Minecraft Java Engineer

Role: Minecraft Java Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - Minecraft Java Edition

Overview

The Minecraft Java team is responsible for evolving one of the world's most creative and community-driven gaming platforms. We are looking for an experienced Java Engineer to build gameplay systems, world-generation features, multiplayer functionality, tools, and platform services that power Minecraft Java Edition.

You will collaborate with game designers, artists, gameplay engineers, and quality teams to deliver features enjoyed by millions of players worldwide.

Responsibilities

Design and develop gameplay features in Java

Implement and enhance world-generation systems

Develop multiplayer and server-side functionality

Improve game performance, scalability, and stability

Build systems supporting mods and community extensibility

Debug and resolve customer-reported issues

Optimize memory usage and runtime performance

Collaborate with designers to translate gameplay concepts into technical solutions

Contribute to automated testing and CI/CD pipelines

Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

4+ years of software engineering experience

Strong Java development skills

Expertise in object-oriented design and design patterns

Experience developing large-scale applications or games

Strong debugging and performance profiling skills

Experience with multithreading and concurrency

Knowledge of networking fundamentals

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Minecraft modding ecosystems

Experience with server technologies

Familiarity with OpenGL, LWJGL, or rendering systems

Knowledge of game development pipelines

Experience with cloud services and telemetry systems

Technical Skills

Java

JVM Performance Tuning

Multithreading

Networking

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

Automated Testing

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