Description

Amazon is all in on games.

We believe the evolution that began with arcade communities a quarter at a time, growing to the live streams and esports of today, will continue to a future where everyone is a gamer and every gamer can create, compete, collaborate and connect with others at massive scale. If you share our belief that games will produce some of the future's most influential voices in media and art, come join us. At Amazon Lumberyard, we are building the game engine to power that future, leveraging the power of Amazon Web Services cloud, Twitch, and our digital and physical media publishing infrastructure available as raw material to forge a future filled with amazing experiences for players, broadcasters and creators.

Amazon Lumberyard is a free AAA game engine deeply integrated with AWS and Twitch. The Lumberyard team aspires to help game developers create the highest quality games, engage massive communities of fans, and connect their games to the vast compute and storage of the cloud. We have an excellent team with long tenure building some of the industry’s most respected games, but we are still growing fast and have many positions left to fill. We're looking for pioneers who can imagine and deliver world-class technology for tomorrow's most celebrated games.

As a Software Development Engineer on our Graphics team, you will be a creative problem solver who enjoys working on graphics features, systems, and tools. We’ll count on you for solid engineering fundamentals and a passion for making great software that enhances the lives of game developers.

Key Responsibilities Include

You will design, implement, test, document, and provide operational support for the Graphics team.
You will develop and help with tools and core features of the renderer.
You will participate in all stages of the software development cycle, including estimation, sprint planning, design and development of significant architectural systems and improvements
You will produce comprehensive software documentation
You will follow software development and operational best practices.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) experience
Excellent Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, data structures, problem solving, and complexity analysis
Be able to develop in C++
Strong analytical skills, with excellent problem-solving abilities
Good written and oral communication skills, be a fast learner and have the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced development environment

Preferred Qualifications

Good C++ knowledge
Game industry experience
Understanding of real-time graphics development tools and technologies (e.g. editors, plug-ins, asset pipelines) Unity, Unreal, CryEngine or other 3D game engine development experience

We offer excellent pay and generous stock plans, great benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k with matching, and more. Relocation is available for qualified candidates.

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age