Programmer III

Hardsuit Labs

Programmer III developing game features for Hardsuit Labs focusing on AI, UI, and tools. Collaborating across teams, ensuring system stability, and providing guidance to junior staff.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $85,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain features across various subsystems, such as AI, UI, Physics, Character, Graphics, Engine and Tools.
Design, author, and maintain robust and highly optimized systems that meet all design, technical and schedule requirements.
Work closely with QA and technical leadership to ensure the stability and accuracy of systems by identifying, communicating and resolving defects.
Author, review and provide feedback on technical and end-user documentation of systems.
Collaborate with Technical Leadership and other Programmers to help establish overall technical design and architecture.
Work with minimal guidance on medium-impact tasks or independently on low-risk tasks.
Provide guidance and informal supervision to more junior staff.
Help team members set up tools and troubleshoot minor tools issues and workflow blockers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years professional software development
2+ years professional Unreal Engine experience
2+ years developing in a team environment
Strong C++ knowledge
Extensive experience working in at least one large code base
Ability to openly discuss and review technical proposals, requirements, designs, algorithms, source code, and reference documents with programmers, content creators, and managers
Ability to provide meaningful time estimates for medium-sized tasks
Ability to take a large body of work and break up into actionable sub-tasks
Proficiency in identifying areas that could use optimization
Extensive experience using debugging tools to fix bugs in unfamiliar code
Interest or experience in using AI-assisted software development workflows, to support activities such as code exploration, implementation, debugging, documentation, and code review
Strict adherence to project coding standards
Strong cross-discipline collaboration skills
Willingness to receive and act upon feedback
Great communication, written and verbal
Experience or comfort with client-facing communication and the ability to represent the studio professionally when interacting with external partners
Expert knowledge in 3D math.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible vacation plan with above standard PTO
Health, Dental, & Vision coverage
Healthcare and Daycare FSAs
401k with company match
Life and Disability insurance
Technology Stipend
Paid Sick leave
Commuter benefits
Paid company holidays and office closures
Free parking with gym access
Active company culture that fosters clubs, games and movie nights, company events, and parties

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++Unreal EngineAI development3D mathdebugging toolscode optimizationtechnical documentationsoftware developmentsystem designtechnical architecture

Soft Skills

cross-discipline collaborationcommunicationfeedback receptionteam leadershipproblem-solvingtime estimationtask breakdownindependent workmentorshipclient-facing communication