Lead Narrative Systems Engineer - Unreal Engine 5

2K; Burnaby; In loco; CAD 144.000 - 213.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

2K in Burnaby is seeking a Principal Software Engineer, Narrative Systems to own cinematic, narrative, and storytelling tech for our Unreal Engine 5 games. You will lead engine-level work and collaborate with Design, Animation, Audio, and Production to shape emotionally resonant moments.

You will define architecture for narrative systems, mentor engineers, and drive production-ready tooling from concept through ship, ensuring quality and performance for a large-scale project.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of professional software engineering in games or real-time tech.
• Expertise with modern C++ and engine-level code.
• Deep Unreal Engine experience (UE4/UE5), architecture knowledge.
• Experience owning complex runtime systems or production pipelines.
• Strong understanding of narrative, cinematic, camera and event systems in real-time engines.

Mansioni

• Own and lead development of narrative systems, including runtime tech and authoring workflows.
• Architect and maintain cinematic/narrative systems in Unreal Engine 5.
• Extend Unreal systems like Sequencer, camera frameworks, dialog integration.
• Collaborate with Animation, Audio, Level Design and Gameplay teams.
• Lead integration of dialog, facial animation, lip-sync, localization, and content tooling.
• Define standards and best practices for narrative content creation and tooling.
• Improve workflows and reduce iteration time in narrative production.
• Research new Unreal features and technologies for narrative toolsets.
• Mentor engineers on system design, C++ practices, and production quality.

Conoscenze

Unreal Engine

C++ development

Engine-level coding

Narrative systems

Gameplay integration

Mentoring engineers

Debugging & profiling

Cross-functional collaboration

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Strumenti

Unreal Engine 4/5

Sequencer / MovieScene

Control Rig

Animation blueprints

Skeletal mesh workflows

Descrizione del lavoro

2K in Burnaby is seeking a Principal Software Engineer, Narrative Systems to own cinematic, narrative, and storytelling tech for our Unreal Engine 5 games. You will lead engine-level work and collaborate with Design, Animation, Audio, and Production to shape emotionally resonant moments.

You will define architecture for narrative systems, mentor engineers, and drive production-ready tooling from concept through ship, ensuring quality and performance for a large-scale project.