Unreal Engine DevOps Engineer - CI & Build Pipelines

Warner Bros Games; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development studio is seeking an Engine Programmer (DevOps) to join their team in London. In this hybrid role, you will focus on building and maintaining CI pipelines, developing automation workflows, and supporting the overall development process using Unreal Engine 5. The ideal candidate will have strong C++ skills, experience with CI pipelines, and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams. This position offers both remote and in-office working opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience as a C++ programmer in game development or a similar technical field.
• Experience with Unreal Engine (UE4 or UE5) beyond gameplay code.
• Hands-on experience with automation, build systems, or CI pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C# for tooling and infrastructure development.
• Comfortable in Windows-based development environments.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and evolve CI pipelines using Unreal Horde and TeamCity.
• Develop and support automation workflows for build, test, cook, and package processes.
• Maintain and improve build farm infrastructure, artifact storage, and distribution systems.
• Support and optimize distributed compilation to reduce build times.
• Maintain and optimize Derived Data Cache (DDC) for faster iterations.
• Collaborate to identify and resolve workflow bottlenecks.
• Prototype solutions to improve reliability and performance.

Skills

C++ programming

Unreal Engine (UE4 or UE5)

Automation workflows

CI pipelines

Python

C#

Debugging skills

Job description

A leading game development studio is seeking an Engine Programmer (DevOps) to join their team in London. In this hybrid role, you will focus on building and maintaining CI pipelines, developing automation workflows, and supporting the overall development process using Unreal Engine 5. The ideal candidate will have strong C++ skills, experience with CI pipelines, and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams. This position offers both remote and in-office working opportunities.