Gameplay Programmer Remote (England) Remote (Scotland) Remote (Wales) nDreams Posted a day ago [...]

Gamecompanies; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative studio is seeking a talented Gameplay Programmer to help redefine the boundaries of VR. This exciting role involves prototyping and collaborating with a diverse team to create genre-leading titles. You'll be instrumental in developing intuitive gameplay systems and driving VR innovation. Join a company that values diversity, well-being, and creativity, while enjoying flexible hours and a supportive work environment. If you're passionate about crafting award-winning VR experiences, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Flexible Hours

Birthday Off

Health Insurance

Life Cover

Pension Scheme

Duvet Days

Dedicated Personal Development Time

Regular Socials

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional game programming experience with a shipped title.
• Strong knowledge of C++ and Unreal Engine 4/5.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-discipline team to design and build gameplay.
• Grow core gameplay systems into production-ready code.

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine 4/5

Game Development Processes

Agile Methodology

Communication Skills

Rapid Prototyping

Job description

Elevation will re-establish the boundaries of VR. We’re looking for a talented Gameplay Programmer to help us explore, create, and deliver world leading innovation in software and VR hardware. You will play a critical role in developing innovative gameplay systems essential to our gameplay experiences within Virtual Reality.

As Gameplay Programmer, you will be responsible for prototyping and collaborating with a diverse team of engineers and developers, capable of creating genre leading titles. Help us to drive the discovery, implementation and refinement of intuitive and inspirational VR games.

The rundown:

12-month Fixed Term Contract

Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Fully remote within the UK

Salary competitive and dependent on experience

Key Responsibilities:

Collaboratively discover, design & build the fun within a cross-discipline team.

Grow the core gameplay systems into production-ready code, supporting other disciplines in creating robust and performant game content.

Learn, innovate, and evangelize VR mechanics and conventions, and help drive industry and VR platform innovation.

Work within an agile sprint-based ‘fail-faster succeed-sooner' methodology when discovering and exploring gameplay content.

Break down and estimate timescales for your tasks.

Work with your peers to ensure our code is clean, organised, documented and easy to maintain.

Be a positive behavioral and mental role model for the team and studio.

Requirements

Two or more years of professional game programming experience, with a shipped title on a current-generation console, PC or VR headset.

Unreal 4 or 5

Deep knowledge of C++ including high-performance programming

Demonstrable experience at owning and delivering game features or systems

Strong communication skills with a focus on positive cross discipline teamwork

Proven, demonstrable knowledge of game development processes, real-time implementation, optimization, and cross platform development

Experience in rapid prototyping and creative problem solving

A committed team player, recognizing the importance and value of people within a technology environment

Passionate about creating award winning VR titles.

Desired experience:

Experience of VR game development

Confidence in communicating technical complexities and risks clearly and concisely, to non-technical staff

Strong competitor analysis – the ability to critique and deconstruct competitor video games

A willingness to ‘muck in’ at any level to get the job done

Comfortable working in an Agile environment and responsive to change in the face of uncertainty

Approachable and light-hearted, with a good sense of fun and a positive mental attitude

We are nDreams – we develop and publish the world’s most immersive VR games. You may know us as the developer behind Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Fracked, and Frenzies. As a publisher, we have also supported the release of other studio’s titles including Little Cities, PowerWash Simulator VR, and Vendetta Forever. With humble beginnings as an independent studio, we combine amazing projects with a personal, caring touch. We’ve got more incredible titles to be announced soon!

We believe the best workplaces and games are created by diverse, happy and safe teams. We're committed to building a culture centred on respect, wellbeing and balance. It's crucial we make our games and industry more accessible to underrepresented communities. We strive to live this through the people we hire, the experiences we create and the causes we support.

We want everyone to have the opportunity to bring their best, authentic self to work. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the interview process by emailing [e-mail] or speaking to your nDreams recruiter. For more information about reasonable adjustments, check out this guidance from Scope.

We offer great perks, including flexible hours, duvets days, your birthday off, dedicated personal development time and support, as well as regular socials. Beyond this, there’s an excellent holiday offering, pension scheme, health insurance, life cover and much more.