Lead Engineer, Mobile SDKs

11 Hours ago • 8 Years +

About the job

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Lead Engineer for PlayStation Studios Mobile, building SDKs for mobile games with Unity & Unreal Engine. 8+ years' experience, expertise in SDKs, runtime optimization, and security. Strong C++ & C# required.

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Lead Engineer, Mobile SDKs

PlayStation Studios Mobile is looking for an experienced software engineer to design and build SDKs for mobile games built with Unity and Unreal Engine.

Responsibilities

Design and create SDKs for mobile games built with Unity and Unreal Engine
Simplify the developer experience for mobile SDK end users
Develop SDK reference implementations to ease developer onboarding
Measure and improve SDK security and runtime performance
Provide technical leadership and guidance to mobile SDK development team
Establish pipelines and processes to facilitate the delivery of high-quality, easy-to-use SDKs
Influence and contribute to the SDK engineering roadmap
Clearly communicate end-to-end system behavior to SDK users and stakeholders
Actively track technical innovations, changes, and trends affecting mobile game development and mobile application security

Desired Skills and Experience

8+ years of professional experience developing mobile games, apps or related services
Experience as a technical leader in a team setting
Expertise in crafting easy-to-use SDKs in multiple languages
Expertise in runtime performance optimization
Experience building games with Unity or Unreal Engine
Strong understanding of authentication and authorization flows
Strong understanding of network communication models for games
Strong understanding of mobile app security threats and mitigation approaches
Strong C++ and C# experience
B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent

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The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$209,900 - $314,900 USD

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$209.9K - $314.9K/yr (Outscal est.)

$262.4K/yr avg.

United States

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