Junior Software Engineer

Job Description:

Position Type: Full-time (35 hr/week)
Location of position: Mississauga, ON (primarily remote)
Eligibility: Can work in Canada (no visa required)
Start Date: September 2021
Salary: Competitive, Negotiable

In this position, you will be porting games for our clients to a variety of video game platforms. Our studio primarily focuses on porting games that use existing game engines (Unity/Unreal) to consoles (PlayStation, Microsoft, Nintendo). We may also port games to other platforms (i.e. Apple/mobile/Steam/Epic Game Store). When you are not porting games, you will be working on internal game projects using Unity or conducting self guided research to improve your skills.

This is a full-time position, with a flexible work schedule. Due to this position requiring the use of development kits, this position may require some time in the office, but will be primarily remote. We currently do not have an office space, but it will be within walking distance of either the Clarkson or Port Credit GO train stations in Mississauga. We use common tools such as Discord and Trello to communicate.

Responsibilities:

  • Code in a clear and structured way, taking into account performance, maintenance, and compatibility requirements
  • Flexibility to adjust your coding style to meet the needs of any client.
  • Ability to read and understand technical documents
  • Collaborate with other members of the team to solve problems
  • Determine and correct the bugs identified by people from other disciplines and the quality control team
  • Document the work so as to transfer knowledge back to our team in order to allow us to work more efficiently on future projects
  • Participate in team communications (email, instant messages, video calls) during core business hours
  • Carry out all other related tasks

Training:

Bachelor of Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent training or experience;

Experience:

  • Fluent in C#
  • Fluent in C++
  • Strong knowledge of debugging, profiling and memory management
  • Excellent understanding of Object Oriented Programming concepts
  • Knowledge of networking a plus
  • Unity game engine experience preferred, but not mandatory
  • Unreal Engine experience preferred, but not mandatory

Other skills:

  • Problem-solving skills
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong linear algebra and calculus
  • Autonomous and resourceful
  • Ability to take initiative
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • A passion for video games!

Equilibrium Systems welcomes applications from all interested parties.

Please email us at jobs@equilibriumsystems.com with the job title as the subject to apply. Attach a resume/CV/portfolio link within the email.