Staff Gameplay Systems Engineer — Remote, Performance

Teamlfg; United States; Remote; USD 172,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Vision care

401(k) match

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts for Sony products

Bonus potential

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment offers a Staff Gameplay Engineer – Systems & Performance role on teamLFG. Work on foundational gameplay systems, architecture, and performance optimization within Unreal Engine 5, collaborating across disciplines to push a new franchise forward.

You’ll drive profiling, optimize CPU/memory/network usage, and define scalable systems and workflows for engineers and content creators. Remote-ready with strong pay package.

Qualifications

• Proficient in C++ for production-quality systems in large codebases.
• Experience architecting and evolving large gameplay systems or shared infrastructure.
• Deep profiling and optimization of real-time games (CPU, memory, networking).

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain foundational gameplay systems, frameworks, and tools in C++ on Unreal Engine 5.
• Provide technical direction for shared gameplay systems with cross-discipline teams.
• Own game performance and optimization across the codebase, profiling and addressing bottlenecks.
• Establish performance budgets, workflows, and tools for runtime cost awareness.

Skills

Strong C++ skills

Unreal Engine experience

Large-scale gameplay systems

Performance profiling

Communication & collaboration

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment offers a Staff Gameplay Engineer – Systems & Performance role on teamLFG. Work on foundational gameplay systems, architecture, and performance optimization within Unreal Engine 5, collaborating across disciplines to push a new franchise forward.

You’ll drive profiling, optimize CPU/memory/network usage, and define scalable systems and workflows for engineers and content creators. Remote-ready with strong pay package.