Remote Gameplay Systems & Performance Engineer (Unreal 5)

Teamlfg; Washington; Remote; USD 172,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Staff Gameplay Engineer – Systems & Performance on teamLFG to lead foundational gameplay systems and performance work in Unreal Engine 5. You will shape architecture and shared systems used by gameplay engineers and content creators, while driving optimization across the game.

You will work with a cross-discipline team to turn a creative dream into a new franchise, balancing complex technical decisions with scalable, maintainable code.

Qualifications

• Strong C++ skills in large codebases and production-quality systems.
• Experience architecting large-scale gameplay systems and shared infrastructure.
• Deep experience profiling and optimizing real-time games, including CPU/memory bottlenecks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain foundational gameplay systems, frameworks, workflows, and tools in C++ on Unreal Engine 5.
• Provide technical direction for shared gameplay systems and scalable architecture.
• Own game performance and optimization, profiling, and codebase improvements.
• Establish performance practices, profiling workflows, and tools for engineers.

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine

Performance profiling

System design

Communication

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Staff Gameplay Engineer – Systems & Performance on teamLFG to lead foundational gameplay systems and performance work in Unreal Engine 5. You will shape architecture and shared systems used by gameplay engineers and content creators, while driving optimization across the game.

You will work with a cross-discipline team to turn a creative dream into a new franchise, balancing complex technical decisions with scalable, maintainable code.