Gameplay Programmer Senior

Company Description

Old Skull Games (OSG) is an independent studio of about 60 people working in parallel on 3 to 4 projects across mobile, console, and PC. Our games cover a wide range of genres – from platformers to roguelites, including narrative experiences – offering our teams great creative diversity.

We operate according to Agile principles: autonomous and multidisciplinary teams make their own decisions, are responsible for their results, and receive leadership support through a clear framework, coaching, and adapted tools.

Our main value is simple: create exceptional games that players love. We are proud of the good atmosphere that reigns within the studio, which fosters motivation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

We use OKRs to align our strategic objectives and measure our success. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the definition and achievement of our key objectives like everyone at OSG!

Apply now and get ready for an incredible adventure!

Job Description

Join our programming team as a Senior Gameplay Programmer and actively participate in the development of our games in collaboration with passionate and creative teams.

Your missions:

• Design and develop robust and scalable gameplay systems
• Participate in structuring the technical architecture of the game
• Collaborate closely with game designers, developers, artists, animators, and the game director to understand game intentions and translate them into concrete features
• Drive code quality throughout the production cycle: code review, best practices, documentation
• Anticipate technical problems and propose innovative solutions
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the development process
• Evolve in a rigorous and structured code environment
• Ensure technological watch to foster studio innovation

Qualifications

• 8 years minimum experience
• Excellent command of Unity (C#)
• Bonus: experience in console game development on Unity would be a real plus!
• Very good game feel
• Autonomy, rigor, and sense of responsibility
• Comfortable with agile methods, you like to experiment, propose, design
• Strong team spirit and enjoyment of working in a friendly and benevolent atmosphere
• Desire to get involved in a human-sized independent studio
• Positive, solution-oriented attitude
• Passion for the entertainment industry in general: cinema, music, series, and video games…
• Good knowledge of Unreal is a plus
• Taste for transmission and mutual aid: you are keen to help your colleagues progress
• Proficiency in French, English is a plus

Additional Information

• Permanent contract (CDI)
• Executive status
• Position to be filled in Villeurbanne, Lyon - as soon as possible
• Compensation according to profile and experience
• Interest-sharing scheme
• Restaurant vouchers, health insurance, providence fund, 60% reimbursement of transport costs, sustainable mobility package, on-site parking, holiday bonus

The little OSG extras:

• Exceptional teams!
• Guaranteed warm atmosphere
• Flexible working hours for a balanced life
• Hybrid format with onsite and remote work
• Paid sick leave for children, family priority!
• Our weekly team breakfasts
• Our essential annual Summer Camp
• Gourmet provisions: fruit baskets, drinks, and coffee available...
• Regular sports sessions organized for optimal health
• Paid leave: Ultra flexibility, take it when you need it
• Our premises: rooftop, concierge, shower, quiet with Parc Tête d'or nearby…
• Additional leave for RQTH individuals: more time to take care of one's health
• CSE offers (reduced cinema tickets, gift vouchers, Gymlib, goodies, etc.)

Old Skull Games is committed to inclusion and equal opportunities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people with disabilities. If you have specific needs to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do our best to meet your needs.