Lead Gameplay Engineer

Summary

Join Big Time Studios, a fully funded, bold new game studio, as a world-class Gameplay Engineering Lead! Head a small, fully remote team working on an exciting Multiplayer, Action RPG title. Collaborate closely with designers and artists, guiding the engineering team to architect and implement gameplay systems. We're a team of veterans from top studios like Riot Games and Blizzard, building a dream team of A-players. This role offers a fully remote work environment, unlimited PTO, and the chance to work on a new IP with franchise potential alongside gaming veterans.

Requirements

• 5+ years of game development experience
• Shipped at least one high-quality AAA game for PC or Console
• Strong programming background and C++ knowledge
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Hands-on experience with gameplay systems like AI, Animation, Combat and Missions
• Experience profiling and optimizing game performance
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders
• Experience managing gameplay teams
• Must love games!

Responsibilities

• Head a small, fully remote team
• Work on an exciting Multiplayer, Action RPG title
• Interact closely with Designers, Artists, and guide the engineering team
• Architect and implement gameplay systems throughout the project

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MMO or Action RPG game development
• Experience with procedural world and dungeon generation algorithms
• Experience working on a distributed team spread across several time zones
• Unreal Engine 4 experience

Benefits

• Fully remote work, with a yearly company offsite
• Experience working with gaming veterans of game titles with a gross aggregate revenue well over $10B USD
• Unlimited PTO
• Work on a new IP with franchise potential