NPC Gameplay Engineer for Open-World StarCraft

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is building a new StarCraft project and seeks a Gameplay Engineer, NPC to craft lifelike NPC behaviors within an open-world shooter context.

You will own NPC systems from design through iteration, collaborating with designers, animators, artists, and engineers across a hybrid Irvine studio. You will design, implement, and optimize NPC gameplay features, state machines, and navigation, while shipping robust tools and workflows to empower content creators and maintain

Qualifications

• 5+ years of gameplay programming experience
• Proficient with C++
• Experience in Unreal Engine

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain NPC gameplay systems.
• Collaborate with designers and engineers.
• Develop tools and debugging workflows.
• Optimize NPC performance and stability.
• Prototype new features and iterate.

Skills

C++

NPC systems

State machines

Navigation

Debugging

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is building a new StarCraft project and seeks a Gameplay Engineer, NPC to craft lifelike NPC behaviors within an open-world shooter context.

You will own NPC systems from design through iteration, collaborating with designers, animators, artists, and engineers across a hybrid Irvine studio. You will design, implement, and optimize NPC gameplay features, state machines, and navigation, while shipping robust tools and workflows to empower content creators and maintain