Senior / Principal SDET / Tools Engineer (Unreal Engine 5)

Room 8 Group is hiring for a Core Tools Team focused on a large-scale Unreal Engine 5 open-world project.

• Strong modern C++ skills in production environments
• Deep experience with Unreal Engine 5 tools development
• Experience building editor plugins, runtime modules, Slate/UMG or Dear ImGui tools, engine and world subsystems, editor scripting and automation
• Strong Python skills for pipeline and tooling development
• Experience with Perforce and automation workflows
• REST API integration experience
• Strong understanding of Unreal Engine systems: World Partition, Nanite, Lumen, LOD/HLOD workflows, profiling and optimization
• Understanding of 3D content pipelines including assets, materials, textures, collision, rigs, and performance budgets
• 4+ years of software engineering or technical tools development experience
• Previous experience working on Unreal Engine 5 projects

Nice to have:

• Blender, Maya, Houdini, or Substance Painter tooling development
• C# / .NET
• Test automation and SDET experience
• CI/CD experience (GitLab, Jenkins)
• AI-assisted tooling or LLM integrations
• Rendering, graphics, or Chaos Physics experience
• Screenshot comparison, visual validation, or telemetry systems

• Design, develop, and maintain Unreal Engine 5 editor and runtime tools
• Build asset validation, performance visualization, and workflow automation systems
• Develop Python-based DCC and pipeline tools for Blender, Maya, and Houdini
• Create integrations with Perforce, REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and internal services
• Design scalable, maintainable tooling architectures and technical standards
• Mentor engineers and participate in code reviews and technical decision-making
• Collaborate with artists, designers, QA, gameplay, and engine teams to improve production workflows
• Contribute to the in-house automation and testing framework and ensure quality through automated testing