MIDDLE UNREAL PROGRAMMER (SKYMAP GAMES)

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MIDDLE UNREAL PROGRAMMER (SKYMAP GAMES) 🕹 Unknown 🧠 Middle 💰 Negotiable ⏰ Contract 🌎 Remote 👔 Manchester, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 🦄 Description Skymap Games is a Manchester-based game development studio dedicated to supporting creative projects and empowering developers to contribute at every level of the organization. The studio is seeking an Unreal Programmer to join the Engineering team and focus on game optimization, performance improvements, and multiplayer systems for an Unreal Engine project. This role is ideal for an autonomous engineer with strong technical expertise in Unreal Engine, networked multiplayer systems, and performance optimization across multiple platforms. The position is offered as a long-term temporary contract. 🚀 Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain high-quality game software using C++, C#, or similar programming languages • Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to integrate gameplay features and optimize performance • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across gameplay systems, rendering, physics, AI, and networking • Optimize and maintain online multiplayer systems • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues throughout development • Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices • Proactively drive optimization efforts and ensure performance targets are achieved across supported platforms 📚 Required Skills • 3+ years of professional programming experience in the games industry using Unreal Engine • Strong C++ skills and deep understanding of Unreal Engine internals • Hands-on experience designing and optimizing network multiplayer systems • Strong expertise in game performance optimization including CPU, GPU, memory, and network performance • Experience shipping at least one large-scale title on both PC and console platforms • Familiarity with server architecture and online backend systems • Experience using profiling and debugging tools such as Unreal Insights, RenderDoc, PIX, or similar • Strong problem-solving and technical troubleshooting skills • Passion for video games • Strong communication and collaboration skills 👍 Nice to Have • Experience working on multi-SKU projects • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field 🍪 What we offer • Opportunity to work on long-term Unreal Engine projects • Collaborative and supportive studio culture • Diverse and inclusive workplace • Ability to contribute to projects and company culture at all levels • Equal employment opportunity environment • Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities • Work with experienced developers on performance-critical game systems 📞 Contact [email] 🌐 Vacancy link #gamedev #unrealengine #unrealprogrammer #cpp #networking #multiplayer #optimization #performance #remote #skymapgames

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