Staff Engineer, UE4 Game Development

Overview

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Gaming Engineering

Qualcomm Overview:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age – and this is where you come in.

General Summary

Qualcomm’s in-house Game Studio is seeking an experienced engineer to develop high end, UE4 based games and gaming technology showcases for our premium tier Snapdragon platforms. This is a unique opportunity to develop content for cutting-edge pre-commercial hardware, across mobile, PC, XR, and other emerging gaming platforms. At the heart of the Qualcomm Gaming group, we are passionate about next generation gaming technologies and delivering exceptional gaming experiences. Our highly creative teams are full of veteran game developers, artists, game engine experts and graphics enthusiast who work on our latest GPU and gaming hardware innovations around mobile, PC, and XR.

Preferred Qualifications

+ 5+ years of professional experience

+ Proficient in C/C+

+ + Expertise working with Unreal Engine 4 (Blueprint and C++ interfaces)

+ Solid 3D graphics related mathematics background

+ Experience with gameplay programming, and game design

+ Knowledge of Android OS and Android application development

+ Familiarity with HW profilers and debuggers such as Snapdragon Profiler, RenderDoc, Pix, NSight, etc…

+ Comfortable working with unfamiliar, large multi-million-line code bases

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills

+ Self-motivated

 

Physical Requirements

+ Frequently transports between offices, buildings, and campuses up to ½ mile.

+ Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 5 lbs.

+ Performs required tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting). Monitors and utilizes computers and test equipment for more than 6 hours a day.

+ Continuous communication which includes the comprehension of information with colleagues, customers, and vendors both in person and remotely.

 

Keywords

Gaming, Game Design, Gameplay, VR, AR, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Vulkan, Unreal, Unreal Engine 4, Graphics, Rendering, GPU, Shader, Compute, Android, OpenGL ES, DirectX, C+

+ Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Bachelors – Computer Science, Bachelors – Engineering, Bachelors – Game Development, Bachelors – Mathematics

Work Experiences:

1+ years of relevant Gaming Software experience., 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience

Certifications:

Skills:

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Work Experiences:

Certifications:

Skills:

3 D Rendering, Animation, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Languages, Unity Game Development

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