Irvine-Based Gameplay Combat Engineer (Hybrid)

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Gameplay Engineer, Combat for an unannounced title in Irvine, CA. You will develop combat experiences, character behaviors, navigation, and gameplay tech as part of a cross-disciplinary team.

You will work on high-quality features with a focus on performance, scalability, and fun gameplay, collaborating with designers, artists, and other engineers in a hybrid on-site/remote setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in gameplay engineering or related experience.
• Contributions on action-focused combat systems, NPC AI, navigation, or gameplay features on at least one shipped title.
• Strong C++ programming skills, including performance analysis and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain combat systems with emphasis on performance and maintainability.
• Partner with encounter, character, and system designers to translate goals into robust technical solutions.
• Collaborate with designers, artists, animators, and gameplay engineers to deliver polished combat experiences.
• Identify performance bottlenecks, technical risks, and implementation challenges; propose solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to diagnose issues and drive fixes to resolution.

Skills

C++

Gameplay programming

Combat systems

NPC AI

Navigation

Performance optimization

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Gameplay Engineer, Combat for an unannounced title in Irvine, CA. You will develop combat experiences, character behaviors, navigation, and gameplay tech as part of a cross-disciplinary team.

You will work on high-quality features with a focus on performance, scalability, and fun gameplay, collaborating with designers, artists, and other engineers in a hybrid on-site/remote setting.