Gameplay Programmer – Unreal Engine & Tools

Glinda Games PTY LTD; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Glinda Games is seeking a skilled programmer to join our team, focusing on core gameplay systems, tools, and features in C++ within Unreal Engine, with occasional Unity work. You’ll collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers to ship player-focused experiences across multiple platforms.

You’ll own code quality, profiling, and optimization, contribute to pipeline tooling, and participate in code reviews.

Qualifications

• Have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Have strong programming fundamentals and proficiency in modern C++.
• Are comfortable working in Unreal Engine or similar.
• Take pride in writing clean, efficient code that plays well, not just compiles cleanly.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining gameplay systems, tools, and features using C++.
• Working within Unreal Engine (or occasionally Unity) to support gameplay, UI, networking, or pipeline tools.
• Collaborating closely with designers, artists, and fellow engineers to turn ideas into working, player-ready systems.
• Profiling, debugging, and optimizing for performance across multiple platforms.
• Writing clean, reusable, and well-documented code.
• Participating in code reviews and contributing to a culture of high technical standards.
• Testing and validating your own work before integration into builds.
• Providing time estimates and scoping input for tasks during planning.
• Supporting R&D efforts, tooling improvements, or workflow enhancements as needed.

Skills

C++ programming

Gameplay systems

Collaborative teamwork

AI in games

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Git

Perforce

Jira

Job description

Glinda Games is seeking a skilled programmer to join our team, focusing on core gameplay systems, tools, and features in C++ within Unreal Engine, with occasional Unity work. You’ll collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers to ship player-focused experiences across multiple platforms.

You’ll own code quality, profiling, and optimization, contribute to pipeline tooling, and participate in code reviews.