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Panic Button

Senior Software Engineer

Austin, Texas, United States

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Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Work
Not stated
Employment
Not stated
Level
Senior
Function
Engineering
Pay
$100K – $200K a year (read from the ad)
Posted
44 months ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, $200K a year, is 5% below the median of $210K for senior engineering jobs in Austin (middle half $170K – $264K, 170 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

Panic Button is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Senior Software Engineer with a strong focus on game porting to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of working in software engineering teams in the video game industry, with recent and extensive experience in cross-platform console development.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of work experience in gaming
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Strong knowledge of C++
  • Ability to support and maintain existing systems
  • Ability to collaborate with other engineers, artists, and designers
  • Experience with multithreaded, real-time systems
  • Experience balancing performance and maintainability

Preferred

  • Experience with Unreal Engine or other proprietary engines
  • Experience with modern console hardware
  • Game industry experience
  • Experience with low-level memory management and optimization

Salary Ranges

  • $100,000-$200,000

Source

Posted by Panic Button on their own hiring page, panicbuttongames.com. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 12:20 UTC; the original is the reference.

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