Game Engineer

• Design and develop general modules, shared systems, and common toolsets for studio-wide use;
• Develop robust, scalable, and high-performance game features and systems using Unity and C#;
• Research and implement technical solutions for complex development challenges faced by the team;
• Create and maintain the team’s technical backlog, including refactoring initiatives, estimates, and technical reasoning;
• Make technical decisions related to architecture, refactoring, optimization, and development approaches;
• Build, improve, and optimize technical processes within assigned teams;
• Improve and optimize the performance of existing codebases;
• Maintain high standards of code quality, scalability, and maintainability;
• Optimize code and assets to ensure the best possible performance across different platforms;
• Collaborate with the team to identify technical risks, resolve blockers, and support stable project delivery.

Middle Unity Developer

• - Implement gameplay systems from designer briefs: combat, abilities, movement, AI behaviours, progression, inventory, interaction, camera — scope varies by engagement
• - Build reusable, maintainable, testable gameplay code in C++ (and Blueprint where appropriate) within Unreal Engine 5
• - Own Gameplay Ability System (GAS) implementation — AttributeSets, Abilities, GameplayEffects, GameplayCues — on engagements where GAS is in use
• - Implement animation-gameplay integration: Anim Notifies, state-driven Anim BPs, root motion handling, blendspaces
• - Implement multiplayer-safe gameplay code on engagements with networking requirements — replication, client-server authority, lag compensation
• - Profile and optimise gameplay code to target platform budgets — CPU frame time, tick overhead, replication cost
• - Write code that is reviewable: clean, commented where logic is non-obvious, consistent with project standards
• - Catch and fix gameplay bugs — including edge cases, exploit patterns, and regression from live updates
• - Participate actively in code review: review peers' PRs with specificity, receive and act on feedback without defensiveness
• - Work directly with gameplay designers to translate design intent into engine behaviour — close the gap between what is specced and what ships
• - Identify implementation risks in design briefs early — before they become rework — and propose alternatives when the spec is not buildable as written
• - Expose gameplay parameters to designers in a way that is tunable without engineering involvement (Blueprint exposed properties, Datatable-driven tuning, etc.)
• - Document systems clearly — architecture decisions, integration points, known limitations
• - Support technical handoffs between phases or teams: leave the codebase in a state that the next engineer can understand without a phone cal

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