Senior Generalist Engineer (Video Games)

Overview

Senior Generalist Engineer responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimizing emulators, tools, and reverse-engineering solutions for classic video games on modern platforms.

What you'll do

• Own the development, maintenance, and expansion of emulators and tools.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines, tools, machines, and monitoring scripts.
• Optimize games for performance on target platforms.
• Debug platform compatibility issues end to end.
• Reverse engineer games and implement patches, media replacements, achievements, and modern enhancements.
• Propose architectural improvements and mentor engineers.

What you'll need

• 5–8 years of generalist engineering experience.
• Strong interest or background in video game development.
• Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python or Lua.
• Excellent C/C++ skills and knowledge of computer architecture, memory management, threading, and SIMD.
• Experience building and optimizing software across multiple platforms.
• Experience with static recompilation, reverse engineering, and tools such as Ghidra.
• Clear communication, initiative, and ability to work in a remote team.

Nice to have

• Experience with game emulation or cross-platform ports.
• Familiarity with x86, ARM, or MIPS assembly and binary analysis.
• Understanding of modern GPU rendering pipelines such as DX12, Metal, or Vulkan.

Details

• Remote in the United States.
• Target compensation: $110,000–$130,000 yearly.