UE5 Gameplay Engineer - Remote (Canada) - Four-Day Week

Blackbird Interactive; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative game studio is seeking an intermediate gameplay engineer to craft player experiences in Unreal Engine 5 projects. You will design and implement core gameplay features, optimize systems for performance, and mentor new engineers. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience in C++, a strong understanding of gameplay systems, and an educational background in Computer Science or a related field. This remote-friendly position requires Pacific-time overlap.

Benefits

Four-day work week

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience using C++ in Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
• Experience shipping at least one commercial game featuring gameplay contributions.
• Strong focus on gameplay systems and player experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core gameplay features such as movement, combat, and interactions.
• Create modular, data-driven gameplay systems.
• Collaborate with design, animation, and audio teams to iterate game mechanics.
• Optimize gameplay systems for performance and stability.
• Mentor associate engineers through code reviews.
• Propose tooling or workflow improvements based on UE5 subsystems.

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine 4 or 5

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Performance optimization

Education

BSc in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Perforce

Git

Job description

A creative game studio is seeking an intermediate gameplay engineer to craft player experiences in Unreal Engine 5 projects. You will design and implement core gameplay features, optimize systems for performance, and mentor new engineers. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience in C++, a strong understanding of gameplay systems, and an educational background in Computer Science or a related field. This remote-friendly position requires Pacific-time overlap.