 Skills: DockerPythonC++Unreal engineLinux

Extensive networked in-engine, realtime, multiplayer experience with proven track record of shipping networked multiplayer games using Unreal Engine.
Excellent C++ skills and familiarity with game scripting languages such as Blueprint.
Experience with scripting languages for server orchestration like Lua and Python.
Strong understanding of game networking concepts and trade-offs for cooperative multiplayer.
Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and ability to work independently.

Work with gameplay programmers and designers to optimize game features for player experience.
Identify, implement, and support new network features and systems.
Guide network programming patterns for other developers.
Maintain and support listen and dedicated servers across platforms.
Optimize server usage for bandwidth, latency, and resource utilization.
Collaborate with infrastructure teams for matchmaking and session scalability.