Hybrid Game Systems Engineer

at Jagex

• Job title: Game Systems Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Java, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cambridge, United Kingdom

About the role

• Game Systems Engineer enhancing RuneScape game systems and engine development. Collaborating with team members to deliver high-quality features and improve internal processes.

Responsibilities

• Programming using the team’s core and other languages as required to service assigned and scheduled tasks.
• Work with production and senior members of the team to generate tasks and documentation detailing code design approach and implementation. Aid the test process by writing QA instructions + develop & update code-tests where applicable.
• Working on a variety of projects in the department covering various aspects of the group’s technological domain, making good use of support tools (e.g. Profiler, debugger, code-analysis tools) to ensure your code is of high quality.
• Start to take ownership and responsibility for some areas of the code base, becoming an expert, looking for improvements and sharing that knowledge with the team.
• Assess new technologies and adapt to and promote them where applicable.
• Perform maintenance tasks to keep internal processes and systems working in good order for other developers and for our internal customers.
• Provide realistic time estimates for assigned tasks to stakeholders, with tasks broken down to a suitable size and tracked according to current production process (e.g. Jira, sprints, etc.).
• Always aim to work efficiently and productively, striving for the most optimal ways to deliver value to our customers.
• Be willing to put forward ideas that can improve our technology or processes, and to positively critique those put forward by others.
• Build strong working relationships with team members across various disciplines.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of an object-oriented language (preferably C++), design and design patterns
• Experience with Java
• Experience working on established code bases
• Analytical mind and strong problem-solving skills
• Strong maths skills and experience
• Solid debugging and profiling skills
• Familiarity with version control systems eg. GIT, Perforce
• Mobile game development experience
• Experience with game systems
• Experience with Python
• Experience working on a live service game

Benefits

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Employee Assistance Programme & onsite Counselling.
• Life Insurance.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!