Gameplay Engineer

Amazon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Bengaluru seeks experienced Game Developers to work on AAA titles for PC and Console. You will leverage C++ and Unreal Engine to build high-quality features and systems across gameplay areas.

Collaboration with designers, artists, and other engineers will be essential to translate concepts into robust, scalable code. Ideal candidates have 5–9 years of professional game development, hands-on AAA experience, and strong debugging and optimization skills to ensure performance and stability

Qualifications

• 5-9 years of professional game development experience.
• Mandatory experience working on AAA games.
• Strong hands-on experience with C++.
• Strong professional experience with Unreal Engine.
• Experience developing games for PC and/or Console platforms.
• Strong understanding of game programming fundamentals, performance optimization, debugging, and memory management.
• Experience working with large and complex game codebases.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement high-quality game features and systems using C++ and Unreal Engine.
• Work on PC and Console game development across different areas, including gameplay and general game systems.
• Collaborate with Game Designers, Artists, Technical Artists, and other engineering teams to bring features from concept to implementation.
• Write clean, scalable, maintainable, and performance-oriented code.
• Debug, profile, optimize, and resolve complex technical issues across game systems.
• Work with existing codebases and contribute to technical architecture and system design.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Ensure features meet quality, performance, and stability standards required for AAA game development.

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine

AAA game dev

Gameplay programming

PC/Console dev

Performance optimization

Debugging

Team collaboration

Job description

We are looking for experienced Game Developers with a strong background in AAA game development to join our team and work on high-quality PC and Console titles. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on expertise in C++ and Unreal Engine and a proven track record of contributing to AAA gaming projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement high-quality game features and systems using C++ and Unreal Engine.
• Work on PC and Console game development across different areas, including gameplay and general game systems.
• Collaborate closely with Game Designers, Artists, Technical Artists, and other engineering teams to bring features from concept to implementation.
• Write clean, scalable, maintainable, and performance-oriented code.
• Debug, profile, optimize, and resolve complex technical issues across game systems.
• Work with existing codebases and contribute to technical architecture and system design.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Ensure features meet quality, performance, and stability standards required for AAA game development.

Requirements

• 5-9 years of professional game development experience.
• Mandatory experience working on AAA games.
• Strong hands‑on experience with C++.
• Strong professional experience with Unreal Engine.
• Experience developing games for PC and/or Console platforms.
• Strong understanding of game programming fundamentals, performance optimization, debugging, and memory management.
• Experience working with large and complex game codebases.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Gameplay Development Experience
• Candidates with experience in areas such as the following are welcome: Gameplay systems and mechanics, Player systems, Combat systems, Animation systems, UI systems, Character systems, Game physics, Tools and core game systems.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5.
• Experience shipping a AAA title.
• Console development experience.
• Multiplayer/networking experience.
• Experience with profiling and optimization tools.
• Familiarity with Perforce/Git or other version-control systems.
• Experience working in large, cross-functional game development teams.