About the role
The Role
The Core Systems team is responsible for the features and performance of the Unreal 5 game engine. The role involves guiding others through technical thought processes, identifying necessary work, carrying tasks to completion, and prioritizing based on project needs and product vision.
Responsibilities
- Multi-platform development
- Improve performance and stability of the game
- Implement performance benchmarking
- Implement and adapt rendering features, such as modern lighting techniques, that support visual fidelity goals
- Find, diagnose, understand, and fix crashes in low-level systems
- Collaborate across domains to improve areas such as tooling and build systems
- Promote and facilitate technical excellence across the organization
- Engine maintenance and update integrations
Requirements
- Excellent mastery of C++ programming and concurrency
- Contributed significantly throughout the full development cycle, from pre-production to live, for at least one game on PC and console
- In-depth understanding of CPU and GPU architecture
- Exceptional skill in designing, implementing, improving upon, and working in a feature-rich game engine
- PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X development experience
- Committed to high technical standards and contributing to a positive team environment
- Effective communication and collaboration skills with other disciplines
Bonus Points
- Working with Unreal Engine
- Working on competitive games with high framerate
- Shader programming
- Physics programming
- Experience working with modern rendering pipelines (such as DirectX 12/Vulkan)
About Sharkmob
Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017, creating AAA-quality games for PC and console using Unreal Engine. The company focuses on multiplayer games and is currently developing Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe. Sharkmob emphasizes diverse teams, inclusive and collaborative workspaces, shared ownership, and a passion for creating great games.
Logistics
- Department: Engineering
- Location: Malmö, Sweden
- Work Type: Onsite