Senior Online Client Engineer- Xbox Games Studio- The Coalition
Job Description
The Coalition, a flagship first-party studio within Xbox Game Studios, is seeking a Senior Online Client Engineer to work on Gears of War: E-Day, the next mainline entry in the Gears of War franchise. As part of the Online team, you'll build multiplayer and online experiences, including in-game economies, commerce, session management, player statistics, user-generated content, matchmaking, and game content management. The team follows an agile, iterative, and quality-driven software development lifecycle, embracing DevOps and building features to be supportable and easy to troubleshoot. They use the latest technologies (UE5, .NET8) and leverage Azure. The ideal candidate should have experience with client-side online systems, debugging in multi-threaded networked environments, and preferably knowledge of Unreal Engine and Xbox Live or other online gaming platforms. This role offers the opportunity to work on a critically acclaimed franchise while being part of a diverse and talented team that values respect, inclusion, growth mindset, and grit.
Responsibilities For Senior Online Client Engineer- Xbox Games Studio- The Coalition
- Help in delivering quality multiplayer experiences
- Implement multiplayer game experiences in partnership with design and engineering teams
- Work closely with the online team to ensure online solutions are well integrated, secure, reliable, and performant
- Work closely with design and production to realize application functionality
- Integrate the service into client-facing applications
Requirements For Senior Online Client Engineer- Xbox Games Studio- The Coalition
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in C++ OR equivalent experience
- Experience building client-side online systems (such as progression, matchmaking, commerce, etc.)
- Proficient in debugging and optimizing in a multi-threaded networked environment
- Interest in multiplayer gaming
- Experience with Unreal Engine (preferred)
- Experience with other object-oriented programming languages (C# preferred)
- Game-specific networking experience
- Experience with Xbox Live or other online gaming platforms
- Experience developing sign-in flows, match making, progression systems, ugc/dlc systems, leaderboards
- Experience with Azure, AWS or other cloud providers
Benefits For Senior Online Client Engineer- Xbox Games Studio- The Coalition
- Industry leading healthcare
- Educational resources
- Discounts on products and services
- Savings and investments
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Generous time away
- Giving programs
- Opportunities to network and connect
