Tools Engineer - Systems (Retro Studios)

Location: Austin, Texas, US; onsite

Company

Retro Studios is a wholly owned subsidiary of hirify.global Co., Ltd. that develops games for hirify.global platforms.

What you will do

• Architect and evolve large-scale systems, defining the technical vision and roadmap while adapting designs to changing requirements.
• Design, build, maintain, document, and continuously improve tools, applications, libraries, and plugins for game content creation.
• Develop and support content pipelines from initial concept through shipping.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement solutions that improve workflows, productivity, scalability, performance, and stability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, communicate technical decisions, coordinate estimates, and support delivery.
• Provide technical leadership through mentoring, engineering standards, code reviews, and technical evaluations of existing and new tools.

Requirements

• History of developing pipelines from initial concept to shipping content.
• Demonstrated ability to minimize redundancy through clean, API-first design principles.
• Strong communication skills.
• 10–15 years of experience in game development or a related industry preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience working with build systems and familiarity with build pipelines.
• Strong understanding of WPF.
• Previous game development experience.
• Familiarity with the workflow needs of different departments.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and welcoming working environment grounded in kindness, empathy, and respect.
• Emphasis on collaboration, curiosity, thoughtful creativity, initiative, and continuous learning.
• Equal opportunity employer.
• Reasonable accommodation is available during the application process for candidates with disabilities.

Hiring process

• Apply through hirify.global; assistance with reasonable accommodations is available through the recruiting coordinators.