Senior Build & Development Pipeline Engineer – Games

ABOUT OUR TEAM We’re a group of developers, artists, and storytellers that make games full of wonder, danger, and humor. Everyone at our studio, whether an industry vet or new voice impacts each game through collaborative feedback, mutual respect, and creative empowerment. If you want to make games leave a meaningful impact on players: we want to hear from you. We’re looking for new teammates who deeply care about the work they do, the stories they tell, and the people they create with. As part of the Netflix team, we strive to hire the best and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration.  ENGINEERING AT NIGHT SCHOOL Coding is just as creative as other roles at Night School. Our engineering team highly values cross-disciplinary thinking. Creating great gameplay experiences requires engineers to not only imagine elegant, extensible, and optimized systems, but also to appreciate, communicate, and integrate with matters of art, design, and narrative. Here, you’ll flex your ingenuity and skill in multiple areas as needs arise, whether directly in our games, as part of a development support system, or as part of our in-house storytelling toolset, NightTools.  ABOUT THE JOB We are looking for an experienced and driven engineer to maintain and improve the build pipeline and other development systems that we use at the studio. As a team we intend to remain small, so you should be prepared to flex a wide variety of skills at a small scale. A good candidate has a breadth of full-stack engineering knowledge, is adept at solving abstract problems with concrete solutions, and has the drive to maintain a well-oiled machine.Responsibilities: Own the development and maintenance of all layers of Night School’s small-scale build pipelineManage releases to various groups such as the development team, QA, and the publicDocument procedures, practices, and guidelines with clarityAssist in maintaining build health both by flagging issues and contributing code when neededHelp cover miscellaneous development pipeline needs such as managing version control and other server functionsAbout you: Excited to solve problems to keep automated pipelines running smoothly and efficientlyFamiliar and comfortable with a broad range of software development practices and toolsSkilled at designing technical systems that balance complexity with eleganceCurious to learn new technologies and confront new types of challengesProficient at giving and receiving quality critique and feedbackSkills & Requirements: 3+ years of experience in a similar positionExpertise with both Unix and Windows automation practicesSkilled in common server languages such as Python, JavaScript, Gradle, etc.Familiar with automated application delivery systems such as JenkinsBONUS: Knowledge of client languages such as C# and/or JavaBONUS: Experience working in UnityBONUS: Familiarity with the unique challenges of build delivery for games and game development in generalBONUS: Familiarity with git or PerforceBONUS: Experience with modern console developmentThis employer is a corporate member ofmyGwork – LGBTQ+ professionals, the business community for LGBTQ+ professionals,students, inclusive employers & anyone who believes in workplace equality.

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