Senior Programmer, Engine Reliability (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Programmer, Engine Reliability (C++): Building and evolving automated reliability foundations and validation workflows for the Titan game engine with an accent on infrastructure, automation, and feedback loops. Focus on creating AI-assisted validation surfaces and ensuring engine stability across mobile platforms.

Location: Hybrid in London or Helsinki. Relocation support is provided.

Company

hirify.global is a leading games company known for global hits like Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars, operating through a culture of independent cells and high trust.

What you will do

• Build and evolve automated reliability foundations, including validation workflows and regression detection.
• Establish end-to-end validation surfaces across real devices and services to catch issues before they reach games.
• Improve validation of shared engine changes against real game integrations to reduce manual effort.
• Create and maintain tooling and infrastructure for engine and horizontal teams.
• Integrate modern AI-assisted workflows into validation, automation, and test generation.
• Collaborate with client, server, and live-ops teams to improve system testability.

Requirements

• Strong professional experience in modern C++.
• Engine or runtime development experience with expertise in debugging cross-platform issues (iOS, Android, macOS, Windows).
• Deep understanding of testing and validation strategies, including trade-offs between unit, integration, and E2E tests.
• Proficiency with build systems, automation, and tooling (CMake, CI pipelines, scripting).
• Ability to operate in ambiguous spaces and help shape a new team's practices.
• Must be based in or able to relocate to London or Helsinki.

Nice to have

• Experience with device automation, device farms, or frameworks like Catch2 and gTest.
• Knowledge of observability and debugging tools (Sentry, logs, metrics, tracing).
• Experience improving reliability in shared engine or platform code.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools in daily engineering work.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive relocation support provided by a dedicated mobility team.
• Culture based on independent cells, trust, and the freedom to take risks.
• Compensation and environment focused on treating employees as human beings rather than resources.
• Flat hierarchy where recognition is tied to impact rather than job titles.