Technology Engineer (C++)

Location: Austin, TX, US; onsite

Company

hirify.global is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo and develops AAA games for Nintendo platforms.

What you will do

• Design, architect, and implement core engine and game technologies supporting long-term game vision and technical strategy.
• Own complex system design and execution while balancing performance, scalability, maintainability, and developer productivity.
• Optimize engine and gameplay systems for target platforms and hardware architectures.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues across engine, tools, and runtime systems, and evaluate emerging technologies and algorithms.
• Develop low-level systems including physics, animation, memory management, networking, streaming, audio, and content pipelines.
• Establish engineering standards, define technical roadmaps, manage risks, and mentor engineers across disciplines.

Requirements

• Expert-level proficiency in C++ and strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, multithreaded programming, and systems design.
• Deep expertise in at least one core engine domain, including physics, animation, memory systems, rendering, audio, networking, tools, or content pipelines.
• Experience architecting and delivering large-scale game systems and technologies for AAA titles, with 10+ years of professional game development experience and multiple shipped AAA titles.
• Strong understanding of modern CPU, GPU, memory, and storage architectures and performance optimization techniques.
• Ability to diagnose complex technical problems across multiple systems and disciplines and drive technical initiatives across teams.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and deliver results in ambiguous or rapidly changing environments.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills for conveying technical concepts to engineers, content creators, and leadership.
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to the growth of technical teams.

Nice to have

• Expertise in engine architecture and large-scale software system design.
• Experience optimizing networking, streaming, storage, or file I/O systems.
• Experience with crash analysis, memory diagnostics, profiling tools, disassembly, and performance investigation workflows.
• Experience leading significant technical initiatives or owning critical technology areas throughout the product lifecycle.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, welcoming environment centered on kindness, empathy, and respect.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to supporting employees, products, consumers, and local communities.
• Reasonable accommodation support is available during the application process.

Hiring process

• Apply through Nintendo; accommodation requests can be directed to recruitingcoordinators@noa.nintendo.com or 425-882-2040.