Remote Gameplay Programmer - Craft Engaging Gameplay

Placements24; Queenstown; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive salary

Health insurance

PTO

Home office stipend

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Remote Gameplay Programmer to contribute to innovative gameplay systems. You will design, implement, and refine core gameplay mechanics, player controls, AI behaviors, and other interactive systems from a fully remote setup.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of professional gameplay programming, strong C++/C# skills, and experience with Unreal Engine or Unity, enabling you to shape the core gameplay across exciting new titles.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of professional gameplay programming experience.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and/or C# with solid OOP principles.
• Experience with Unreal Engine or Unity and implementing gameplay systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and iterate core gameplay mechanics and player-facing systems.
• Develop and optimize AI behaviors for characters and entities.
• Write clean, well-documented code in C++ and/or C#.
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and programmers to bring features to life.

Skills

C++

C#

OOP

Gameplay systems

Version control

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Git

Perforce

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a talented Remote Gameplay Programmer to contribute to innovative gameplay systems. You will design, implement, and refine core gameplay mechanics, player controls, AI behaviors, and other interactive systems from a fully remote setup.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of professional gameplay programming, strong C++/C# skills, and experience with Unreal Engine or Unity, enabling you to shape the core gameplay across exciting new titles.