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We are creators of the hit survival-fantasy franchise State of Decay with a fan base of over 10 million players. As an independent member of Xbox Game Studios, we collaborate with a huge network of skilled specialists in all disciplines, providing incredible opportunities for joint development and learning.

This is a contract role.

Undead Labs is looking for a skilled Sr. Software Engineer to join a close-knit team to continue to delight our SoD2 players. As a Sr. Software Engineer generalist, you will own a wide variety of development areas spanning UI, gameplay, telemetry, bug fixing, performance, and more. As a software engineer on the team, you will create game systems that support compelling player experiences and help drive towards our goal of creating amazing gameplay features for our millions of fans.

At Undead Labs, we work in highly collaborative, cross-discipline teams because we understand that the best ideas are ones we generate together. We are humble and curious in our work and are always striving to make things better - for our players, for each other, and for our industry. Everyone here is committed to helping the team thrive, enabling us to rise to the moment to build incredible games.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Comfortable working in multiple development areas: UI, gameplay, telemetry, bug fixing, performance, etc.

  • Regularly engage with our live players by solving their top issues and delivering updates.

  • Write and maintain production-quality C++ gameplay code.

  • Work collaboratively with colleagues and co-devs to prototype, iterate on, and deliver feature updates.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Proven and recurring success writing and maintaining production-quality code in the games (or related) industry.

  • Solid understanding of both high and low level programming techniques.

  • Understanding of managed and unmanaged memory schemes.

  • Excited to create amazing AAA game experiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Solid familiarity with C++.

  • Experience developing in Unreal Engine 4.

  • Experience with Adobe Animate.

  • Familiarity with ActionScript.

Physical Requirements

Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

  • Close vision to monitors and screens, consistently working on computer equipment such as keyboards and monitors, long periods of sitting.

  • Noise levels are low to moderate in the work environment.

Undead Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.