Experienced Unreal Engine Programmers

Joydrop, a boutique, "Triple-I" co-dev game development studio, is hiring for multiple Intermediate and Senior roles on various projects, both permanent and 6-month contract. Submit your interest below; shortlisted candidates will be contacted to provide a LinkedIn profile and/or CV. We augment the staff of world famous games you've definitely heard of and most likely play. Responsibilities Own and evolve platform-level systems in a shared Unreal codebase Diagnose and resolve complex, low-signal bugs (memory corruption, race conditions, non-repro issues) Identify and implement performance optimizations across CPU, memory, and IO Build and improve internal tooling (profilers, package management, automation) Support release management, stability, and live service updates Collaborate with gameplay, engine, and build teams Required Experience 5+ years in AAA game development Proven experience shipping and maintaining live, persistent game services Strong C++ expertise in large, shared codebases, 10+ years with C++ in general Unreal Engine 4 or newer Console development experience (cert, performance, platform constraints) Experience with release pipelines and stability ownership Strong debugging capability in low-visibility scenarios Solid system design and architecture fundamentals Preferred 10+ years in AAA game development Unreal Engine 3 experience Nintendo Switch (1 or 2) development Experience with crash aggregation tools such as Backtrace Experience with low-level graphics programming and rendering Familiarity with Unreal Game Sync, Horde, Gauntlet Experience with embedded scripting languages Interest in applying AI to development workflows What Success Looks Like You are an independent individual contributor, but enjoy working with a team Can impact with measurable improvements in performance and stability in a short amount of time Your code reduces in hard-to-reproduce defects with clever and creative approaches to bug-hunting You're comfortable in using Claude Code, or similar AI-assisted programming tools Environment High-collaboration, shared code ownership Heavy focus on performance, diagnostics, and maintainability Console-first constraints with live service demands