Product Engineer (Console Live Ops)

Location: Hybrid in Bellevue, Washington, with core hours from 10:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST

Company

hirify.global develops cross-platform games, including ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended, with offices in Washington and Florida and distributed team members across multiple continents.

What you will do

• Own the daily technical health and live state of ARK’s PlayStation and Xbox platforms.
• Debug, review, and implement fixes for general and mid-complexity console issues in Unreal Engine.
• Analyze, prioritize, and manage the console issue backlog based on technical effort and player impact.
• Raise visibility of critical console issues and escalate problems requiring deep-engine fixes.
• Work with QA to reproduce bugs, verify fixes, and deploy rapid solutions to live environments.
• Route non-programming issues involving Tech Art, Materials, or Level Tech to the appropriate departments and follow through to resolution.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of game development experience, preferably in live ops, multiplayer, or post-launch support.
• Hands-on Unreal Engine 4/5 programming experience and solid knowledge of C/C++.
• Experience developing, debugging, and operating on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S using their developer tools.
• Ability to assess technical fix costs against immediate player impact.
• Ability to work core hours from 10:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST.
• Willingness to participate in on-call live issue firefighting and crunch during critical shipping periods.

Nice to have

• Shipped titles credited with a Product Engineer, Live Ops Engineer, Console Engineer, or similar role.
• Experience with Sony TRC and Microsoft XR certification processes.
• Familiarity with the ARK franchise.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance coverage.
• Employee premiums are fully covered, with discounted dependent premiums.
• 401(k), FSA, and HSA options.
• 100% covered parental leave, PTO, paid holidays, and unlimited sick time.
• Distributed collaboration across multiple continents.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and cover letter explaining interest in the role and hirify.global, plus the games currently being played.