Gameplay Engineer

Holospark

$90K — $120K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of game development experience on teams with at least 1 shipped title
  • Expert-level C++ coding skills for maintainable and robust software
  • Familiarity with various gameplay systems and technologies
  • 5+ years of professional experience preferred
  • Experience in multiplayer game development preferred
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across teams
  • Ability to tackle ambiguous problems with ownership

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy player-facing features and technology
  • Collaborate with designers, animators, and engineers on gameplay features
  • Integrate first and third party services for seamless player experience
  • Insist on high standards to deliver functional and well-crafted technology
  • Champion user experience through design and implementation

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative team culture
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology and game development practices
  • Access to a diverse set of projects and challenges
Full Job Description
Holospark is looking for an experienced Gameplay Engineer to join and help us create and impliment exciting and compelling gameplay for our games.

The Role
  • Own the design, development, and deployment of player facing features and technology that ship in the game.
  • Work directly with game designers, animators, and other engineers to deliver state-of-the-art gameplay features.
  • Integrate with first and third party services to give our players a seamless experience.
  • Be a champion for the user: Insist on the highest standards, and create functional and well-designed technology that delights our players.

Basic Qualifications
  • 3+ years of professional game development experience on medium to large sized teams with at least 1 shipped title.
  • Advanced software engineering skills, including the ability to write expert-level, maintainable, and robust code in C++.
  • Experience in the development of various gameplay systems and technologies.

Preferred Qualifications
  • 5+ years of professional game development experience.
  • Experience with multiplayer game development.
  • Comprehensive engineering skills including interface design, service integration, clear maintainable coding standards, and pragmatic optimization.
  • Great communication skills and ability to work effectively on collective projects with designers, artists, testers, and other developers across multiple teams.
  • Relentless ownership and the ability to dive into ambiguous problems.

Bonus
  • Experience with Unreal and Unity game engines
  • Working knowledge of AWS, GameLift and/or GameSparks

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