Lead Gameplay Programmer

1 Month ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

We are looking for a talented and experienced Lead Gameplay Programmer to manage a team of seasoned programmers for an unannounced multiplayer, third-person game with a contemporary setting. The successful candidate will manage programmers, assign tasks, review code, and provide clear direction to meet the needs of a complex project. They will collaborate with the lead programmer and technical director to implement robust architecture decisions. The programmer will also design, implement, and maintain clear, concise, bug-free, multiplayer game code, debug, optimize, or modify code to adhere to quality standards and collaborate with designers and artists to implement game systems.

Must have:

Manage a team of programmers, assigning tasks, and reviewing code.
Implement robust architecture decisions for the game engine.
Design and implement multiplayer game code.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years of game development experience.
Expert proficiency with C++ and/or Java.
Expertise writing gameplay, AI, and animation systems.
Experience with 3D game engines like Unreal Engine.
Exceptional technical ability and communication skills.

Good to have:

Experience with modeling, animation, or rigging.
Experience programming in subfields such as physics, graphics, and AI.
Experience creating real-time visual effects and particle systems.

10 skills required

10 skills required for this role

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java

3ds-max

maya

unity

multiplayer

unreal

communication

rigging

particle-systems

problem-solving

Job Details

We are looking for a talented and experienced Lead Gameplay Programmer to manage a team of seasoned programmers for an unannounced project. It is a multiplayer, third-person game with a contemporary setting. We are a technology focused company with an experienced programming team and an advanced proprietary game engine.

A successful candidate will be a skilled and motivated lead gameplay programmer with experience managing programming teams on complex multi-year projects for the latest generation of consoles. You should be a conscientious and considerate manager, and an expert in programming gameplay, AI, and animation systems.

Candidates local to Ontario, Canada are preferred, but this is not a requirement.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of programmers, assigning tasks, reviewing code, and providing clear, well-considered direction to meet the needs of a complex project.
Work with the lead programmer and technical director to implement robust architecture decisions to meet the long term goals of our proprietary game engine.
Provide direction to the gameplay, animation, and AI teams.
Design, implement, and maintain clear, concise, bug-free, multiplayer game code to meet design requirements.
Debug, optimize, or modify code to adhere to quality, readability, and reliability standards.
Review, playtest, and verify code to ensure correctness, robustness and fun factor.
Collaborate with designers and artists to understand and implement engine and game systems that are functional, easy to use, and support the vision of the game.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
Minimum 5 years of game development experience with at least 1 shipped AAA title.
Expert proficiency with C++ and/or Java.
Expertise writing gameplay, AI, and animation systems for multiplayer games.
Experience writing and debugging code inside a proprietary or commercial 3D game engine such as Unreal Engine.
Deep knowledge of a wide range of video game genres and a technical understanding of how game systems are implemented.
Motivated self-starter with exceptional technical ability and exceptional communication skills.
Passionate about developing high quality video games.

Bonus Skills

Experience with modeling, animation, or rigging using 3DS Max or Maya.
Experience programming in other subfields such as physics, graphics, and AI.
Experience creating real-time visual effects and particle systems.

How to Apply
You will need to provide:

Resume detailing your experience. (required)
Cover letter. (preferred)
References. (preferred)

Send the aforementioned items either by link or as an attachment to jobs@tacticstudios.com, subject "Lead Gameplay Programmer".

NOTE: For the foreseeable future, all positions at Tactic Studios are performed remotely, working from home. We are flexible to accommodate the unique needs you may have to ensure a productive, healthy work environment.