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Nintendo

Video game developer and hardware maker

Senior Software Engineer - Gameplay

Game EngineeringUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeRedmond, WA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Seven or more years of software engineering experience in the relevant field.
  • Strong all-around programming skills, including the ability to review and optimize other engineers’ code.
  • Strong understanding of core technologies, toolsets, and common workflows for video game development.
  • In-depth understanding of interactive entertainment methodologies and production pipelines.
  • Advanced knowledge of relevant programming languages, including C, C++, and C#.
  • Experience supervising a team, allocating work, supervising results, setting clear expectations, and providing coaching and development to ensure high-quality execution and successful outcomes is strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience leading and mentoring other gameplay engineers.
  • An undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop clear, maintainable, and portable code, and debug using relevant programming languages.
  • Review and optimize other engineers’ code.
  • Provide effective solutions by applying advanced programming skills and knowledge.
  • Provide technical documentation and explanations intended for distribution to other parties.
  • Allocate work to other team members and supervise their results.
  • Mentor less experienced team members.
  • Make recommendations regarding system architectural design, data structures, and algorithm development.
  • Manage team members’ performance by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against goals, ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
  • Review, analyze, and test products under development as a contributing member of a production team to help ensure delivery of Nintendo’s quality and timeliness standards.

About the Company

Nintendo

Video game developer and hardware maker

Nintendo designs and publishes video games and gaming hardware. It runs consoles like Nintendo Switch, Wii, and Game Boy, delivering games through physical cartridges and digital downloads, often leveraging unique hardware features like motion controls and handheld-console hybrid play. Nintendo differentiates itself with a strong catalog of original IPs (Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing) and an integrated hardware-software ecosystem, plus ventures into theme parks and films. Its goal is to entertain a broad audience with accessible, family-friendly experiences that create lasting fan communities.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Kyoto, Japan
Founded
1980

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