Multiplayer Systems Programmer (Game Development)

TL;DR

Multiplayer Systems Programmer (C++): Architecting and refining high-performance multiplayer game systems for Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout with an accent on real-time systems design, client/server architectures, and performance optimization. Focus on solving complex concurrency challenges, ensuring system reliability, and delivering high-quality, maintainable code throughout the development lifecycle.

Location: We will consider candidates for any of our four hirify.global office locations: Rockville, MD (US); Montreal, Quebec (CA); Austin, TX (US); Dallas, TX (US).

Company

hirify.global is an award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout, offering a balanced work-life environment with competitive salaries and benefits.

What you will do

• Work with other senior engineers to architect and refine multiplayer game systems.
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and other personnel involved in product development.
• Develop and author all phases of technical design specifications and complete implementation.
• Write clear, maintainable, and portable code.
• Test and refine code and systems throughout the development cycle.
• Accurately estimate schedules and deliver high-quality work products to that schedule.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development experience writing client/server applications in C++.
• Expertise in building multithreaded, multi-process, real-time systems.
• Skilled in client/server message passing architectures.
• Experience tuning real-time systems for performance and reliability.
• Excellent analytical and mathematical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving ability.
• Experience with the full life cycle of development and release of large-scale products.

Nice to have

• Experience with low-level socket programming.
• Experience with reflection and code generation systems.
• Experience with compression algorithms.
• Expertise in Unix/Linux/Win32 operating systems.
• Experience with the persistence of distributed systems.
• Game industry experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salaries and a generous benefits program.
• Offices located in some of North America’s best cities.
• Strives to offer employees a well-balanced home and work life.
• Embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruiting and workplace culture.
• Focus on creating game worlds that connect to a global community of players.