Senior Gameplay Engineer

California Jobs; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 132,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Disney Digital Entertainment as a Senior Gameplay Engineer. Work with an expert team to create interactive games based on Disney's beloved characters. This role involves hands-on coding, collaboration with designers and developers, and influencing the player experience in a groundbreaking project.

Benefits

Health benefits

Educational opportunities

Special Disney perks

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in console/PC/mobile games.
• Experience in a hands-on programming role in a AAA product.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Write code and collaborate daily with design and production.
• Implement features using UEFN and Verse.
• Champion Disney values and maintain a guest-first mentality.

Skills

C++

Game Mathematics

Client/Server architecture

Mentoring junior engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Unreal Engine 4/5+

UEFN

Job description

Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door' for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe.

We are building an expert development team that will be building a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the accomplished game engineer looking to create something epic - collaborating with an incredible group of game developers focusing on individual experiences to build a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”.

Disney Digital Entertainment is looking for a uniquely talented Senior Gameplay Engineer to join us on an ambitious and exciting new project. If you are an experienced game programmer with a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel properties, you'll want to check out this opportunity!

This role will report to the Director, Gameplay Engineering.

What you Will Do:

Leverage your experience and knowledge to help implement several interactive games and experiences based on Disney's robust portfolio of characters and worlds, including Disney/Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars.

Be an active, hands-on participant in the process, directly writing code and working daily with design/production/art to establish and achieve goals for each game experience.

A significant portion of this work will involve implementation using UEFN (Unreal Editor Fortnite) and Verse. This role will require a willingness and ability to operate within the limitations of that ecosystem and grow with it as the functionality matures.

Empower designers by serving as their main support avenue during the game construction process. Find creative ways to overcome limitations, maintaining a positive outlook along the way.

Work closely with other members of the engineering team to ensure that implementation quality is maintained. Be an advocate of stability and flexibility.

Champion Disney and team values. Maintain a ‘guest-first' mentality by being an advocate for the player experience.

Serve as a key member of a growing game development team at Disney.

Required Qualifications & Skills

7 years of experience developing console/PC/mobile games or other digital interactive entertainment.

Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5+ at the native (C++) level.

Some experience with UEFN/Verse, at least at the hobby-ist level.

Participated in the creation and release of a AAA product, in a hands-on programming role. Was one of the main authors of a major gameplay system.

Served as a programmer during the prototype phase of a project. Understands the difference in requirements/goals between prototyping and production.

Understands and implements the following concepts at a production-quality, AAA level:

Able to mentor and to guide junior engineers.

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Graphics Programming, Mobile experience, and familiarity with Online Services are all bonuses.

Experience with developing and publishing UEFN content.

Has a broad understanding of Fortnite and the various devices that are available for UGC(User Generated Content).

Additional Information

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at

#LI-REQ

#DXMedia

#DCPJobs

About the Role

Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door' for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe.

We are building an expert development team that will be building a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the accomplished game engineer looking to create something epic - collaborating with an incredible group of game developers focusing on individual experiences to build a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”.

Disney Digital Entertainment is looking for a uniquely talented Senior Gameplay Engineer to join us on an ambitious and exciting new project. If you are an experienced game programmer with a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel properties, you'll want to check out this opportunity!

This role will report to the Director, Gameplay Engineering.

What you Will Do:

• Leverage your experience and knowledge to help implement several interactive games and experiences based on Disney's robust portfolio of characters and worlds, including Disney/Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars.

• Be an active, hands-on participant in the process, directly writing code and working daily with design/production/art to establish and achieve goals for each game experience.

• A significant portion of this work will involve implementation using UEFN (Unreal Editor Fortnite) and Verse. This role will require a willingness and ability to operate within the limitations of that ecosystem and grow with it as the functionality matures.

• Empower designers by serving as their main support avenue during the game construction process. Find creative ways to overcome limitations, maintaining a positive outlook along the way.

• Work closely with other members of the engineering team to ensure that implementation quality is maintained. Be an advocate of stability and flexibility.

• Champion Disney and team values. Maintain a ‘guest-first' mentality by being an advocate for the player experience.

• Serve as a key member of a growing game development team at Disney.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 7 years of experience developing console/PC/mobile games or other digital interactive entertainment.

• Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5+ at the native (C++) level.

• Some experience with UEFN/Verse, at least at the hobby-ist level.

• Participated in the creation and release of a AAA product, in a hands-on programming role. Was one of the main authors of a major gameplay system.

• Served as a programmer during the prototype phase of a project. Understands the difference in requirements/goals between prototyping and production.

• Understands and implements the following concepts at a production-quality, AAA level:

  • C++ code (Performance Impact, Memory Management, Inheritance, etc.)

  • Client/Server architecture (Replication, Client-side Prediction, Movement Syncing, etc.)

  • Game Mathematics (Linear Algebra, Vector Math, Kinematic Physics, Collision, etc.)

• Able to mentor and to guide junior engineers.

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graphics Programming, Mobile experience, and familiarity with Online Services are all bonuses.

• Experience with developing and publishing UEFN content.

• Has a broad understanding of Fortnite and the various devices that are available for UGC(User Generated Content).

Additional Information

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at

#LI-REQ

#DXMedia

#Gamesjobs

#DCPJobs

#LI-Remote

The hiring range for this remote position is $132,200 to $203,900 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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