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ZeniMax Media Job Locations US-MD-Rockville | US-TX-Austin | US-TX-Dallas
Job ID 2025-3362
Category Engineering/Programming
Type Regular Full-Time
Overview
Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North Americas best cities.
With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry wed love to hear from you!
We will consider candidates for any of our four Bethesda Game Studios office locations: Rockville, MD; Montreal, Quebec; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX.
Responsibilities
Your Daily Life at Bethesda Game Studios
As
Senior Systems Programmer , you will
Write clear, maintainable, highly functional code and portable C++ code Plan and design code in collaboration with team members Jump into lots of different systems, tackling everything from entire systems to random tasks Support and maintain existing systems Accurately estimate your schedules and deliver high quality work products to that schedule Assess iteration times of our internal workflows, remove or optimize bottlenecks, with an eye to increasing the efficiency of the broader team Provide technical expertise to develop cutting-edge technologies, including architecture, design, prototype, implement, test, debug, document, profile, maintain, and support Review code from other team members
Qualifications
What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
You have at least 5 years game industry C++ development programming experience with 3+ years of engine experience You've obtained a bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent experience You have excellent analytic and mathematical skills You have very strong C++ design and coding experience You are experienced in building multithreaded, real-time systems You are experienced in writing systems balancing performance and maintainability You have experience profiling and optimizing both CPU and GPU utilization You have a passion for making GREAT games
Preferred Skills
Bonus Skills
You have experience with animation, 3D graphics, audio, AI, or gameplay programming tools You have development experience on modern game consoles (Xbox/PlayStation) You have familiarity with Bethesda Game Studios CreationKit
Salary Range
Sr. Systems Programmer - The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $100,000 - $215,000 per year.
ZeniMax has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidates primary work location. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.
At ZeniMax certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, such as merit increases and discretionary bonuses. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are not guaranteed. Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with ZeniMax and the country work location. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others.
This position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.
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ZeniMax Media 6 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the
Senior Systems Programmer
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ZeniMax Media Job Locations US-MD-Rockville | US-TX-Austin | US-TX-Dallas
Job ID 2025-3362
Category Engineering/Programming
Type Regular Full-Time
Overview
Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North Americas best cities.
With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry wed love to hear from you!
We will consider candidates for any of our four Bethesda Game Studios office locations: Rockville, MD; Montreal, Quebec; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX.
Responsibilities
Your Daily Life at Bethesda Game Studios
As
Senior Systems Programmer , you will
Write clear, maintainable, highly functional code and portable C++ code Plan and design code in collaboration with team members Jump into lots of different systems, tackling everything from entire systems to random tasks Support and maintain existing systems Accurately estimate your schedules and deliver high quality work products to that schedule Assess iteration times of our internal workflows, remove or optimize bottlenecks, with an eye to increasing the efficiency of the broader team Provide technical expertise to develop cutting-edge technologies, including architecture, design, prototype, implement, test, debug, document, profile, maintain, and support Review code from other team members
Qualifications
What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
You have at least 5 years game industry C++ development programming experience with 3+ years of engine experience You've obtained a bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent experience You have excellent analytic and mathematical skills You have very strong C++ design and coding experience You are experienced in building multithreaded, real-time systems You are experienced in writing systems balancing performance and maintainability You have experience profiling and optimizing both CPU and GPU utilization You have a passion for making GREAT games
Preferred Skills
Bonus Skills
You have experience with animation, 3D graphics, audio, AI, or gameplay programming tools You have development experience on modern game consoles (Xbox/PlayStation) You have familiarity with Bethesda Game Studios CreationKit
Salary Range
Sr. Systems Programmer - The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $100,000 - $215,000 per year.
ZeniMax has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidates primary work location. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.
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This position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.
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