Lead Gameplay Engineer - Unreal
Web3 game studio developing and operating the free-to-play multiplayer action RPG Big Time.
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About Big Time Studios
Big Time Studios is a distributed game company founded in April 2020. Its flagship product, Big Time, is a Windows PC multiplayer action RPG with procedurally generated dungeons, class switching, player-owned digital collectibles, NFTs, and the $BIGTIME cryptocurrency. The studio’s site also presents Open Loot as the platform supporting game economies, digital-asset trading, payments, and related services.
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About the Role
You will lead a small fully remote engineering team working on gameplay for a multiplayer action RPG. You will architect and implement gameplay systems, collaborate closely with designers and artists, and deliver high-quality AI, animation, combat and mission systems. You will profile and optimize performance and guide engineering efforts to ship polished gameplay.
Requirements
- 5+ years of game development experience
- Shipped at least one high-quality AAA game for PC or Console
- Strong programming background and C++ knowledge
- Strong problem solving abilities
- Hands-on experience with gameplay systems like AI, Animation, Combat and Missions
- Experience profiling and optimizing game performance
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders
- Experience managing gameplay teams
- Must love games!
- Experience with MMO or Action RPG game development (desirable)
- Experience with procedural world and dungeon generation algorithms (desirable)
- Experience working on a distributed team across several time zones (desirable)
- Unreal Engine 4 experience (desirable)
Responsibilities
- Lead a small remote engineering team
- Architect and implement gameplay systems
- Collaborate with designers and artists
- Develop AI systems
- Develop animation systems
- Develop combat systems
- Develop mission systems
- Profile and optimize game performance
- Manage gameplay development and delivery
Benefits
- Fully remote work
- Yearly company offsite
- Unlimited PTO
- Experience working with gaming veterans of game titles with a gross aggregate revenue well over $10B USD
- Work on a new IP with franchise potential
