Senior Tools Programmer
Company: Rockstar North
Location: San Diego
Posted on: January 7, 2026
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Job Description:
Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding,
large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment
medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment
where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented
people in the industry. Rockstar San Diego is on the lookout for a
Senior Tools Programmers who possess a passion for Tools
development and improving workflows. This is a full-time, in-office
position based out of Rockstar’s new state-of-the-art game
development studio in Carlsbad, CA. WHAT WE DO • We build and
maintain software tools that are used by all game development
disciplines to support the creation of all Rockstar Games projects.
• These software tools range from digital content exporters, a data
processing asset pipeline to game, CI/CD automation systems and UI
editors. RESPONSIBILITIES • Design and build high performance and
easy to use functionality in our frontend world editors and their
corresponding backend APIs. • Collaborate and support artists,
programmers and designers with how to best use our tooling and to
design and develop new applications, technology and workflows to
meet their needs. • Work with other experienced team members to
research and define software architectural patterns and frameworks
to use for building our internal tooling. • Collaborate closely
with your Lead and team to support delivering internal tool
features and fixes including technical discussion, following
processes, and reviewing code. • Maintain the team’s existing
codebase and deliver high-quality, time-effective solutions whilst
being practical for long-term support. REQUIREMENTS • Experience of
system or application ownership; inclusive of requirements
gathering, system design, and delivering significant contributions
to code. • Strong C#/.NET skills. • Strong problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated debugging skills. • Excellent communication and
teamwork skills. • Experience working with WPF, XAML and the MVVM
pattern. • Ability to work within a schedule and deliver
effectively to deadlines PLUSES Please note that these are
desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position. •
Experience working with SQL/NoSQL databases. • Familiarity with one
or more RPC frameworks such as WCF or gRPC. • Familiarity with one
or more ORM frameworks such as NHibernate or Entity Framework. •
Experience working with Docker. • Experience with automation and
CI/CD systems. • Games industry experience working on AAA
titles.
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