Senior Tools Engineer

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Eleventh Hour Games is a fast growing studio, focused on a passion for top-down action RPGs.</strong> We value open communication, close-knit teamwork, and opportunity for ownership and growth! Our mission is to gather and empower the next generation of creators to forge extraordinary games. Extraordinary games build passionate communities, which create passionate people. Passionate people turn into next year's creators. <strong>With our breakout title<a href="https://lastepoch.com/">&nbsp;Last Epoch,</a> we are moving fast into the next round of adventure!</strong></span></p> <hr> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>THE OPPORTUNITY:</strong></span></p> <div> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As a Senior Tools Engineer at Eleventh Hour Games, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the internal tools and workflows that empower our teams to create and iterate on content efficiently in the <em>Last Epoch</em> universe. You will focus on improving developer velocity, reducing friction in day-to-day production, and creating reliable, scalable pipelines that support both current development and long-term live operations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You will work closely with Designers, Artists, Engineers, Production, and QA to translate real team needs into practical tooling solutions, ranging from content creation utilities and validation systems to workflow automation and pipeline improvements. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, product-minded, and able to balance usability with technical robustness.</span></p> <span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with design, art, production, and engineering to gather requirements and translate them into effective tools</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop data pipelines, editors, automation, and validation systems to improve reliability and consistency of content</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Create and maintain clear documentation and best practices for tool usage and workflow standards</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identify pipeline bottlenecks and proactively propose solutions that improve productivity and quality</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensure tooling is performant, maintainable, and resilient as project scope and team size grow</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and long-term tooling strategy planning</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support live development by improving and maintaining tools that enable new content, updates, and operational needs</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5+ years of professional game development experience as a Tools Engineer, Engine Programmer, or similar role</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong experience building developer tools, pipelines, or editors used by designers and/or artists in production</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Solid understanding of software architecture, maintainable systems design, and data-driven workflows</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong debugging, profiling, and problem-solving skills with a focus on improving developer experience</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and build tools that are intuitive and actually used</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Comfortable working in a fully remote, globally distributed studio</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong communication skills, including the ability to gather requirements and iterate with stakeholders</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PREFERENCES:</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience supporting systems-heavy games (ARPGs/RPGs) or live-service content pipelines</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience building content validation, diagnostics, or automation frameworks</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with modern real-time engines and content authoring pipelines</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience improving build/iteration workflows and developer efficiency at scale</span></li> </ul> <hr> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><em><strong>Reasonable Accommodation</strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><em>KRAFTON Americas is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. 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