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The role, as advertised by Bitmap Bureau
Professional experience in game development.
Strong C/C++ and C# skills, with a proven track record of shipping features in production codebases (other languages a bonus).
Experience shipping on at least one platform (PC/console) and understanding of platform constraints, certification considerations, and performance budgets (experience across multiple platforms is a plus).
Deep debugging and problem-solving ability (profilers, call stacks, memory issues, race conditions).
Solid software design/architecture skills: writing maintainable systems, refactoring safely, and making pragmatic trade-offs.
Comfortable working with version control and collaborative workflows (Git).
Experience working with build systems and tooling (CI, automated builds, scripting, asset pipelines).
Strong communication skills: able to explain technical concepts clearly, collaborate cross-functionally, and support team decision-making.
A proactive mindset: identifies risks/opportunities, proposes solutions, and follows through.
Experience working with Licensed IP holders is a plus.
This role at a glance
This is one of 133 programming and engineering roles open in England today, out of 590 live games jobs across the UK. Going by the title it’s a senior role, usually asking for several years’ experience and shipped titles. Bitmap Bureau doesn’t publish the salary here; across the 8 senior programming and engineering roles on the board that do, the median is £70k.
- Discipline
- Engineering
- Level (from the title)
- Senior
- On gamesJobs since
- 29 Jun 2026
- Other Engineering roles in England
- 132
About Bitmap Bureau
Bitmap Bureau is a games developer based in Southampton, founded in 2016 by Mike Tucker and Matt Cope. It specialises in games built in the style of the 16-bit era, which run on modern consoles and, in several cases, on original retro hardware such as the Sega Mega Drive.
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