Software Engineer
Location: Dundee (Hybrid)
We’re looking for a Software Engineer to help shape the future of GameMaker - empowering millions of creators worldwide. In this role, you’ll design and optimize exciting new features, driving performance, stability, and intuitive user experiences in our game engine. You’ll collaborate across teams to integrate new functionality, stay ahead of emerging technologies, and make a real impact on how games are made in GameMaker. If you’re ready to push boundaries and support creators everywhere, we’d love to hear from you!
Role & Responsibilities:
- Maintain and enhance the existing product, ensuring stability and performance.
- Design and implement new features that expand the capabilities of GameMaker as a whole.
- Collaborate with UI/UX teams to deliver functionality that is both intuitive and visually consistent with the GameMaker brand.
- Work closely with the Runtime teams to align GameMaker functionality for seamless integration.
- Develop an ecosystem of reusable tools for GameMaker.
Job Requirements:
- Proficiency in C# or C/C++ development, with the ability to work on complex systems and maintain code quality.
- Experience with Tools Programming is desirable, particularly with cross-process communication.
- Strong ability and motivation to learn, with a genuine interest in exploring lower-level code and platform interactions.
- Experience at a mid-level or senior-level is required.
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to dig into unfamiliar codebases and quickly adapt to new technologies.
- Collaborative attitude and openness to guidance, while showing initiative to develop skills independently.
What’s On Offer:
At Opera, you’ll join a diverse and inclusive team of experienced, supportive professionals who value creativity and collaboration. We work in a flat structure with short decision-making paths, use smart technology, and support your ongoing skill development in a friendly and empowering environment.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you! Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply soon. Please submit your CV in English. Have questions about our recruitment process, remote work, or benefits? Check out our FAQ page for more details.
- Department
- Product Development
- Locations
- Dundee
- Remote status
- Hybrid
How We Work
At Opera, we are committed to ensuring a workspace that is fair, transparent, and free from bias. Bringing together different perspectives fuels innovation, while equal opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds make us stronger, more creative, and more resilient. Creating an atmosphere where everyone is valued for their skills, ideas, and contributions is at the core of how we work. We don’t just embrace differences - we see them as the foundation of how we collaborate, grow, and succeed together.
An International Team 🌏
- Languages spoken
- Countries represented
- Team members
About Opera
Opera is a leading global internet brand with a large and engaged user base of approximately 300 million average monthly active users. Building on 30 years of innovation, starting with our browser products, we are leveraging our brand as well as our massive and engaged user base in order to expand our offerings and our business. Today, we offer users around the globe a range of products and services that include a variety of PC and mobile browsers, our Opera Gaming portals and development tools, our Opera News content recommendation products, our audience extension product (namely the Opera Ads platform) and a number of AI and Web3 products and services. This comprehensive suite of products is designed to meet the diverse needs and preferences of Opera's growing user base.
Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera has a global presence with major hubs in Poland, China, Spain, Scotland, and Sweden, coupled with operations spanning numerous other countries. As a publicly traded company, Opera is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol "OPRA".
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