Software Engineer - AAA Games

Location: Malaysia, Indonesia

Department: Game Development

Workplace: remote

Employment Type: full

Description

Keywords Studios Asia is currently looking to expand its team. We're currently looking for AAA, experienced Software Engineers with prior AAA game development experience. These opportunities can be located in either Malaysia, or Indonesia (Remote). This is a permanent, full time position.

Keywords Studios is a global leader providing art services to AAA Publishers. Our work can be seen across many of the top selling titles on console and PC. We've secured several exciting AAA IP projects and anticipating further project announcements in 2026. You'll get to work alongside seasoned developers bringing expertise from world class AAA studios.

At Keywords Studios we are looking for an accomplished, enthusiastic and self-motivated professionals to join our team working on an exciting, new and unannounced project.

Requirements

Our Software Engineers are responsible for designing, developing, testing and implementing systems and game code.

What you will be doing:

• Design, develop, write, test and implement systems and game code
• Work with designers, artists and other personnel involved in the development process as required to create the highest possible quality product
• Contribute to technical design specifications and implement them
• Test and refine gameplay features throughout the development cycle of the project
• Estimate own tasks and delivers high quality code to that schedule
• Perform code reviews with the team to ensure code quality

Requirements

• Proficiency in C++ and/or C#, with strong capability in at least one
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience in games or related real-time interactive development
• Experience working with commercial game engines such as Unreal Engine and/or Unity
• Strong problem-solving skills 
• Comfortable working with distributed teams across different locations, with clear communication and collaboration across disciplines.
• Shipped at least one game in a professional capacity

Nice to have

• Knowledge of industry standard development practices: source control, asset pipelines, issue tracking, external QA and localisation teams
• Exposure to post-launch on-going product development and delivery
• Continuous integration and build automation experience
• Worked in an Agile development environment
• Experience with art packages and pipeline development
• Experience with low level optimisation, shader programming, physics or mathematics

We are hiring across mid and senior levels, and responsibilities will be calibrated based on experience

Benefits

Only those with relevant working rights for Malaysia, and Indonesia will be considered. Sponsorship and relocation is not being offered as part of this package.

Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Commitment: Keywords Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you require any adjustments during the process please let us know in your application. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. We especially welcome applications from candidates of underrepresented groups in the industry.

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Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: APAC, Malaysia, Indonesia

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time, Remote