Studio Wildcard

Product Engineer – Console Live Ops

Studio Wildcard

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: BellevueWashingtonUnited States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $160,000 per year

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Monitor, manage, and take product ownership of the daily technical health and live state of the PlayStation and Xbox platforms.
  • Debug, review, and implement code fixes for general and mid-complexity console-specific issues within Unreal Engine.
  • Partner with the Live Ops Lead to analyze, prioritize, and manage the console issue backlog, balancing technical effort with player impact.
  • Act as the primary alarm-raiser for critical console issues, ensuring immediate visibility to the broader engineering team when complex, deep-engine fixes are required.
  • Work closely with the QA Manager to verify bug reproduction steps, confirm fixes, and deploy rapid solutions to the live environment.
  • Identify and escalate console-specific issues that require non-programming fixes (such as Tech Art, Materials, or Level Tech).
  • Route these issues to the appropriate external departments and follow through to ensure they are effectively and appropriately resolved for console platforms.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2-3 years overall experience in game development, preferably in a live ops, multiplayer, or post-launch support environment.
  • Hands-on Unreal Engine 4/5 programming experience with a solid working knowledge of C/C++.
  • Experience developing, debugging, & operating on modern console platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S), including using those consoles’ respective developer-tools.
  • Strong ability to weigh the technical cost of a fix against its immediate impact on the player experience.
  • Ability to work core hours of 10:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST.
  • Willingness to be on-call for live issue firefighting and to crunch around critical shipping periods to support major content launches.
  • Shipped titles credited as a Product Engineer, Live Ops Engineer, Console Engineer, or similar technical role is a plus.
  • Experience navigating console certification processes (Sony TRC / Microsoft XR).
  • Familiarity with the ARK franchise (Survival Evolved / Survival Ascended).
Benefits
  • We pay 100% of all premiums for the employee and discounted rates for dependent premiums.
  • Our coverage includes Medical (5 different plans to choose from), Dental, Vision, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) option, 100% covered Parental Leave, PTO, Paid Holidays, Unlimited Sick Time, and FSA/ HSA options.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Unreal Engine 4Unreal Engine 5CC++debugginggame developmentconsole developmentlive opsmultiplayer supportpost-launch support
Soft Skills
product ownershipproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationprioritizationtechnical analysisplayer experience focuson-call supportcrunch time adaptabilityissue escalation