Senior Generalist Engineer (Video Games)

📋 Description

• Own the complete lifecycle of emulators and supporting tools, including development, maintenance
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, update development machines and tools, and create and monitor
• Optimize emulated games and supporting software for performance, stability, and compatibility
• Lead the end-to-end debugging and resolution of platform compatibility issues.
• Drive reverse engineering efforts for classic games, including debugging, patching, media
• Develop and maintain technical tools that improve engineering and production workflows.

🎯 Requirements

• 5–8 years of generalist software engineering experience, with a strong interest or professional
• Excellent C and C++ programming skills with a deep understanding of computer architecture
• Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Lua, or similar.
• Experience developing, debugging, and optimizing software across multiple platforms.
• Experience with static recompilation techniques.
• Hands-on experience with reverse engineering and debugging tools such as Ghidra.

🎁 Benefits

• Target compensation of $110,000–$130,000 annually.
• Fully remote position for U.S.-based professionals.
• Opportunity to work on the preservation and modernization of classic video games.
• Hands-on work across emulation, reverse engineering, systems programming, and cross-platform
• Opportunity to contribute to tools and technologies supporting a diverse portfolio of retro games.
• Collaboration with experienced engineers, producers, and QA professionals.