Senior Gameplay Engineer - Game Modes

PlayStation; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts for Sony products

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Senior Gameplay Engineer – Game Modes to advance the game mode systems of an unannounced project from pre-production through release and beyond. You’ll work with designers and artists across multiple engineering sub-disciplines on Unreal5 in C++, delivering production-quality gameplay tools and systems.

You'll collaborate with a fun, mission-focused team and help turn creative dreams into a new franchise at PlayStation, with remote-friendly options and

Qualifications

• Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in C++.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders of different technical and non-technical backgrounds to help navigate technology.
• Experience building designer- and artist-facing systems, components and tools.
• Experience with development using the Unreal Engine.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-quality gameplay systems, workflows, and tools in C++ on Unreal5 with minimal oversight
• Provide technical guidance to teammates on how to build code and content to work nicely with our simulation and network model
• Collaborate daily with the content creators and engine team to define and develop the blocks used by the content team to build the game

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine

Stakeholder communication

Designer- and artist-facing systems

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Platform experience (PC, console)

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Senior Gameplay Engineer – Game Modes

Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Would you like to work on something comedic with lighthearted and whimsical characters? And are you excited to build the systems and tools to help others create a rich, innovative game?

As a Senior Gameplay Engineer – Game Modes at teamLFG, you’ll focus on the game mode systems of an unannounced project from pre-production through release and beyond, collaborating with designers and artists across a range of systems-focused engineering sub-disciplines. Most importantly, you will work with a fun, dedicated, and cross-discipline team devoted to turning a creative dream into a new franchise at PlayStation.

We look for candidates who value joining a mission-focused team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and maintain production-quality gameplay systems, workflows, and tools in C++ on Unreal5 with minimal oversight
• Provide technical guidance to teammates on how to build code and content to work nicely withour simulation and network model
• Collaborate daily with the content creators and engine team to define and develop the blocksused by the content team to build the game

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in C++
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders of different technical and non-technical backgrounds tohelp them navigate technology and achieve their goals
• Experience building designer- and artist-facing systems, components and tools
• Experience with development using the Unreal Engine

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Experience with development on a variety of platforms (PC, console)

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products.

This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.

This is a flexible role that can be remote, with varying pay ranges based on geographic location. For example, if you are based out of Seattle, the estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$160,000 – $240,000 USD

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