Senior Game Developer – Console Development & Porting

Location: Pune, India

About Gamefuel Studio

Gamefuel Studio is co-development studio working with game developers and publishers across multiple platforms and genres. As we expand our engineering capabilities in console game development and porting, we are looking for an experienced Senior Game Developer with hands-on experience developing and shipping commercial titles on major console platforms such as PlayStation and Xbox.

About the Role

We are looking for a strong, hands-on C++ game developer to work on console development, co-development and porting projects.

1. The majority of the projects will involve Unreal Engine, while some projects may use proprietary game engines. The developer should therefore have strong fundamentals in C++, game-engine architecture and console development, and be comfortable quickly understanding and contributing to unfamiliar codebases and technology stacks.
2. This role requires actual production experience on console titles. We are specifically looking for developers who have contributed directly to games commercially shipped on PlayStation and/or Xbox.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop and port games for PlayStation and Xbox.
2. Work primarily with Unreal Engine and C++ on console development and porting projects.
3. Work with proprietary game engines and unfamiliar technology stacks when required.
4. Understand existing game architecture and adapt PC or cross-platform codebases for console platforms.
5. Integrate console SDKs, APIs and platform-specific services.
6. Implement and maintain console functionality including controller/input systems, user profiles, save data, achievements/trophies, platform services, system UI and game lifecycle management.
7. Debug platform-specific issues across game, engine and system-level code.
8. Profile and optimise games for CPU, GPU, memory, loading times and overall performance on console hardware.
9. Identify and resolve crashes, memory issues, performance bottlenecks and platform-specific compatibility problems.
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Work with client engineering teams to understand existing architectures and implement console requirements within established codebases.
11. Prepare stable development, test and release builds.
12. Support console certification and submission, including investigation and resolution of certification issues.
13. Collaborate with producers, QA, designers, artists and other engineers throughout development.
14. Review technical requirements and assist with estimating console development and porting efforts.
15. Write clean, maintainable and well-documented production code.

Must-Have Experience
1. 5+ years of professional game development experience.
2. Strong professional programming experience with C++.
3. Strong hands-on development experience with Unreal Engine.
4. Professional development experience with PlayStation and/or Xbox.
5. At least two commercially shipped title on PlayStation or Xbox where you directly contributed to console development, porting or platform integration.
6. Experience working with console SDKs, development kits and platform APIs.
7. Strong understanding of game-engine architecture and runtime systems.
8. Experience debugging and optimising games directly on console hardware.
9. Valuable understanding of CPU/GPU performance, memory management, loading and asset-related performance considerations.
10. Ability to understand and work effectively within large, existing and unfamiliar codebases.
11. Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
12. Experience with Git, Perforce or similar version-control systems.
13. Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with internal and external engineering teams.

Good to Have

1. Shipped titles on both PlayStation and Xbox.
2. Experience porting games between PC and console platforms.
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Previous experience working with proprietary or custom game engines.
4. Engine-level C++ programming experience.
5. Experience modifying or extending Unreal Engine systems beyond gameplay-level implementation.
6. Experience taking a console title through certification and final submission.
7. Familiarity with PlayStation TRC and Xbox certification requirements.
8. Experience resolving certification failures and platform-compliance issues.
9. Experience with Nintendo Switch development or porting.
10. Experience with multiplayer/networked console games.
11. Experience working in a game-development services, co-development or porting studio.

What We Are Specifically Looking For

1. This is not primarily a gameplay scripting or Blueprint-focused Unreal role.
2. We are looking for an engineer with strong C++ fundamentals, Unreal Engine experience and hands-on console development expertise who can comfortably move between game code, engine systems, platform integrations and optimisation work.
3. Because some projects may use proprietary engines, the candidate should also be comfortable working outside Unreal and learning unfamiliar engine architectures.

During the interview process, candidates should be prepared to discuss:

1. Console titles they have worked on and shipped
2. Platforms those titles were released on
3. Their individual technical contribution
4. Their C++ and Unreal Engine responsibilities
5. Experience working with custom or proprietary engines
6. Console-specific systems they implemented
7. Performance, memory or engine-level problems they solved
8. Their involvement in certification and submission
9. Console-specific technical or certification issues they encountered and how they resolved them

Why Join Gamefuel

1. This is an opportunity to play an key role in expanding Gamefuel Studio's console development and porting capabilities.
2. You will work across Unreal Engine and other game technologies on wide-ranging console projects while helping us build deeper expertise in console engineering, optimisation and porting.

📌 Senior Game Developer – Console Development & Porting (Pune)
🏢 Gamefuel Studio
📍 Pune