Senior Engine Programmer
Rushdown Studios — Saratoga Springs, NY
Posted: 2026-10-15
Job Description
• Senior Engine Programmer role focused on building, optimizing, and maintaining proprietary core game-engine technologies for multiple multiplayer games; this is not a gameplay engineering role.
• Design and maintain modern C++ engine systems, write clear portable code, evaluate workflow and runtime-performance improvements, and support external programmers.
• Resolve crashes and performance bottlenecks across PC and console platforms, including GPU/CPU profiling, multithreading, synchronization, and parallel processing.
• Requires four (4) years of professional C++ experience with proprietary game-engine technology and experience shipping commercial games.
• Hybrid work in Saratoga Springs, NY, typically Tuesday-Thursday, or fully remote in the Eastern United States; compensation is $100,000-150,000/year.