Escape Velocity Entertainment · 2 months ago
Senior Game Development Engineer, Automation Systems | Fully Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expEscape Velocity Entertainment is a studio dedicated to developing innovative games. They are seeking a Senior Game Development Engineer, Automation Systems to improve the overall health, reliability, and scalability of the game's development process through automation and validation frameworks.
Computer Games
Responsibilities
Collaborate with gameplay engineers, designers, artists, debug engineering, QA, and build/release teams to identify and resolve workflow inefficiencies
Design, implement, and maintain automated testing and validation frameworks within Unreal to ensure reliability and consistent build quality
Produce and evolve forward-looking test and validation systems and help train other developers to build and maintain their own automation as part of daily practice
Partner with QA Engineering to align automation coverage and validation systems with testing goals
Work with Build Release, QA, and Debug Engineering to ensure crash reports and validation data are collected, triaged, distributed, and tracked through resolution
Maintain visibility of critical issues and ensure accountability across teams for addressing crash trends and build stability concerns
Architect scalable solutions that support continuous integration, build health, and long-term maintainability
Guide the continuous evolution of development health systems — from early architecture to refinement and expansion
Champion a test-driven development mindset and other sustainable engineering practices that improve confidence and quality
Promote clear accountability for stability and validation results across teams
Debug and optimize systems in both runtime and editor environments
Communicate technical changes and recommendations clearly to cross-discipline partners
Support feature and gameplay teams in integrating stable workflows, testing infrastructure, and validation practices
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience in Games
Strong test-driven development mindset, with the ability to teach and advocate those principles across the team
Proven track record contributing to automation, build, or validation systems on shipped or live products
Familiarity with Unreal's automation frameworks (functional tests, automation specs, or custom solutions)
Solid background in 3D math and gameplay programming and game development concepts
Strong C++ programming foundations with experience building and maintaining large codebases; familiarity with other relevant languages or scripting (Python, UE Blueprint, or build scripting) as needed for automation and integration tasks
End-to-end production experience: participated in both development and post-launch or live-ops phases
Strong understanding of CI/CD workflows, version control, build validation, and reporting pipelines
Demonstrated ability to execute broad objectives with minimal oversight
Excellent communication and cross-discipline collaboration skills
Values maintainability, clarity, and continuous improvement as core to engineering craft
Benefits
A generous PTO allowance
Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance)
Private Medical & Dental Healthcare
Private Mental Health scheme
A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance
Discretionary Studio Bonus
Top range tech for your home set up
Other benefits based on your region
Company
Escape Velocity Entertainment
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
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