Senior Software Engineering Architect

Overview 

Halo Studios is building the future of the blockbuster Halo series of video games with Unreal Engine. As part of Xbox Game Studios, the Halo franchise encompasses games, novels, comics, licensed collectibles, apparel, and more with a shared vision of heroism, mystery, and wonder. With multiple projects in development, join our team as we forge the next generation of games and experiences in our award-winning sci-fi universe. 

Halo Studios is looking for our next Senior Software Engineering Architect to define the tools and infrastructure needed to power the future of Halo games in Unreal Engine 5. In this role, you will apply your architecture skills to solve varied technical challenges that are critical to enhancing the game developer experience and game delivery systems, ultimately ensuring the successful and on-time delivery of the next generation of Halo products. You will define technical strategies leveraging industry standard systems and tools while learning, adopting, and developing the bleeding edge cloud and AI technologies to increase developer efficiency. Roles at our studio are flexible, and you can work from home up to two days a week in this role. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities 

• Design, implement, and maintain Halo Studios' use of Unreal Engine 5, including integrations, data validation, and testing. 

• Design, implement and deploy Kubernetes, cloud experiences, and developer workflows to support the development of future Halo projects 

• Design, implementation, and maintenance of the Studio's Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) infrastructure, including build systems, deployment pipelines, and testing frameworks.  

• Collaborate with a cross-functional leadership team to deliver engineering solutions that match project goals & timelines.  

• Drive technical excellence across the team, making technological choices that support a globally distributed development team. 

• Develop engineering systems & culture centered around continuous feature delivery, demonstrating progress in building and quickly addressing customer needs.  

• Design/adopt and implement observability solutions to monitor and respond to errors/ slowdowns/outages and make data-driven decisions on the direction of the project. 

• Establish availability and performance targets and develop solutions to ensure that we meet our goals. 

• Mentor and guide engineers to help grow the skillset of the team 

Qualifications

Qualifications