# Senior Generalist Engineer (Video Games) at Atari

- Company: Atari
- What the company does: Backed by Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.atari.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Atari - US (Remote); Implicit Conversions
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $110K to $130K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-09
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/atariinc/jobs/5434074008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/atari-senior-generalist-engineer-video-games/

## About the role

We’re looking for a creative and skilled Sr. Generalist Engineer to join our team and help bring classic games to life on modern hardware. In this role, you’ll design, build, and refine emulators that make older titles run smoothly and accurately on today’s platforms. You will also write tools to support the team workflows. You will also reverse engineer classic games (often with bespoke custom engines) to implement modern quality-of-life enhancements.

## What they're looking for

- 5 - 8 years of generalist engineering experience, with a strong interest or background in video game development
- Strong scripting language skills (Python, Lua, etc.)
- Excellent C/C++ skills and a deep understanding of computer architecture, including CPU/GPU behavior and memory management, threading, and SIMD techniques
- Experience building and optimizing software across multiple platforms
- Clear communicator who works well in a remote team and takes initiative when solving problems
- Experience with static recompilation techniques

Tags: Engineering