thatgamecompany

Gameplay Engineer

thatgamecompany

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $49,530 - $149,243 per year

About the role

  • Limited time events (seasons) with unique and fun gameplay
  • Quests and other daily activities that drive user retention
  • Social experiences that make every moment better with others
  • Design, write, debug and refine networked gameplay systems and features
  • Iterate quickly in response to testing feedback and iterations
  • Provide technical insight and ideas regarding game design
  • Work closely with designers and back-end engineers on both real-time and asynchronous features

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of relevant programming experience in the game industry
  • Excellent 3D Vector Math Skills
  • Knowledge and usage of a 3D art tool such as Maya
  • Experience building gameplay systems/building blocks for designers to author content
  • Careful attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to understand and solve problems presented by the team
  • Responds well to feedback, criticism and iterative design and/or continual improvement of our technology and games
  • Be fluent in C, C++ or C# and object-oriented programming
  • Have experience with scripting languages and multiple data formats (LUA, JSON etc)
  • Have MMO experience
  • Nice to Haves: Python programming, Backend languages such as Go, Erlang and/or PL/SQL, Systems managing persistent account data, Synchronous multiplayer features, Live service multiplayer online games, Mobile games
Benefits
  • Paid Time Off, Holidays, and Two Weeks Winter Break
  • Employees and their dependents get medical, dental, and vision coverage, regardless of their level, tenure, or position within the company. Moreover, these benefits start on the first day of the job—there’s no waiting period before they kick in.
  • Pet Insurance for those who need it too.
  • Compassionate leave for employees who needs to take care of their family members
  • Pre-tax wellness stipend
  • Pre-tax work from home stipend
  • Access our savings plan (401K program) with company match
  • Mental health resources including Headspace membership and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Discount portal for everyday goods and services
  • Employee inclusive and diversity initiatives such as Grow Together
  • Support for personal professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
CC++C#object-oriented programming3D Vector Mathscripting languagesLUAJSONPythonbackend languages
Soft Skills
attention to detailcommunication skillsproblem-solvingfeedback responsivenessiterative designteam collaboration