reports for the selected candidate to lead and manage. The individual will be proficient with the use of gINT software, helping to fully develop our Trenchless team’s geotechnical database and project deliverables. The i…
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Game Developer jobs in Louisville, KY
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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$26–$72/hr
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$97k
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applications that integrate with data governance, metadata, and analytics platforms across the enterprise. This position is ideal for a developer who enjoys working on complex systems, building full-stack applications, a…
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application development, automation engineering, platform engineering, or enterprise systems integration.2+ years of hands-on experience developing AI/ML, generative AI, intelligent automation, or advanced automation sol…
Systems Analyst Epic independently defines system objectives, requirements, scope, and impact based on needs of clinical operations. Develops or modifies clinical information technology procedures to solve complex health…
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Technology US (DT - US) helps power Deloitte’s success, which serves many of the world’s largest, most respected organizations. We develop and deploy cutting-edge internal and go-to-market solutions that help Deloitte op…
DescriptionAt HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas t…
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engineering disciplines within the Matrix organization to gather field data, prepare functional specifications, write DCS and/or PLC code, develop HMI graphics, perform client acceptance testing, and start-up automation…
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deliverables and regulatory filings, and work collaboratively with our public outreach and permitting teams. You will lead project teams in developing siting strategies and coordinate with clients to ensure successful pr…
DescriptionAt HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas t…
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transformation initiatives.The successful candidate will provide subject matter expertise in identity and access management technologies, develop target-state architectures, and ensure all solutions align with security,…
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REACH Alert is seeking a self-directed part-time Web/App Developer with a passion for technology, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. The intern will actively contribute to meaningful projects and work closely w…
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What game developers earn in Louisville
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $26–$38 | $55k–$80k |
| Mid level | $38–$55 | $80k–$114k |
| Senior | $52–$72 | $109k–$150k |
Adjusted for the Louisville 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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Where this role goes
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