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analyses, and technical recommendations; effectively communicate findings and conclusions to internal and external stakeholders. Develop and deliver customer training programs and technical presentations on laminating ad…
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Game Developer jobs in Detroit, MI
Game developers build interactive experiences in engines like Unity and Unreal — writing gameplay systems, optimizing performance, and collaborating with artists and designers to ship playable worlds.
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What you´ll do Lead product recommendations, customized products applications, new product demonstrations and troubleshooting for customers Supervise laboratory work for samples coming from customers, Lead and mentor int…
sponsorship. H-1B Transfers AND CORP-TO-CORP Candidates WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED for this position Title Role: Front-end Developer / ASP.Net Location: Detroit, MI Duration: 6+ Months Job Description: Front-End Developer wh…
Description: Software Research Engineer C++ Location: Onsite 5 Days in Warren, MI JD: This project aims to leverage C++ to develop an Open Radio Access Network O-RAN networking infrastructure in an O-RAN compatible priva…
helping Android, iOS, Mac, and Chrome app development teams build, test, and deploy applications more efficiently. You will design, develop, and manage self-service tools that allow developers to automate app deployments…
Role summary / purpose Employees in this job function are responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications and products to meet customer needs. They are involved in the entire softwar…
clean, efficient, and standards-compliant code for embedded automotive applications, including scripting for automation. Example: Developing a Python automation script to parse test logs and auto-generate pass/fail repor…
safety, enhance operational efficiency, and unlock new capabilities. As a Backend Software Engineer (Golang) , you will design, develop, and maintain the backend services and APIs that power AirHub® Portal, our cloud-bas…
Stefanini Group is hiring! Stefanini is looking for a Back-end Developer( Dearborn, MI/Palo Alto, CA) For quick apply, please reach out to Adil Khan at (***) ***-****/ ***email_hidden*** We are looking for a highly motiv…
Job Description Job Description Application Engineer requires: Bachelor's degree in Materials Science/Chemistry, Mechanical or Electronics Engineering. Experience with Automotive Quality systems and requirements. Experie…
Manage projects from initiation to completion, ensuring project objectives are achieved within the defined timeline and budget. Develop, maintain, and enhance RPGLE, RPGFree and Embedded SQL programs for retail and wareh…
Product line/service:Financial Services Software Job title:.NET Developer Employment Availability:Full Time/Part-Time Available Job Position:Regular Employee Hours per week:20-40 Job(s) available:2 Job location:Madison H…
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What game developers earn in Detroit
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $27–$39 | $56k–$82k |
| Mid level | $39–$56 | $82k–$116k |
| Senior | $54–$74 | $112k–$153k |
Adjusted for the Detroit market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Unity (C#) or Unreal (C++)Gameplay programming3D math (vectors, matrices)Performance profilingPhysics and animation systemsMultiplayer networking (a plus)Shaders and graphics basicsCollaboration with art and designIterating from playtest feedback
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Walk me through a gameplay system you built — movement, combat, inventory, anything.
Explain the architecture and how it survived design changes. Games iterate constantly, so flexible systems are the real skill being probed.
Your frame rate dropped below target. How do you find the cause?
Profile first — CPU versus GPU — then narrow to draw calls, scripts, physics, or garbage collection. Naming the actual profiler tools you use makes it credible.
Explain the difference between Update and FixedUpdate (or tick contexts in your engine).
Frame-dependent versus fixed-timestep logic, and why physics belongs in the fixed step. A quick example of a bug caused by mixing them up is a nice touch.
How do you handle a designer requesting a change that breaks your architecture?
Show that you serve the game: understand the intent, propose alternatives, and refactor when the design direction is real. Rigidity is a bigger flag than rework.
What would you consider when adding multiplayer to a single-player game?
Authority, state synchronization, latency compensation, and the honest answer that retrofitting networking is expensive. Scoping realism is the point.
Tell me about a game you shipped or finished — even a small one.
Finished matters more than ambitious. Talk about the last 20 percent: polish, bugs, cuts you made to actually release.
How do you use object pooling, and why?
Reusing objects to avoid allocation and garbage-collection spikes — bullets and effects are the classic case. Tie it to a frame-time problem you solved.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For game developers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Link playable work — shipped titles, itch.io projects, or a portfolio reel; in games, the work is the resume.
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Specify your engine and language depth (Unity/C#, Unreal/C++) and your specialty: gameplay, graphics, tools, or networking.
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Name your specific contributions on team titles — 'built the save system and enemy AI' beats a credit line.
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Include game jams and finished small projects; they prove you can complete things, which studios weight heavily.
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Show performance work with numbers, such as frame-rate targets hit on specific hardware.
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