Urban Games is an independent PC video game developer based in Schaffhausen, located centrally and just 36 minutes from Zurich. Urban Games’ third title, Transport Fever 2, was successfully released in late 2019 and enables the company to continue growing. Urban Games offers the opportunity to work on unique games in a creative work environment and career opportunities with competitive salaries.

Tasks

A software engineer is part of a developer team and implements user stories, game features and engine technologies in close collaboration with product engineers

Responsibilities:

• Implement user stories and gameplay features
• Improve existing game engine and implement new technologies
• Work with existing code base and develop new game code
• Develop tools and utilities for the content pipeline
• Establish an effective collaboration with product engineers
• Create accurate duration estimates and complete tasks as scheduled

Requirements

Requirements:

• Master's degree in computer science or related field
• 3+ years of industry experience working as a software engineer
• Strong programming skills using C++ in large codebases
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and handle multiple tasks
• German and English communication and writing skills (B2 at least)

Preferences:

• Professional game development experience
• Experience with graphics APIs
• Experience working with Lua
• Experience with concurrent programming/multi-threading
• Experience with Mac development