Senior Software Engineer - FiveM Platform

About Rockstar Games and the Role

Rockstar Games produces world-class entertainment, renowned for large-scale creative projects in the gaming industry. Join a dynamic, inclusive team that collaborates closely to deliver innovative experiences within a motivating studio environment based in London.

We seek a skilled Software Engineer passionate about the low-level technology behind modern video games to support the Cfx.re creator platforms, including FiveM and RedM. This permanent, full-time position allows you to delve deeply into game systems and contribute to creative, complex technical solutions.

Our Work

• The Creator Platform Team develops a technology platform that supports player experiences featuring community-made content on fully customizable dedicated servers. Creators can craft unique game modes and modifications across various scripting languages.
• We build technologies, tools, and solutions that enhance the creator journey and empower community-driven creations of any kind.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance multiple existing and new codebases, ensuring excellent quality, robustness, and efficiency via teamwork across departments.
• Manage software release cycles across branches, coordinating with production and engineering teams to uphold high standards.
• Identify and prioritize critical issues, facilitating prompt fixes that maintain overall platform stability.
• Lead release planning, including deployment and rollback procedures.
• Develop and refine automation for building, testing, and releasing software to improve workflows and reliability.
• Monitor platform health and performance metrics after releases to drive ongoing improvements.
• Collaborate broadly with both Creator Platform and other Rockstar teams to solve complicated software challenges effectively.

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional software development experience utilizing C++.
• Strong grasp of computing fundamentals and technical terminology.
• Competence managing extensive codebases spanning diverse areas, with awareness of risks linked to changes.
• Exceptional debugging abilities focused on C++ code.
• Understanding of memory layouts, padding, and cache efficiency considerations.
• Analytical mindset for assessing system performance and memory usage, combined with communication skills to propose solutions.
• Proficiency with source control workflows including branch management, integration, conflict resolution, and stable development approaches.
• Experience using GitLab and/or GitHub including CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work cooperatively with multiple departments within Rockstar Studios.

Preferred Skills (Not Mandatory)

• Self-driven and passionate about gaming with curiosity for how systems operate.
• Experience or interest in user-generated content (UGC).
• Background in security engineering.
• Skill in optimizing complex software applications.
• Experience handling crash dumps.
• Development of C++ applications across multiple runtime environments.

Additional Information

Rockstar Games is dedicated to fostering an equal opportunity workplace promoting dignity and respect. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities during recruitment and for employees to perform essential functions. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected status.

If your qualifications align, we invite you to apply with a CV and cover letter demonstrating your relevant skills. Upon review, a recruiter will contact you with next steps.