Gameplay Programmer

Summary

Join nDreams, a leading VR game developer and publisher, as a Gameplay Programmer on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This fully remote UK-based role offers a competitive salary and involves collaborating with a team to design, build, and refine innovative VR game systems. You will prototype gameplay, ensure code quality, and contribute to a positive team environment. The ideal candidate possesses 2+ years of professional game programming experience, Unreal Engine 4 or 5 proficiency, and strong C++ skills. Passion for VR game development and a commitment to teamwork are essential. nDreams offers various benefits, including flexible hours, paid time off, a pension scheme, health insurance, and life cover.

Requirements

• Two or more years of professional game programming experience, with a shipped title on a current-generation console, PC or VR headset
• Unreal 4 or 5
• Deep knowledge of C++ including high-performance programming
• Demonstrable experience at owning and delivering game features or systems
• Strong communication skills with a focus on positive cross discipline teamwork
• Proven, demonstrable knowledge of game development processes, real-time implementation, optimization, and cross platform development
• Experience in rapid prototyping and creative problem solving
• A committed team player, recognizing the importance and value of people within a technology environment
• Passionate about creating award winning VR titles

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively discover, design & build the fun within a cross-discipline team
• Grow the core gameplay systems into production-ready code, supporting other disciplines in creating robust and performant game content
• Learn, innovate, and evangelize VR mechanics and conventions, and help drive industry and VR platform innovation
• Work within an agile sprint-based ‘fail-faster succeed-sooner' methodology when discovering and exploring gameplay content
• Break down and estimate timescales for your tasks
• Work with your peers to ensure our code is clean, organised, documented and easy to maintain
• Be a positive behavioral and mental role model for the team and studio

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of VR game development
• Confidence in communicating technical complexities and risks clearly and concisely, to non-technical staff
• Strong competitor analysis – the ability to critique and deconstruct competitor video games
• A willingness to ‘muck in’ at any level to get the job done
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment and responsive to change in the face of uncertainty
• Approachable and light-hearted, with a good sense of fun and a positive mental attitude

Benefits

• Flexible hours
• Duvets days
• Your birthday off
• Dedicated personal development time and support
• Regular socials
• Excellent holiday offering
• Pension scheme
• Health insurance
• Life cover