Senior Software Developer at Rider (GameDev Tools)

Senior Software Developer at Rider (GameDev Tools)

JetBrains Rider is a powerful, cross‑platform IDE for .NET and game development technologies like Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot. It combines the intelligence of ReSharper and the power of the IntelliJ Platform to offer developers a seamless and productive coding experience.

The role

We're looking for a skilled developer passionate about game development tooling and dedicated to enhancing the development experience for game developers. You'll be working on Rider game development features, making it the ultimate IDE for creating games across multiple engines, directly impacting how thousands of game developers worldwide build their projects.

In this role, you will:

• Develop new functionalities and improve Rider's game development features using C# (backend and engine integrations), Kotlin (frontend and IDE infrastructure) and C++ (engine integrations).
• Build deep integrations with game engines – Unreal Engine (primary) and Unity (plus).
• Work on features such as Blueprint and asset navigation, shader language support and debugging, hot‑reload and live coding capabilities, game‑specific code inspections and quick‑fixes, performance profiling for game projects, and AI features.
• Constantly monitor and optimize performance, especially for large game projects.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code to handle complex game development workflows.
• Collaborate with game developers, internal teams, and engine vendors to design innovative IDE features.
• Occasionally contribute to AI‑powered features for game development assistance.

We would be especially thrilled if you have:

• Familiarity or hands‑on experience with Unreal Engine (C++, Blueprints, reflection system, build system).
• Familiarity with Unity (C# scripting, editor extensions, asset pipeline).
• Game development practices such as version control for binary assets (Git LFS, Perforce), profiling and performance optimization, debugging techniques for multithreaded code.
• Some interest or experience with AI‑powered developer tools.

Qualifications we require:

• At least five years of experience in C#, C++, Java, or Kotlin development.
• Passion for developing tooling in the game development area.
• Excellent knowledge of algorithms and data structures, with the ability to understand the algorithms behind your code and optimize for performance.
• Extensive experience working with JetBrains IDEs.
• Enjoy solving complex and challenging problems unique to game development.
• Strong teamwork, valuing different opinions, and supporting ideas with clear reasoning.

What makes this role exciting:

• A direct impact on the game development community.
• Opportunity to work with cutting‑edge game technologies.
• Collaboration with major game engine vendors.
• Solving unique technical challenges at the intersection of IDE technology and game development.
• Being part of a team shaping the future of game development tools.

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