Gameplay Engineer – Unreal Engine 5 (AAA, Remote)

Devoted Studios; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Global time-zone collaboration

Industry-standard benefits

Job summary

Devoted Studios, a globally remote game development partner, seeks a Gameplay Engineer fluent in C++ and Unreal Engine 5 to translate designer briefs into production-grade code for AAA titles across platforms.

You will own gameplay systems, GAS, animation integration, and multiplayer replication, collaborating with designers to ship features with robust performance across platforms.

Remote-first culture emphasizes clear async communication and rigorous testing to ensure stability after patches.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional game development experience with at least 3 years in AAA or mid-tier shipped titles.
• Deep Unreal Engine 5 experience in C++: Gameplay Framework (Actor, Component, GameMode, GameState, PlayerController), GAS, CharacterMovement, Anim BP integration
• Strong C++ fundamentals: memory management, data-oriented thinking, performance-aware coding
• Blueprint proficiency — not just reading it, but building designer-facing tooling in it

Responsibilities

• Implement gameplay systems from designer briefs: combat, abilities, movement, AI behaviours, progression, inventory, interaction, camera — scope varies by engagement
• Build reusable, maintainable, testable gameplay code in C++ (and Blueprint where appropriate) within Unreal Engine 5
• Own Gameplay Ability System (GAS) implementation — AttributeSets, Abilities, GameplayEffects, GameplayCues — on engagements where GAS is in use
• Implement animation-gameplay integration: Anim Notifies, state-driven Anim BPs, root motion handling, blendspaces
• Implement multiplayer-safe gameplay code on engagements with networking requirements — replication, client-server authority, lag compensation
• Profile and optimise gameplay code to target platform budgets — CPU frame time, tick overhead, replication cost
• Write code that is reviewable: clean, commented where logic is non-obvious, consistent with project standards
• Catch and fix gameplay bugs — including edge cases, exploit patterns, and regression from live updates
• Participate actively in code review: review peers’ PRs with specificity, receive and act on feedback without defensiveness
• Work directly with gameplay designers to translate design intent into engine behaviour — close the gap between what is specced and what ships
• Identify implementation risks in design briefs early — before they become rework — and propose alternatives when the spec is not buildable as written
• Expose gameplay parameters to designers in a way that is tunable without engineering involvement (Blueprint exposed properties, Datatable-driven tuning, etc.)
• Remote-first habits: clear async communication, writes things down, doesn’t create silent dependencies
• Experience with multiplayer gameplay replication (nice to have)
• Strong game design sensibility — can tell good gameplay from broken gameplay and articulate why

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine

Gameplay programming

Blueprint scripting

Networking (replication)

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Gameplay Ability System (GAS)

Job description

Devoted Studios, a globally remote game development partner, seeks a Gameplay Engineer fluent in C++ and Unreal Engine 5 to translate designer briefs into production-grade code for AAA titles across platforms.

You will own gameplay systems, GAS, animation integration, and multiplayer replication, collaborating with designers to ship features with robust performance across platforms.

Remote-first culture emphasizes clear async communication and rigorous testing to ensure stability after patches.