Last updated: 2025-05-22

38 Game Development Engineering jobs in London.

Hiring now: Lead Engr @ Magnopus, Sr Engr Xrp Ledger @ Ripple, Sr Technical Artist @ Epic Games, Sr Software Engr @ Zynga, Lead Engr Mobile Performa @ Sony Inter, Sr Physics Programmer @ Rockstar G, Experienced Deep Learning @ Playstatio, Software Engr Gameplay @ Meta, Games Design Lecturer @ Sae London, Engr Axon Investigate Tea @ Axon.Explore more at at kaamvaam.com

🔥 Skills

C++ (19) performance optimization (14) Unreal Engine (12) C# (7) collaboration (6) game development (6) Unity (5) Unreal (5) Linux (5) Blueprints (4)

📍 Locations

London (29) Guildford (8) St Albans (1)
🔍 Go to full job search

Magnopus

Lead Engineer St Albans
Skills & Focus: immersive experiences, real-time systems, Unreal Engine, XR, leadership, mentoring, complex systems, technical mastery, collaboration, problem-solving

Ripple

Senior Engineer - XRP Ledger London
Skills & Focus: XRP Ledger, distributed systems, C++, blockchain technology, development, system architecture, mentoring, engineering best practices, cryptocurrency, scalable systems
About the Company: At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governmen…
Experience: At least 12+ years’ experience in designing and developing complex distributed systems; at least 5+ years as an architect or key contributor
Salary: Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support; R&R day…

Epic Games

Senior Technical Artist London
Skills & Focus: Technical Artist, Unreal Engine, AAA asset creation, world-building, performance optimization, collaboration, visual fidelity, nature-based worlds, content creation standards, Node-based visual scripting
About the Company: Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technol…
Experience: Minimum 5 years AAA experience
Benefits: We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our benefits package includes pension, private medical insura…

Zynga

Senior Software Engineer London
Skills & Focus: game development, Unity 3D, C#, performance optimization, game architecture, mobile games, git, game metrics, profiling tools, team collaboration
About the Company: Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment, specializing in mobile and social games.
Experience: 5+ years
Type: Full-time

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Lead Engineer, Mobile Performance London
Skills & Focus: performance optimization, mobile games, SDKs, Unity, Unreal Engine, metrics, telemetry, runtime performance, C++, memory management
About the Company: PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The Pla…
Experience: 8+ years of professional experience developing mobile games or related products

Epic Games

Principal Geometry Tools Programmer London
Skills & Focus: C++, geometry processing, algorithmic problems, machine learning, user-facing tools, Unreal Engine, mesh-based, numerical methods, collaborate, develop
About the Company: Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technol…
Experience: Computer Science PhD or Master’s Degree with a focus on modern geometry processing or equivalent experience
Benefits: Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs

Rockstar Games

Senior Physics Programmer London
Skills & Focus: C/C++, physics engine, game programming, vehicle dynamics, multi-threaded programming, problem-solving, debugging, linear algebra, Newtonian mechanics, optimization
About the Company: At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences.
Experience: 5+ years game programming experience.
Type: Full-time

Epic Games

Lead Tools Engineer London
Skills & Focus: lead tools engineer, Unreal Engine, C++, Blueprints, real-time experiences, high-performing products, mentorship, software engineers, code reviews, automated testing
About the Company: Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technol…
Experience: 6+ years of experience in software engineering, 3+ years with Unreal Engine (C++ and Blueprints), 2+ years of leadership or mentorship experience
Benefits: We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our benefits package includes pension, private medical insura…

Playstation

Experienced Deep Learning Engineer for Game Technology London
Skills & Focus: Deep Learning, PyTorch, TensorFlow, C++, 3D maths, 3D geometry, Computer Vision, Algorithms, Prototyping, Performance optimization
About the Company: PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The Pla…
Experience: Extensive experience with modern Deep Learning, experience with C++ programming, strong debugging skills
Benefits: Discretionary bonus opportunity, Private Medical Insurance, Dental Scheme, 25 days holiday per year, On Site Gym, Subsi…

Epic Games

Senior Programmer - Horde Build Team London
Skills & Focus: Horde Analytics, C#, .NET, performance metrics, technical documentation, collaborative, game development, developer relations, Unreal Engine, workflow improvement
About the Company: Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technol…
Experience: 5+ years of professional software development experience within the games industry

Meta

Software Engineer - Gameplay London
Skills & Focus: Software Engineer, Gameplay, VR, C++, 3D real-time interactive, Unity 3D, Unreal, mixed reality, animation, performance optimization
About the Company: Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Ap…
Experience: Demonstrated experience with C++ and experience as an engineer building and shipping features within 3D real-time interactive engines (Unity 3D, Unreal, or other/proprietary)
Type: Full Time
Graphics Software Engineer - Metaverse Avatars London
Skills & Focus: Graphics Software Engineering, Metaverse, 3D Graphics, Animation Systems, C/C++, Real-time Rendering, GPU Performance, AI Systems, Cross-functional Collaboration, Tooling
About the Company: Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. It aims to move beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like a…
Experience: 5+ years of graphics software engineering experience or 2+ years of graphics software engineering experience with PhD
Type: Full Time

