Missions Gameplay Engineer – Hybrid AAA Game

Blizzard Entertainment in; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with Company match

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, CA is seeking a Gameplay Engineer for Missions on an unannounced game. You will prototype, implement, and polish mission content, collaborating with designers and artists to create cinematic experiences.

The role is full-time, hybrid with on-site and remote work. It requires 5+ years in gameplay engineering, a shipped title, and strong C++ coding. Unreal Engine experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in gameplay engineering or related experience.
• Engineering contributions to at least one shipped game title or similarly complex real-time product.
• Experience delivering high quality features as part of a cross-functional team including designers, artists, animators, level designers, FX artists, etc.
• Experience working on real-time 3D games.
• Degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing and shipping AAA game titles for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles.

Responsibilities

• Prototype, implement, and iterate on mission content from early concepts through shippable quality.
• Deliver player-facing mission experiences with clarity, pacing, reliability, and polish.
• Implement and maintain mission gameplay features and supporting code frameworks.
• Improve mission iteration speed by strengthening workflows, debugging visibility, and validation that reduce authoring risk.
• Profile and optimize mission content and gameplay features for stability and release quality.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary partners to diagnose issues and drive fixes to resolution.
• Contribute to healthy engineering practices through readable commits, code reviews, and lightweight documentation.

Skills

C++

Debugging

Performance optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blueprints

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, CA is seeking a Gameplay Engineer for Missions on an unannounced game. You will prototype, implement, and polish mission content, collaborating with designers and artists to create cinematic experiences.

The role is full-time, hybrid with on-site and remote work. It requires 5+ years in gameplay engineering, a shipped title, and strong C++ coding. Unreal Engine experience is a plus.