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Blackbird Interactive is seeking a C++ Gameplay Engineer to join their team working on an expansion for an iconic, hero-centric real-time strategy title. The role involves designing, implementing, and polishing new campaign content, competitive balance updates, and live-ops features. The engineer will own features end-to-end, collaborate with design and art, and work within a large-scale RTS codebase, contributing to various gameplay systems and technical leadership.

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Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a four-day work week as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.<h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">About the role</h3>Blackbird Interactive is extending the life of an iconic, hero-centric real-time strategy title with a new expansion. As a C++ generalist on the gameplay team, you’ll design, implement, and polish fresh campaign content, competitive balance updates, and live-ops features that keep millions of commanders returning. You’ll own features end-to-end, collaborate closely with design and art, and sharpen your craft inside a large-scale RTS codebase.<h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">What you’ll tackle</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">New campaign & modes: Prototype, iterate, and ship story missions, co-op variants, and multiplayer experiences in modern C++.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Hero systems & combat: Expand hero abilities, talents, items, and progression; tune tactical combat, micro, and counterplay.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Creeps, neutrals & objectives: Evolve neutral encounters, map objectives, and XP/loot flows to deepen strategic choices.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Quality-of-life upgrades: Streamline UI/UX flows, improve onboarding, squash long-standing bugs, and refine custom-game pipelines.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Simulation & AI: Enhance deterministic simulation, pathfinding, squad/unit behaviors, and encounter scripting for tight, responsive play.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Systems architecture: Extend a mature proprietary engine with data-driven, multithreaded gameplay systems that scale across PC platforms.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Performance & stability: Profile, optimize, and debug code to hit 60 fps during large-scale battles, reduce load times, and improve automated test coverage.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Live-ops & balance: Help plan and deliver balance patches, seasonal events, and telemetry-informed tuning for ranked and custom play.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Cross-disciplinary collaboration: Work hand-in-hand with design, art, animation, and audio to translate ideas into shippable features; drive playtests and incorporate feedback.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Technical leadership: Contribute to code reviews, share best practices, and mentor associates through pair-programming and informal guidance.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">You’ll thrive here if you…</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Deliver modern, maintainable C++ in large codebases with 3+ years of professional game-dev experience.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Have shipped at least one commercial title or substantial live-ops update featuring your gameplay work.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Enjoy rapid iteration, data-driven design, and balancing creative intent with technical realities.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Communicate clearly across disciplines and give constructive feedback in code reviews.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Are comfortable with Perforce, Git, or similar VCS and modern debugging/profiling tools.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">(Nice to have) Experience with hero-driven RTS mechanics, encounter scripting, deterministic sims, or custom-map/mod ecosystems.</li></ul>

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