Senior C++ Gameplay Engineer

1 Day ago • All levels

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Job Description

As a Senior C++ Gameplay Engineer at Mojang Studios, you will be involved in designing and implementing gameplay systems. You'll collaborate with a cross-functional team, including engineers, designers, and artists, to enhance the game for over 100,000,000 players worldwide. Your responsibilities will include driving technical solutions, testing, iterating on new and existing gameplay features, and participating in design discussions to shape the future of Minecraft. You will also be responsible for maintaining and refining the quality process, mentoring other engineers, and providing technical leadership.
Must have:
  • Excellent teamwork skills and eagerness to reach goals collaboratively
  • Extensive knowledge of modern C++
  • Experience in designing gameplay systems and implementing technical solutions
  • Solid knowledge of engineering practices
  • Ability to work with large cross-platform codebases and legacy code
  • Passion for learning and sharing knowledge with the team
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Interest in Minecraft Gameplay

Job Details

Mojang Studios is best known as the creators of Minecraft, but we’re also on a mission  to build a better world through the power of play. 

Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence. 

We’re not actively hiring for this role right now – but we’d still love to hear from you!

While we don’t currently have an open position for a Senior C++ Gameplay Engineer, we’re always interested in connecting with great people who are excited about what we’re building.
If this sounds like a role you’d thrive in and you’d like to be considered for future opportunities, feel free to submit your application. Tell us a bit about yourself, what kind of challenges you enjoy, and why you’re interested in joining us.
We regularly review open applications and will reach out if or when the timing is right.

Thanks for your interest – we’re happy you found your way here! 

As a member of this team, you will have the unique challenges of helping to design and implement gameplay systems, allowing our incredible community to realize their creations using mechanics and technologies that you created, and improving the performance and stability of the game as a whole. You'll join a cross-functional team and work closely with the other engineers, designers, artists, all working together on a game enjoyed by over 100,000,000 players worldwide. We have big dreams for the future of Minecraft and need you to help make them happen. 
 
By joining the gameplay team, you will find an environment that enables you to leverage your knowledge and values to maintain and evolve a healthy and collaborative culture as we grow. 
 
As a Senior Game Engineer in the Minecraft team you will:

  • Drive technical solutions discussions, implement, test and iterate on new as well as existing Gameplay systems and features for upcoming Minecraft updates. 
  • Be involved in design discussions related to the core Minecraft experience and helping to define the direction of future updates 
  • With the team, own the quality and help to refine the quality process 
  • Be a part of a highly collaborative cross-functional team consisting of C++ and Java engineers, game designers, QA and artists. 
  • Support the team by ensuring sustainable development processes and workflows
  • Lead by example and mentor other engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment
  • Provide technical leadership during code reviews across teams, understand the root cause of the issues, and find ways to resolve them

We believe you are someone that have: 

  • Excellent teamwork skills and an eagerness to reach goals in a collaborative manner 
  • Extensive knowledge of modern C++ 
  • Experience and a strong drive in helping to design gameplay and its underlying systems and implementing quality-focused technical solutions to make those systems work 
  • Solid knowledge of engineering practices  
  • The ability to work with large cross-platform codebases and legacy code 
  • Passion for learning and sharing knowledge with your team and the organisation
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Have a great interest in Minecraft Gameplay 

For this role, we will consider fit for the team and company holistically. Meaning that we'll put a great emphasis on your interpersonal skills. 

Mojang Studios 

Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game developer. The company was founded in Stockholm, Sweden and has offices around the world, including Stockholm, Redmond, Tokyo, London, and Shanghai. We’re always working on new and exciting ways to expand the Minecraft universe.

Our community is global and incredibly diverse. We keep this in mind when developing anything, as we want people to feel included in Minecraft. And in recruiting, our goal is to make Mojang Studios as diverse as our community. 

We got started as a tiny indie developer, and part of our culture still reflects that heritage. But we’re also proud to belong to Xbox Game Studios, which creates unique opportunities to grow and develop.

To help us achieve amazing things, we have built an equally amazing studio space. Situated right on the water by Söder Mälarstrand, it’s filled to the brim with all the tools, toys and caffeine required to create world-class entertainment.

But in the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!

Important note on resumes
Please make sure that all the information in your resume is accurate because we will conduct a thorough background check. Any discrepancies will lower your chances of getting to the next interview stage and we’d hate to miss out on an awesome candidate! Double check that any gap years are reflected in your history, and that your education and work experience are completely accurate. Good luck!

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About The Company

We’re best known as the creators of Minecraft, but we’re also on a mission: to build a better world through the power of play. We create games, products, and services that inspire creativity, promote inclusion, and even facilitate education. We create for everyone, and we put our community first in everything we do. We started as a tiny indie developer, and today we’re proud to belong to Xbox Game Studios. Our Stockholm studio is situated right by the water on Söder Mälarstrand.

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