Sae London

Games Design Lecturer London
Skills & Focus: Games Design, Games Programming, pedagogy, student feedback, teaching experience, project-based learning, Unity, Unreal, game engines, creative talent
About the Company: Established in 1976, SAE spans the globe with over 50 campuses in 23 countries and delivers world-class education to over 12,000 students in state-of-the-art c…
Experience: Master’s degree in a related field, or Hons degree (in progress or complete and/or industry experience)
Salary: £26.10 to £40.70 depending on experience
Type: Full-time or Part-time
Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme with Royal London
Games Design Lecturer London
Skills & Focus: Games Design, Games Programming, pedagogy, student feedback, teaching experience, project-based learning, Unity, Unreal, game engines, creative talent
About the Company: Established in 1976, SAE spans the globe with over 50 campuses in 23 countries and delivers world-class education to over 12,000 students in state-of-the-art c…
Experience: Master’s degree in a related field, or Hons degree (in progress or complete and/or industry experience)
Salary: £26.10 to £40.70 depending on experience
Type: Full-time or Part-time
Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme with Royal London

Axon

Engineer - Axon Investigate Team London
Skills & Focus: video processing, playback, analysis, software development, .NET, C#, desktop applications, WPF, code reviews, CI/CD
About the Company: Axon is on a mission to Protect Life, focusing on society’s most critical safety and justice issues through their devices and cloud software.

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Distributed Systems Research Engineer - PlayStation London
Skills & Focus: distributed systems, service architecture, prototyping, network protocols, data analysis, system components, performance optimization, parallel computing, network infrastructure, cloud systems
About the Company: PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The Pla…
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Opportunities to participate in global hackathons, learn about latest techniques, relaxed working environment, competit…

Dv Trading

Java Software Developer London
Skills & Focus: Java, C++, trading systems, performance optimization, GUI elements, Linux, Windows, object orientation, parallel programming, unit testing
About the Company: Founded more than 15 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 450 people operating throughout No…
Experience: Experience building performant, scalable applications in Java and/or C++
Type: Full-time
Java Software Developer London
Skills & Focus: Java, C++, trading systems, performance optimization, GUI elements, Linux, Windows, object orientation, parallel programming, unit testing
About the Company: Founded more than 15 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 450 people operating throughout No…
Experience: Experience building performant, scalable applications in Java and/or C++
Type: Full-time
Java Software Developer London
Skills & Focus: Java, C++, trading systems, performance optimization, GUI elements, Linux, Windows, object orientation, parallel programming, unit testing
About the Company: Founded more than 15 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 450 people operating throughout No…
Experience: Experience building performant, scalable applications in Java and/or C++
Type: Full-time

Wayve

Technical Lead for the Performance Optimisation Team London
Skills & Focus: performance optimisation, profiling tools, software development, real-time systems, C++, Rust, low-latency processing, embedded systems, mentoring, performance analysis
About the Company: Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understa…
Experience: Extensive experience in profiling, analysing, and optimising the performance of complex, real-time software systems.

Meta

Software Engineer, Gameplay - Reality Labs London
Skills & Focus: Gameplay Engineer, VR, C/C++, C#, 3D graphics, commercial game engines, interactive applications, character animation, multiplayer features, performance optimization
About the Company: Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Ap…
Experience: Experience as an engineer building and shipping features within games or 3D interactive products. Experience in writing native C/C++ and/or managed C# code that executes on end user devices.
Type: Full Time

Journey

Unreal Developer London
Skills & Focus: Unreal Engine, 3D modeling, texturing, animation, Virtual Textures, Procedural content generation, asset optimization, Sequencer, Blueprints, rigging
About the Company: Journey is a global design and innovation studio pioneering multidimensional experiences (MDX) that transform how people perceive, engage, and interact with th…
Experience: 2–3 years
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
Type: Full-time

Rockstar Games

Principal Technical Artist London
Skills & Focus: Animation tools, pipelines, DCC, automated solutions, code reviews, 3D animation, C++, in-engine animation systems, character rigging, software engineering concepts
About the Company: At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences.
Experience: 8+ years of professional experience as a Technical Artist or similar role writing tools.
Type: Full-time

Gram Games

Senior Software Engineer London
Skills & Focus: game development, Unity 3D, C#, mobile games, game programming, performance optimization, game architecture, version control, team player, problem-solving
About the Company: Gram Games is the studio behind popular titles like 1010!, Six!, Merge Dragons!, and Merge Magic!, with more exciting projects in the pipeline. We are proudly …
Experience: 5+ years as a game developer

Dneg

Technical Surfacing TD (DNEG Animation) London
Skills & Focus: Surfacing, animation, Maya, Mari, Houdini, Linux, Katana, Solaris, Python, C++
About the Company: DNEG is one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film, television, and multiplatform content.
Experience: Significant experience within animated feature films.

