178 unreal engine jobs at 78 companies in California
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Unreal Cinematic Pipeline Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$130k-$190k/yr HybridContract
Experience building Unreal Engine pipeline tools with Python and C++; knowledge of cinematic workflows (Sequencer, MRG/MRQ), production tracking (ShotGrid), Perforce/Git, Linux; strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
Python, C++, Unreal Engine, Movie Render Graph (MRG), Movie Render Queue (MRQ), ShotGrid (Flow), Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Perforce, Git, PyQt, FFmpeg, Linux, ProRes, H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9
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Engine Programmer
Cary or California or Washington
$134k-$216k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Strong C++ and multi-threaded programming, profiling and optimizing large codebases, diagnosing and resolving stability and performance issues, familiarity with OS-level systems; Linux experience preferred.
C++, Linux, Windows, Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, Windows on ARM
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Engine & SDK Tech Lead
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Requires game engine, real-time 3D graphics, rendering, SDK architecture, shader programming, graphics APIs, C/C++, and low-level systems expertise; leadership and mentoring experience are expected.
HLSL, GLSL, SPIR-V, Vulkan, Direct3D, Metal, OpenGL ES, C, C++, Unreal, Unity, Android, Android Services, IPC, NDK
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Lead Engineer
Los Angeles or United States
RemoteFull Time
Experienced game engineering professional who has shipped at least two Unreal Engine titles and is proficient in C++, C#, or Python, with expertise in Unreal Engine and experience with Unity and proprietary engines.
Unreal Engine, Unity, C++, C#, Python
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Lead Software Engineer, Engine Systems
Irvine or Albany
$122k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years game engineering experience, leadership and shipped title required. Strong C++ proficiency, multithreading, performance optimization, engine systems experience (asset streaming, loading, scheduling), and excellent communication.
C++, Unreal Engine
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Senior Combat Designer (Encounters)
Montréal or Novato
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in video games; AAA project experience; scripting encounters; Unreal Engine and visual scripting expertise.
Unreal Engine, Visual Scripting
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Lead Game Engineer
Los Angeles or Toronto or United States or Canada
$206k-$238k/yr RemoteFull Time
6+ YOE2+ Mgmt6+ years professional game development with shipped Unreal Engine titles, 2+ years leading engineers, strong C++, Blueprint, multiplayer/netcode experience, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Unreal Engine, C++, Blueprint, Google Meet
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Staff Research Engineer – Computer Graphics, Next Generation AI/ML Animation R&D
Culver City, California, United States
$175k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEPhD in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or related field; 4+ years in AI/ML-based 3D CG; experience with Unreal Engine/Maya; authorized to work in the USA.
Unreal Engine, Maya, MetaHuman
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Perception Simulation Engineer II/III
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
$145k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years developing in Unreal Engine with C++ and ROS 2 integration; strong 3D graphics, camera/sensor modeling, and synthetic-data experience; BS in related field preferred.
Unreal Engine, C++, ROS 2, JSBSim, PX4 SITL, NVIDIA Jetson, TensorRT, Python, Blueprint, Blender, Maya, TurboSquid
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Senior Director, Online Services
San Mateo, California, United States
$228k-$337k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years engineering experience with 5+ years leadership on AAA cross‑platform live services; Unreal Engine fluency; distributed backend architecture; release management, incident response, and telemetry/experimentation experience.
Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, Online Subsystem
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Senior Rendering Engineer
Novato or Montréal
$109k-$161k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline; 5+ years experience; shipping at least one AAA game; strong C/C++ and 3D math; Unreal Engine familiarity; GPU/low-level graphics experience; graphics tools and debugging proficiency.
Unreal Engine, C/C++, Graphics debugging tools, Performance profiling, Shaders, Houdini, Substance Painter, Z-Brush
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Senior Digital World System Engineer
Santa Clara or Mountain View
$124k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Master's or higher in CS/AI/Robotics; R&D in synthetic data, 3D vision; large-scale systems; Unreal/Unity/Omniverse experience.
Unreal Engine, Unity, Omniverse, Gaussian Splatting, NeRF, SLAM, SfM, Differentiable Rendering, Photogrammetry, Diffusion, Generative AI, World Model, Reinforcement Learning
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Helix AI Engineer, XR
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Hands-on XR development (OpenXR/Unity/Godot/Unreal/WebXR), strong C++, experience with video streaming/low-latency systems and motion-capture/tracking, ability to work in a startup and collaborate onsite.
OpenXR, Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine, WebXR, C++
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Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Simulation & Evaluation
Irvine, California, United States
$155k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years developing robotics simulation tools or related robotics software; strong C++ and/or Python skills; experience with Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, Unity, Unreal, or custom simulators; familiarity with ROS2, URDF/SDF, and debugging simulator-to-robot gaps.
C++, Python, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, Unity, Unreal, ROS2, URDF, SDF, Omniverse, USD, PhysX, Docker, CMake, Bazel, GitHub Actions
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Lead VFX Artist
Orange, California, United States
HybridFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's in Art/Animation or equivalent; 5+ years creating VFX for games; proficiency with Unreal Engine/Unreal Engine 5, Niagara Fluids, Chaos Destruction; experience with Houdini, Maya, Photoshop; leadership and optimization skills.
Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, Niagara Fluids, Chaos Destruction, Houdini, Maya, Photoshop
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Software Engineering Manager, Expressions - VALORANT
Los Angeles or Mercer Island
$193k-$269k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE2+ Mgmt5+ years as a Software Engineer; 2+ years leading an engineering team; 1+ years C++; Unreal Engine experience; collaboration across disciplines.
C++, Unreal Engine, Version Control, Game Engine
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3D Application Engineer (Automotive)
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$172k-$238k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Experience with Unreal Engine (C++), Unity (C#), real-time 3D rendering, vehicle HMIs, and automotive-focused graphics.
Unreal Engine, Unity3D, C++, C#, HLSL, HDRP, Android Automotive OS, Linux, Cuttlefish
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Software Engineer - Game Development
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$173k-$233k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years developing/maintaining game engines (AAA experience preferred), expertise with Unreal Engine and Cesium, experience deploying/optimizing on-prem/cloud, game engine architecture, and content/workflow integration.
Unreal Engine, Cesium, Houdini, Maya, 3DS Max, Blender
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Senior Gameplay Engineer
Arizona or California or Santa Monica or Florida or Michigan or New York or North Carolina or Texas or Washington
$150k-$180k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years gameplay/AI engineering experience, proven ownership of large AI systems, expertise with C++, Blueprints, Unreal Engine, AI techniques, strong communication and mentoring skills.
C++, Blueprints, Unreal Engine, Animation Blueprints, Control Rig, Behavior Trees, FSMs, Utility AI, MotionMatching
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Senior to Staff Tools Engineer, Simulation
San Carlos, California, United States
$190k-$280k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years software engineering experience building game-engine tooling or simulation platforms; BS in CS or related; proficiency in C++, C#, Python; experience with Unreal Engine/Unity and CI/CD; strong systems thinking.
C++, C#, Python, Unreal Engine, Unity, ROS/ROS2, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, CI/CD
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