Remote US / Canada
About thatgamecompany
thatgamecompany is best recognized for creating award-winning, enriching, and meaningful game titles such as Journey, Flower, and flOw. Sky is our most complex undertaking to date. It is a social network built around the values inherited from a powerful humanistic story. It is a live experience continuously evolving inside a global online theme park. We are also working on an unannounced game, look out for it soon!
If you believe games can bring out the best in us, we'd love to hear from you!
Build Engineer
Remote - US & Canada
We’re looking for an exceptional automation and build engineer to join our live team to help craft the most advanced social game on earth. Elements that can help us meet the demands of this complex product while presenting an interface to the user which exemplifies the elegance that TGC is known for.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain the app build and release process across multiple platforms including mobile, consoles, and PC
- Support incremental improvements to build and release pipelines
- Write and improve tools to support and empower teams
- Work with engineers on automating their build requirements and help with rapid testing solutions
- Port existing automation to new projects
- Coordinate with the Production and Live-Ops teams through all phases of a release
- Contribute to documentation for automation and release processes and pipelines
- Assist in managing multiple branches and environments for development and deployment
Qualifications:
- Provided build/automation support to at least one shipped or live-operated product.
- Knowledge of Build and Release principles and methodologies including source control (Perforce), branch management and build testing.
- Scripting and automation skills with Python or similar
- Solid understanding of continuous integration
- Experience with automated build systems such as Jenkins or equivalent
- Experience with bug tracking software
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Knowledge of systems administration (Windows, OSX)
Nice to haves:
- Experience testing and developing REST APIs
- Experience working with storefronts (Google Play, AppStore, etc.)
- Some familiarity with proprietary game engines with fluency in C++ and Makefiles
- Fluency in Python
- Interest or experience in developing automated testing
Perks:
- Paid Time Off, Holidays and Two Weeks Winter Break
- Employees and their dependents get medical, dental, and vision coverage, regardless of their level, tenure, or position within the company. Moreover, these benefits start on the first day of the job—there’s no waiting period before they kick in.
- Pet Insurance for those who need it too.
- Compassionate leave for employees who needs to take care of their family members
- Pre-tax wellness stipend
- Pre-tax work from home stipend
- Access our savings plan (401K program) with company match
- Mental health resources including Headspace membership and Employee Assistance Program (CCA)
- Discount portal for everyday goods and services
- Employee inclusive and diversity initiatives such as Grow Together
- Support for personal professional development
We look forward to meeting you!
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S or Canada. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Life At thatgamecompany
thatgamecompany takes pride in cultivating a close-knit team culture and company vision.
We believe that games should be played, shared and enjoyed by everyone. By shifting our mission and approach on what it means to create a game, we aim to nurture a welcoming environment where team members can experiment, collaborate and support each other to create truly innovative games. We value our team’s integrity, personal growth and contribution at every step.
All team members are expected to contribute to making our studio a more inclusive, positive environment for great people and great work to grow and flourish. If you feel an affinity for our work and wish to make a meaningful contribution to our mission, we would love to hear from you.
