Senior Gameplay Engineer
United StatesGame EngineeringRemote5+ YOE
Summary
Senior Gameplay Engineer builds scalable core systems, gameplay features, and tools for top-down action RPGs. Mentors engineers, optimizes performance across PC/console, and collaborates with design/art to deliver innovative solutions. Requires 5+ years game dev experience shipping AAA/AA titles.
About the role
Responsibilities
- Play a key part in engineering efforts across core systems, gameplay features, tools, and pipelines
- Partner with design and art leadership to translate creative vision into technical solutions
- Establish and maintain engineering standards, workflows, and best practices
- Provide technical mentorship to engineers, driving code quality and professional growth
- Define performance targets and corresponding benchmarks
- Build scalable systems to support complex gameplay
- Improve engineering practices across the studio to ensure efficiency and sustainability
- Foster a collaborative and high performing engineering culture
Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional game development experience
- History of shipping at least one AAA or large-scale AA title in a senior or principal engineering capacity
- Proficiency in C++ or C#
- Experience optimizing performance across platforms (PC and console)
- Background in systems design, with ability to build maintainable, scalable solutions
- Experience in mentoring engineers, code review, and setting technical standards
- Excellent cross-discipline collaboration and communication skills
Preferences
- Experience with multiplayer networking and online systems
- Knowledge of ARPGs, action combat systems, or similar
- Experience building for GAAS
Skills
C++C#Gameplay SystemsPerformance OptimizationMultiplayer NetworkingSystems DesignARPG DevelopmentConsole OptimizationCode ReviewGAAS