Google

Staff Software Engineer, Pixel Graphics, GPU Software London
Skills & Focus: graphics software, GPU, software development, performance optimization, hardware integration, graphics technologies, software architecture, team leadership, collaboration, product design
About the Company: Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one …
Experience: 8 years of experience in software development, 5 years testing and launching software products, 3 years with software design and architecture

Sae London

Games Programming Lecturer London
Skills & Focus: Games Programming, Teaching, Pedagogy, Feedback, Assessment, C#, C++, Unity, Unreal, Project-based learning
About the Company: Established in 1976, SAE spans the globe with over 50 campuses in 23 countries and delivers world-class education to over 12,000 students in state-of-the-art c…
Experience: Master’s degree in a related field, or Hons degree (in progress or complete and/or industry experience). Experience in teaching and relevant industry experience in games programming/development.
Salary: £26.10 to £40.70 depending on experience
Type: Full-time or Part-time
Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme with Royal London
Games Programming Lecturer London
Skills & Focus: Games Programming, Teaching, Pedagogy, Feedback, Assessment, C#, C++, Unity, Unreal, Project-based learning
About the Company: Established in 1976, SAE spans the globe with over 50 campuses in 23 countries and delivers world-class education to over 12,000 students in state-of-the-art c…
Experience: Master’s degree in a related field, or Hons degree (in progress or complete and/or industry experience). Experience in teaching and relevant industry experience in games programming/development.
Salary: £26.10 to £40.70 depending on experience
Type: Full-time or Part-time
Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme with Royal London

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Audio Technology Development Lead London
Skills & Focus: Audio technology, game systems, plugin development, C++, digital signal processing, 3D mathematics, audio middleware, DSP design, communication skills, team collaboration
About the Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, recognized as a global leader in entertainment related to the PlayStatio…
Experience: Minimum 7 -10 Years front line console/PC development experience and or plugin/DAW development

Wargaming

Software Engineer Guildford
Skills & Focus: game development, Unreal Engine, multiplayer systems, C++, networking, prototyping, performance optimization, cross-disciplinary teamwork, game engine, collaboration
About the Company: Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leade…
Type: Full-time

Larian Studios

Lead Security & Network Engineer Guildford
Skills & Focus: security, network engineering, security strategy, secure infrastructure, role-playing games, Lead Engineer, Larian Studios, Baldur’s Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2, project management
About the Company: A studio dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games, known for titles such as Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Dps Games

Technical Director, Next Major Game Guildford
Skills & Focus: Unreal Engine, game development, technical vision, multiplatform, networked multiplayer, game architecture, team leadership, performance optimization, middleware integration, free-to-play
About the Company: DPS Games is a Wargaming studio, part of a leading free-to-play PC game company with a rich history in game development.
Experience: Proven experience in game development, especially with Unreal Engine and leadership roles
Type: Onsite
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits including generous leave, insurance, wellness programs, and studio amenities.
VFX Artist Guildford
Skills & Focus: VFX, game development, Unreal Engine, particle systems, visual effects, game engines, performance optimization, pipeline development, real-time effects, visual storytelling
About the Company: DPS Games is a Wargaming studio, part of a global leader in free-to-play PC game development, with resources and experience supporting ambitious, long-term dev…
Experience: Solid production experience in games, ideally across several shipped titles.
Type: Onsite
Benefits: Benefits and perks tailored to local market and culture, including annual leave, health coverage, onsite amenities, and…
Systems Designer Guildford
Skills & Focus: gameplay systems, player abilities, balance, Unreal Engine, Blueprints, game design, prototyping, iteration, collaboration, documentation
About the Company: A Wargaming studio, part of a leading free-to-play PC game company, developing immersive sci-fi fantasy games.
Experience: Proven experience as a Systems Designer in the games industry.
Benefits: Benefits include 5 weeks of annual leave, additional paid time off, private medical insurance, pension scheme, and more.

Media Molecule

Lead Programmer Guildford
Skills & Focus: Lead Programmer, UI, technical art, audio, C++, debugging, collaboration, multithreaded environment, team management, technical best-practice
About the Company: a multi-award winning video game developer and a proud member of the PlayStation Studios family, known for creating revolutionary games such as LittleBigPlanet…
Experience: Managing, mentoring and/or coaching members of a technical team; Collaborating closely with other disciplines to deliver high-fidelity UI, UX, technical art and/or audio for commercially-available games; Implementing, debugging and rectifying code in a multithreaded environment.
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive salary & bonus scheme; Contributory pension scheme, life assurance, income protection; 25 days holiday and …

Dps Games

Game Designer Guildford
Skills & Focus: game feel, vehicle combat, player experience, Unreal Engine, Blueprints, game design, prototyping, collaborative, game immersion, game mechanics
About the Company: DPS Games is a Wargaming studio, part of a leading free-to-play PC game company, known for titles like World of Tanks.

Wargaming

Senior Gameplay Programmer Guildford
Skills & Focus: gameplay systems, networked multiplayer games, C++, Unreal Engine 4/5, PC development, cross-discipline teams, communication skills, live free-to-play games, AI, optimization
About the Company: Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leade…
Experience: Extensive experience developing networked multiplayer games
Type: Hybrid
Benefits: 5 weeks of Annual Leave per calendar year (increasing up to 30 days), Personal Days, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Do…