Manager, Gameplay Programming

Insomniac Games is looking for a Gameplay Programming Manager. In this role, the Gameplay Programming Manager is responsible for directing and managing a team of programmers and Lead programmers to design and develop gameplay features and systems for a large component of a single game. Responsible for the quality of engineering, accuracy and timeliness of deliverables, and well-being of employees.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides coaching, performance evaluations, career development support and opportunities for team members.
• Collaborates with studio leadership to support studio cultural values and foster a positive work environment.
• Collaborates with project management to maintain a team schedule that meets project goals and deadlines while supporting a sustainable team workload.
• Plans, organizes, monitors, and evaluates team's work and ensures its positive impact on the player experience for a game.
• Works closely with Design and other departments to provide technical, scheduling, and creative feedback on game, develops project goals and communicates technical requirements and limitations.
• Structures and staffs team appropriately, including acting as hiring manager for and ensuring efficient onboarding of new employees.
• Maintains thorough understanding of team’s technical systems and provides guidance to team members.
• Contributes direct technical work, though never at the expense of non-technical responsibilities.
• Ensures that all complaints and concerns related to inappropriate or unprofessional conduct in the workplace are addressed immediately to foster a safe work environment
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Duties

This job has supervisory responsibilities

Computer Skills:

• Expertise in an application programming language (C++ preferred).
• Some familiarity with a scripting language such as Python or JavaScript.
• Ability to understand and adhere to the prevalent coding style and practice.
• Understanding of procedural and object-oriented programming paradigms.
• Adaptive coding style.
• Visual Studio experience, JSON, and Maya experience a plus.
• Ability to use common workplace software like Microsoft Office products.