Software Engineer
Keywords Studios3 months ago
Remote, Japan or Tokyo, JapanMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Complete assigned engineering tasks and deliver them on time.
- Design, test, debug, and document maintainable software solutions.
- Break down medium-sized features into manageable engineering tasks and coordinate their delivery with other engineers.
- Optimize game and AI logic and integrate features in collaboration with game designers and artists.
- Estimate tasks, raise blockers, participate in code reviews, and follow software development lifecycle practices.
- Coordinate with teams outside engineering to deliver features.
- Contribute to both game software and surrounding tooling.
Requirements
- A university degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or relevant professional experience.
- For Japan-based candidates, 3+ years of professional software engineering experience and at least 1 year of video game industry experience.
- For overseas-based candidates, 7+ years of professional software engineering experience and at least 4 years of video game industry experience.
- Professional experience with C++ and C#, backed by Go, plus experience with multiple programming languages.
- Strong software development fundamentals, design theory, debugging ability, and development process knowledge.
- Experience with Git or another version control system.
- At least conversational Japanese proficiency at JLPT N3 or above and English proficiency sufficient for technical discussions.
- Ability to communicate clearly, collaborate in teams, manage time, learn from reviews, and contribute to technical discussions.
- Preferred: experience with Unity, Unreal, or proprietary game engines, and knowledge of 2D and 3D mathematics.
Benefits
- Permanent, full-time employment with a six-month probation period.
- Fully remote work within Japan, with flexible working hours, eight-hour workdays Monday through Friday, and core hours from 11:00 to 16:00.
- Office space, meeting rooms, and hot desks are available, with occasional onsite work possible when specialized equipment is required.
- Monthly home-office equipment and supplies allowance of 15,000 JPY.
- Private Japanese and/or English language tutoring.
- Commute fee support, excluding train-pass reimbursement.
- Weekends and national holidays off, plus annual leave, summer/winter vacation, sick leave, bereavement leave, social insurance, and parental leave.
- Mentorship from senior staff, digital learning materials, and manager-supported training plans.
- Candidates must reside in Japan during employment; legal support for visa applications is available, and work outside Japan may be permitted during probation depending on circumstances.
About Keywords Studios
Keywords Studios provides outsourced game development, art, audio, localization, QA, player support, and marketing services to video game developers, publishers, and entertainment platforms. It operates as a global external development partner across the product lifecycle, offering co-development, testing, and live-ops support on a services basis. Headquartered in Dublin and acquired by EQT in 2024, the company counts customers such as Microsoft and Ubisoft.