Job Description
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Interest in science and biology
- Interest in procedural animation
- Interest in AI behavior and flocking systems
- 4+ years of professional game development experience
- Strong C++ technical background
- Comfortable with vector math and basic physics
Gameplay Programmer
We're looking for a programmer who can collaborate with designers to transform clunky-but-interesting prototypes into robust and delightful gameplay experiences.
Our new game is about a field biologist interacting with urban wildlife and has gameplay that focuses on evoking a sense of life. We're trying to create moments that feel squishy, intimate, and strange. Like a worm crawling on a hand or this reference video but with more of a Jim Henson vibe.
Making gameplay that feels alive takes a lot of exploration so you'll need to be comfortable working on a mix of throwaway prototypes and tightly polished systems. In other words, sometimes you'll need to build things fast and sometimes you'll need to build them "right." Hopefully you can enjoy working in both styles.
What you'll do here
- Collaborate with our Gameplay Designer to build and refine gameplay prototypes
- Refactor one-off prototypes into flexible systems we can use throughout the game
- Build player movement and camera systems
- Build physics-based gameplay
Must haves
- 4+ years of experience as a professional game developer
- Strong technical background in C++
- Comfortable with vector math and basic physics
Nice to haves
- Experience with Unreal
- An interest in science and biology
- An interest in procedural animation
- An interest in AI behavior and flocking systems
This role could be fully remote or you can join us in Los Angeles if you'd like.
If you think you'd be a good fit, please contact us.
