Video Game Engine Programmer

About the Position

Wizcorp is looking for Game Engine Programmers to work on exciting projects for next-generation consoles. Depending on your background, skills, and experience we’ll find the most suitable role within our teams.

If you have a few years of work experience working with custom engines and have released games on consoles, and you live and breathe C++, then this job is for you!

Typical Day 🎮📆🕹️

You start your day by reviewing code from other engineers and ensuring they meet quality expectations. You will mainly develop systems and related utilities for custom proprietary engines. On some days you might be integrating a rendering engine that fits well within the existing codebase, on others you might have to do architectural changes to the codebase in order to accommodate new engine features in a clean and extensible manner. You may have to work on save data management, job system, memory management or any development support feature.

Responsibilities 🛠️🧪✨

• Estimate own tasks and deliver them in a timely manner
• Write clear, maintainable code that passes review by other senior engineers
• Raise all blockers when they arise to the project lead
• Test and document provided solutions to allow other developers to review and learn
• Implement and uphold software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle
• Take ownership of large areas of the code base and large complex features
• Take ownership of mission-critical areas of the codebase
• Coordinate with members outside of the engineering team to deliver features in a timely manner
• Determine large feature feasibility and propose solutions
• Provide solid programming expertise to deliver large features and architecture suggestions
• Provide code review analysis that uses all relevant experience to foresee problems with design and implementation

Requirements

Core Skills

• Ability to write clean, readable, performant code and design the architecture around it
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Knowledge of existing optimization techniques
• Focus on performance and performance analysis
• Strong math skills
• Willingness to work as part of a team and contribute to technical discussions
• Eager to both provide and receive constructive feedback for continual growth
• Strong software development skills, design theory, and development processes
• Strong personal time management

Preferred Skills

• Experience in one or multiple of the following:
  • Creation of Rendering engines
  • Implementation of Animation specific tools
  • Development targeting PlayStation platforms
  • Development targeting Microsoft platforms
  • Familiarity with other target platforms (Nintendo, PC, mobile)

Experience

• University degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline; or relevant professional experience
• For Japan-based candidates: 3+ years of professional software engineering experience and 2+ years of professional experience developing custom engine
• For overseas-based candidates: 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, and 5+ years of professional experience developing custom engine
• Solid software engineering abilities (good code hygiene, familiarity with various coding patterns, etc.)
• Strong experience with C++ and proficiency in C# (WPF)
• Comfortable with source code management systems (Git, SVN, Perforce, etc.)
• At least conversational Japanese proficiency - JLPT N3 or above
• English proficiency (ability to read, write, and discuss technical matters)

We Offer

• Flexibility in time: Work 8 hours per day from Monday to Friday with core hours between 11:00 and 16:00 (excluding a 1-hour break). The rest will be up to you.
• Flexibility in location: Fully embrace telework, and most of us work from home. Office space is also available for your convenience, and you will have access to meeting rooms and hot desks.
• Salary: JPY 400,000 - 640,000 per month (based on experience and interview evaluation)
• Additional benefits:
  • Monthly allowance for home office equipment and supplies (15,000 JPY/month)
  • Private language tutoring (Japanese and/or English)
  • Commute fees (however, train passes are not reimbursed)
• Holidays and vacations:
  • Weekends and national holidays
  • Summer/winter vacation: 5 days per year (paid, applicable after the probation period)
  • Annual Paid Leave: 10 days per year (first year, following the probation period)
  • Bereavement/funeral leave
  • Sick leave: 5 days per year (paid, applicable after the probation period)
• Welfare:
  • Social insurance
  • Parental leave (learn more here)

About the Company

Wizcorp is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive working environment.

Application Process 🈸⚙️😊

1. Online Selection: We review resumes from all applicants within 2 weeks. If your profile matches our requirements, we will send you tests and challenges. Based on the results, we will contact you again to schedule the first interview.
2. Interviews: We conduct three interviews to assess your character, passions, skills, and interest in what we do. We also take the time to share our vision and values, as we believe you are interviewing us as much as we are interviewing you.
3. Reference Checks: We conduct reference checks with your previous employers or professional contacts to better understand your experience and working style.
4. Offer: We make our final decision within 2 weeks after the final interview, and send a detailed offer upon success.

Onboarding Process 🈴🗼🌅

We strive to make the onboarding process as smooth and worry-free as possible.

Upon acceptance of our offer, you will receive our working agreement and our rules of employment.

Ideally, we want you to join us within a month, but we can adjust to your current work situation.

On your first day, your manager will introduce you to your team and will set a schedule for reviews over the 6 month probation period. We will give you all the support you need to complete it successfully.

You can learn more about our career philosophy here: Wizcorp Career