Software Development Engineer

  • Location

    Cambridge

  • Sector:

    Information Technology

  • Job type:

    Contract

  • Salary:

    £5356.00 - £5691.00 per month

  • Contact:

    Jack Allen

  • Contact email:

    Jack.Allen@volt.eu.com

  • Job ref:

    75248-ITENG-JLL_1570121402

  • Published:

    over 4 years ago

  • Duration:

    26 weeks

  • Expiry date:

    2019-11-02

  • Start date:

    asap

  • Consultant:

    ConsultantDrop

Software Development Engineer (Game Development) - Cambridgeshire - 6 month initial contract

I have a fantastic opportunity for global renowned brand that everyone would like to work for. I'm looking for a Software Development Engineer who has a passion in Gaming.

The ideal candidate is a generalist game developer with experience across the entire game development cycle, from prototyping to shipping.

The successful candidate will closely collaborate with research and product teams focused on demonstrating novel game experiences using a modern video games. The focus of the role will be to implement and extend novel game scenarios to experiment with and showcase machine-learning-based experiences, and to develop infrastructure for supporting such scenarios.

I'm looking for someone with;

  • A degree/educated to BSc (required) or Masters (desired) level in Game Development, Software Engineering, or a related area, or proven comparable experience in industry.

  • Proven game development experience, ideally development in modern game engines (e.g. Unity, Unreal).

  • Hands-on knowledge of Python and either C/C++ or C# is required.

  • Knowledge of Java and game modding is a plus.

  • Familiarity with Azure services and/or other cloud platforms and technology is a plus, as is familiarity with Linux/Unix.

  • Experience and or motivation to learn about in machine learning, including reinforcement learning, is a big plus (including understanding data requirements, experimentation at scale and methods of evaluation).


This role is paying a monthly rate of between £5,356 - £5,691 depending on experience.

If this sound like you I would like to hear from. Either call me on 01737 236730 or email