Panic Button
Senior Software Engineer, Console
Austin, TX
- Salary
- $100,000 - $200,000
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
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
- 3 years of game console (Xbox, Switch, PlayStation) experience
- Deep understanding of low-level console-specific (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo) optimizations and core subsystems, memory management, cross-platform development
- Mastery of C/C++, with excellent multi-threaded programming techniques
Bonus
- Experience with console network development
- Team lead experience
- Unreal Engine 4 or 5 experience
Salary Range
- $100,000 - $200,000
The team: Engineering
This role is one of 4 open in Engineering.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
C++ (3 of 4), Unreal Engine (3 of 4)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Lead Software Engineer posted Jul 17
- Senior Software Engineer posted Feb 28
- Software Engineer, Graphics (Mid to Senior) posted May 23
From the team and dates on Panic Button's own job board.
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