Game Development Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
53 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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This role $193k
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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1697 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Game Development Engineer

As a Game Development Engineer, you will join the team responsible for building, testing, integrating, and scaling software that visualizes real and simulated historical or live data. You will develop the visual client for the Mission Simulation product, creating 2D environments and immersive 3D AR experiences to evaluate mission concepts and tactics. Your daily responsibilities include partnering with stakeholders to define project scopes, identifying technical risks, diagnosing defects, and optimizing memory and performance across high-end desktops and mobile AR systems. The role requires expert C++ skills, a solid understanding of 3D math, and experience in large codebases for real-time visualization or shipped games. You will work on low-level code to solve complex problems within the domain of defense technology, specifically focusing on tools used for business development and engineering purposes.

What you'll do

  • Define project scope and priorities by partnering with stakeholders to establish clear expectations.
  • Identify technical risks and collaborate with engineering groups to develop effective solutions.
  • Diagnose and resolve defects to ensure consistent client stability.
  • Optimize memory and performance for systems scaling from high-end desktops to mobile AR devices.
  • Implement robust, high-quality code solutions to solve complex technical problems.
  • Develop software that visualizes real and simulated data in 2D and 3D AR environments.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and extensible C++ code within large codebases.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. Person due to export control requirements.
  • Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
  • Minimum five years of professional programming experience.
  • Excellent C++ skills and knowledge of software engineering principles.
  • Solid understanding of 3D math.
  • Experience working in large codebases to solve complex problems.
  • Experience in real-time visualization systems or shipping games, specifically with low-level code.
  • Ability to write clean, maintainable, and extensible code with a focus on reusability.

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