Senior Gameplay Programmer - Remote (Contract)

Openkrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Insomniac is seeking a Senior Gameplay Programmer (Contract) to design, implement, and maintain gameplay systems with a focus on enemy, boss, and ally behaviors. You will collaborate with content teams and mentor junior staff while driving feature quality and performance across diverse environments.

This 12-month contract supports in-office, remote, and hybrid work arrangements, with an emphasis on ownership, technical excellence, and effective communication within a digital-first studio.

Qualifications

• Extensive C++ skills and experience with enemy/boss/ally behaviors.
• Strong knowledge of memory management and performance optimization.
• Experience collaborating across teams and mentoring junior staff.
• Ability to estimate work and communicate status clearly.
• Understanding of 3D math and linear algebra.
• Proactive ownership mindset and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across teams to drive player experience and feature quality with a focus on Enemy<>Player interactions.
• Act as a subject matter expert on enemy and boss teams, mentoring junior staff through code reviews.
• Create features and systems that work flexibly across diverse environments and situations.
• Architect and implement scalable and extensible systems with simplicity in mind.
• Accurately estimate work, ensure scope, and proactively update team on status.
• Understand complex existing systems and extend them to deliver features.

Skills

C++

Enemy behavior

Memory management

Performance optimization

3D math

Player-centric design

Code reviews

Job description

Insomniac is seeking a Senior Gameplay Programmer (Contract) to design, implement, and maintain gameplay systems with a focus on enemy, boss, and ally behaviors. You will collaborate with content teams and mentor junior staff while driving feature quality and performance across diverse environments.

This 12-month contract supports in-office, remote, and hybrid work arrangements, with an emphasis on ownership, technical excellence, and effective communication within a digital-first studio.