Lead Gameplay Engineer

1 Month ago • All levels

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

About the job:
Lead Gameplay Engineer for multiplayer combat games at Splash Damage. Must have C++ expertise, 3D math knowledge, and experience leading gameplay development teams.
Must have:
  • C++ Expertise
  • 3D Math
  • Gameplay Lead
  • Multiplayer Games
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine
  • Multi-threaded
  • Animation Programming
  • Procedural Environments
Perks:
  • 4 Day Workweek
  • Comprehensive Benefits

Description

About Splash Damage

We believe that games play better with friends. For more than 20 years, we’ve been creating team-based multiplayer experiences that have entertained tens of millions of players all over the world and forged countless new friendships along the way.
Our studio culture is rooted in our open, friendly, and collaborative environment. Our games are made by people from all over the world, from our entry-level Fresh Talent hires to industry veterans, and we believe that fostering that diverse culture is the best way to build both our games and our studio. We have won numerous awards, including a ‘World-Class’ accreditation by Best Companies and being named one of the UK’s 100 Best Large Companies to work for.
Our offices are based in Bromley, UK.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family, including:
  • Substantial performance-related pay system on top of your basic compensation, along with enhanced pension contributions and our life assurance scheme.
  • 4 day work week: Tuesday - Friday
  • 20 days of annual leave, equivalent to 5 weeks within a 4 day work week.
  • Summer & Winter closure, not taken from holiday allowance - 1st full week of August and Christmas Eve to New Years day.
  • Bespoke VISA and relocation packages for you and your family, with support from our team throughout the whole process.
  • Private Medical and Dental Cover for you and your family, along with a 24/7 digital GP service.
  • Extensive Mental Health support, with Line Manager Mental Health training, a group of Mental Health First-Aiders, and on-site or remote counselling.
  • Our bespoke Learning and Development course framework to help you grow as an employee, manager, and leader.
  • Industry-leading fully paid 30 weeks maternity leave & 10 weeks paternity leave.
The Role
 
At Splash Damage, we create multiplayer combat games that champion team play and promote lifelong friendships. Members of the Gameplay programming team at Splash Damage are responsible for implementing new and exciting gameplay features within a multiplayer environment. We work closely with other disciplines to help them realise their ideas through rapid prototyping and iterative agile development.
 
As a Lead Gameplay Programmer, you will consider the skills and talents of your team members and use their experience to identify risk, build roadmaps and become a force-multiplier for your team, mentoring them every step of the way.
 
As an Unreal Engine focused studio, we're excited to be transitioning our teams to the latest in UE5 technology and we're looking for skilled and passionate developers to help us drive this. We're advocates for work-life balance and offer a comprehensive benefits package focused on the well-being of our staff and their families.
 
You Excel at:
  • Setting clear technical direction, intent and best practices within your team.
  • Identifying risks and blockers early and proactively removing them.
  • Working effectively in open and collaborative environments.
  • Working closely with project leadership to plan long term road maps and improve development processes.
  • Seeing the big picture impact of decisions and critically evaluating them.
  • Write clear, maintainable and scalable code as needed
  • Nurturing professional growth within your team with an enthusiastic attitude and a team-first mentality.
  • Communicating ideas, intent and constraints to both technical and non-technical team members.
You Have:
  • Expert knowledge of C++, with relevant professional experience.
  • Strong understanding of game-development related 3D maths principles.
  • The leadership skills to lead a gameplay development team.
  • Professional experience iteratively implementing gameplay features from inception to delivery.
  • Experience working in all phases of game development, from feature design to planning and establishing roadmaps, implementation, and bug-fixing.
  • Able to analyse and debug unfamiliar code of a reasonable complexity to understand and extend the functionality of an existing module.
  • Has knowledge and experience driving an agile methodology within a team.
  • Experience working closely with design teams to elicit requirements and design gameplay systems.
  • Ability to review and give feedback on teams work in a clear and constructive manner.
Bonus Points For:
  • Professional development experience with real-time networked multiplayer games.
  • Professional Unreal Engine 4 development experience on PC and/or consoles.
  • Experience with multi-threaded development
  • Experience developing for Xbox Series, PlayStation5, Xbox One and/or PS4.
  • Experience profiling and optimising code for optimal CPU, memory and bandwidth usage.
  • Experience in animation programming.
  • Experience developing procedurally generated environments.

      Splash Damage is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe our teams create better work when they have a range of perspectives to draw from, and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment that celebrates diversity.

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      About The Company

      This is the most exciting time in Splash Damage’s history as we begin to realise our ambitions. In December, we debuted the very first trailer for TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE. And now, we've just announced Project Astrid: a AAA open-world survival game, developed in partnership with leading creators Sacriel and shroud.


      Splash Damage began as a bunch of friends who’d met playing games online. We were gamers who became game developers. In our 20 years of working on some of gaming's most beloved franchises, we’ve never forgotten where we came from, or what we’re about: making multiplayer games that bring people together.


      Our studio culture is rooted in our open, friendly and collaborative environment. Games are made by teams, and we believe we create our best work together when we have a diverse range of experiences, perspectives and opinions to draw from.


      We’ve always believed that Splash Damage should be a studio where you can have a long career. You’ll get regular opportunities for growth, while developing your skills on compelling projects that keep our players and partners coming back for more.


      We're looking for talented people to join us and make their mark and drive our groundbreaking projects.


      Join Us. Make Your Mark. Build The Future.

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