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Senior Desktop Engineer (Linux Gaming)
Black Tree Gaming Ltd
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Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 Location: Remote, but within the UK Please note: We are unable to sponsor international visas at this time. About Nexus Mods Established in 2001, Nexus Mods is the largest video game modding platform on the internet - a household name in the PC gaming ecosystem. 80M+ registered members 980K+ mods for 5,500+ games 26B+ mod downloads We’re currently focused on product modernisation, driving growth and building infrastructure for the next 10 years of community-powered modding. Our Role We’re looking for a Linux gaming specialist to join our Engineering team, working on the Linux experience for Vortex, Nexus Mods’ flagship desktop mod manager. Your main focus will be SteamOS and Steam hardware such as the Steam Deck, helping bring Vortex to Linux gamers and delivering on Nexus Mods’ commitment to SteamOS. Vortex is a desktop application, currently Windows-first with Linux support on the roadmap. It runs on Linux today but is some way off parity with Windows, and most of the remaining problems come from gaming on Linux, such as Wine and Proton, game store compatibility and game-specific workarounds. You’ll also help us build a support strategy for Linux players and triage Linux issues as they come in. We’re looking for someone who knows how Windows games and modding tools behave on Linux and can make the changes themselves. What You’ll Be Working On Developing and improving the Vortex experience on SteamOS and Steam hardware. Adapting existing functionality, particularly Windows functionality, to work with games running through Proton and Wine. Taking existing solutions and implementing them for Linux rather than reinventing everything from scratch. Shaping our Linux support strategy and triaging Linux issues from players. Establishing standards for Linux development and making it easier for our engineers to work on Linux.