Senior Software Engineer | Hypixel Studios | Remote (United States)

<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We are looking for a <strong class=" font-semibold">Senior Software Engineer</strong> to join our team at <a href="https://hypixelstudios.com/who-we-are" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hypixel Studios</a>, which collaborates remotely from around the world. Our members range from industry newcomers to experts with 25+ years of experience. Team members come from a diverse set of backgrounds, but share a common passion for building polished player-focused, community-powered games.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Join us on our mission to bring players together in an inviting, immersive world where they can make their mark. <a href="https://hytale.com/game" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hytale</a> empowers creative expression across a spectrum of experiences including sandbox adventure, social play, minigames, and creativity using a suite of powerful and accessible tools.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">As a <strong class=" font-semibold">Senior Software Engineer</strong> for the <strong class=" font-semibold">Creator Tools and Ecosystem</strong> initiative, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining our internal and player facing tooling, supporting artists, animators and technical designers with the tools they use every day. You will be continuously communicating with engineers and content developers to ensure performance, workflow and user experience expectations are met.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Who you are:</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">You have strong fundamental programming skills and can build robust, highly scalable systems from the beginning all the way to completion.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">You have extensive experience with asset pipelines and are skilled in integrating and optimizing assets within game engines.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">You are passionate about building tools and optimizing workflows, and have a good understanding for the challenges artists/designers face when creating content.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">You enjoy collaboration and mentoring colleagues.</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Some of your role:</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Design, build, and enhance the tools for all disciplines of the Hytale Engine, to be used by both internal developers and players.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Work closely with artists, designers, and other engineers to ensure the asset system meets their requirements.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Contribute to architecture requirements and technical design discussions for the creator ecosystem.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Help shape the technical vision and standards for the team.</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Essential Traits:</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">8+ years of professional software development experience in C++.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">5+ years of game engine development experience.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Solid understanding of asset pipelines, and asset versioning systems.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proficient at communicating with both technical and non-technical individuals.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Team-oriented, self-motivated, and autonomous.</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Bonus Traits:</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience working on voxel world games.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with 3D rendering APIs and 3D math (vectors, matrices, quaternions, etc).</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience working on networked applications.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with profiling and optimizing code.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Knowledge of industry standard tools (e.g. Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine).</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">We can offer:</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Competitive salary</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Annual Performance Bonus (APB)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Quality of Life increases</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Christmas closure</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A chance to work on a new game project with an extremely motivated team</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Opportunities to learn and grow personally and professionally</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A stable and secure work environment</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">The ability to work remotely</span></li>
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<h4><em>We’re looking for applicants who are self-driven, put players first, and that have a history of making cool stuff. In return, we can offer an environment that values and supports individual creativity and passion and believes in fostering new talent. We recognize the value of diversity in every sense and actively encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.</em></h4>