Remote Unreal Gameplay Tools Engineer

Gardens Interactive; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Stock options

Healthcare coverage

Life & disability insurance

Retirement plans

Parental leave

Remote across NA

Job summary

Gardens Interactive, a fully remote studio, is seeking a Gameplay Tools Engineer to craft Unreal Engine tools that accelerate iteration across disciplines. You will partner with stakeholders, including audio and VFX, to build scalable solutions and act as a bridge between gameplay and backend teams.

You’ll own tool architecture, improve throughput, and help diagnose and optimize complex game systems while contributing to a collaborative, curious, and ambitious team culture.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building game tools across one or more projects.
• Experience building customized tools via the Unreal editor’s extension mechanisms.
• Familiarity with Wwise or similar audio middleware.
• Experience working closely with VFX systems and artists.
• Clear communication, collaboration, and the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture and implementation of multiple tools and supporting systems across the game, collaborating with stakeholders and production to improve iteration throughput.
• Collaborate with audio, VFX and design to meet development pipelines needs and enable scalable content production.
• Act as a bridge between gameplay and backend engineering to support analytics and diagnostics across game systems.
• Contribute to game stability by triaging issues and reducing development friction.

Skills

3+ years game tools

Unreal Editor extensions

Wwise / audio middleware

VFX collaboration

Clear communication & independence

Tools

Unreal Engine tooling

Game development workflows

Job description

Gardens Interactive, a fully remote studio, is seeking a Gameplay Tools Engineer to craft Unreal Engine tools that accelerate iteration across disciplines. You will partner with stakeholders, including audio and VFX, to build scalable solutions and act as a bridge between gameplay and backend teams.

You’ll own tool architecture, improve throughput, and help diagnose and optimize complex game systems while contributing to a collaborative, curious, and ambitious team culture.