Senior Game Optimisation Engineer

Position Summary

Samsung is a global leader in high-end mobile devices, and a big part of our success comes from the outstanding real-time gaming experience offered to users. To ensure we are always on the cutting edge of performance and quality, we are looking for enthusiastic and innovative engineers to join our team in Staines-upon-Thames. This is a great opportunity to collaborate with major players in the Game Ecosystem and to contribute to the next generation of AAA mobile games on Samsung devices.

We are looking for a Senior Game Optimisation Engineer with experience in low-level game engine development and technical leadership. They will have an opportunity to influence the technical direction and own technical workflows within the team. The ideal candidate will have proven experience with game engine development and optimisation.

Role and Responsibilities

As a Senior Game Optimisation Engineer you will:

• Technical leadership of a small team of engineers.

• Oversee the full development cycle of research projects.

• Propose new ideas with tangible benefits that advance mobile gaming.

• Optimize AAA mobile games and game engines.

• Lead the development of plugins, Android Framework APIs and demos focused on improving game performance.

Skills and Qualifications

Required Skills

• A degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Natural Science, Mathematics, Engineering or any related discipline (an equivalent period of industrial experience may be substituted)

• Experience with low-level development and optimisation of commercial game engines. 

• Experience with technical leadership of a small team.

• Practical understanding of game engine technologies and pipelines (graphics, physics, collisions etc.) 

• Expert knowledge of modern C++ and how it maps to assembly.

• Ability to lead research initiatives from proposal through to productisation.

• The desire to travel regularly to help game companies around the world.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with Java and C#.

• Knowledge of Arm 64-bit, AOSP, Android etc.

• Familiarity with Graphics APIs.

• Experience with Unreal Engine and Unity is plus.

Contract Type: Permanent

Job Location: Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, UK

Hybrid Working: 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home weekly

Employee Benefits: Competitive Salary, Annual Performance Bonus up to 21.5%, Pension Scheme with company contribution up to 8.5%, Income Protection, Stocks & Shares ISA, Life Assurance, 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 with length of service). We also have a wide range of Flexible Benefits to choose from with Samsung providing an allowance of £600 per year to spend on them.

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