Senior Technical Engineer

The Astronauts is an independent game development studio founded in 2012 by former founders of People Can Fly. The studio has nearly thirty employees and its first game, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, received many awards including a BAFTA. The current project is Witchfire, a dark fantasy RPG shooter emphasizing immersion and player autonomy, using Unreal Engine 4.27.2.

• Solid experience in optimization of gameplay, engine, and graphics.
• Solid experience with Unreal Engine 4 (specifically version 4.27.2).
• Ability for self-organization and autonomous work.

Nice to have:

• Experience with console porting or preparation.
• Experience contributing to Unreal Engine source code.
• Experience collaborating with designers and programmers, with interest in game quality beyond code implementation.

• Self-manage assigned tasks and collaborate with the team to help where needed.

Nice to have:

• Experience porting or preparing versions for consoles.
• Submitting Pull Requests to the Unreal Engine codebase.
• Collaborating with designers and other programmers, contributing ideas beyond coding.

Application responses only to selected candidates; no reply indicates other applicants better matched the team and studio's needs.