Lead Game Programmer

Role

You will program core gameplay yourself while managing the progress and implementation of other programmers. The work is mainly C++ in Visual Studio, and proposing ideas that make the game more fun is an important part of the job.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement players, enemies, gimmicks and other in-game elements
• Implement the systems that drive game flow (stage progression, event management)
• Extend and optimize Unreal Engine
• Manage memory, CPU and GPU budgets and write the rules for them
• Build systems and tools that make the team more efficient
• Assess feasibility and effort of design proposals and suggest improvements
• Grow the team’s technical skills and share know-how

What makes it interesting

• Work at the front line of a title played around the world.
• Your ideas and proposals have a direct, visible impact on the finished game.

Required experience

• 3+ years of console game development experience
• 3+ years of game programming in C++
• Experience leading staff or managing production

Preferred experience

• Development experience with Unreal Engine 4/5
• A track record of proposing your own ideas and driving them through in code

Who we are looking for

• Values teamwork and thrives in team-based development
• Wants to use your skills to make games more fun
• Enjoys proposing ideas that improve the game
• Ready to take responsibility for quality and shipping

Tools and languages

• C++
• Unreal Engine 4 / Unreal Engine 5