Lead 3C Gameplay Engineer (Remote)

Escape Velocity Entertainment; United States; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Holiday closures

Private medical

Private mental health

Wellbeing allowance

Top home tech setup

Region-based benefits

Job summary

Escape Velocity Entertainment is seeking a Lead Gameplay Engineer to shape the technical vision for 3C gameplay (character, camera, and combat) in a fast-paced Unreal Engine 5 project. You will bridge design intent and technical reality, building scalable systems while guiding a team of gameplay engineers and staying hands-on in code.

You will own architecture, performance, and delivery, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with design, animation, and tooling teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience shipping complex gameplay features using modern engines.
• Track record of leading engineers through full development cycles.
• Strong command of C++, memory management, and low-level profiling.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical direction of 3C gameplay systems (character, camera, combat) from prototype to ship.
• Architect movement, traversal, weapons, and camera systems with Design and Animation to ensure responsive, readable gameplay.
• Lead hands-on development in C++ and Blueprint; own performance and stability of systems.

Skills

Unreal Engine 5

Lead engineering

C++

Gameplay systems

Team leadership

Networking (prediction)

Job description

Escape Velocity Entertainment is seeking a Lead Gameplay Engineer to shape the technical vision for 3C gameplay (character, camera, and combat) in a fast-paced Unreal Engine 5 project. You will bridge design intent and technical reality, building scalable systems while guiding a team of gameplay engineers and staying hands-on in code.

You will own architecture, performance, and delivery, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with design, animation, and tooling teams.