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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