Senior Gameplay Engineer

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Gameplay

Job Summary

Job Description

Sledgehammer Games is seeking talented Senior Gameplay Engineers to join their Toronto team, collaborating with global teams in Toronto, Canada, and Melbourne, Australia. The role involves creating epic content for AAA games, enhancing gameplay systems for fun and visual fidelity, and developing new systems. Responsibilities include collaborating with designers on new gameplay systems, supporting the design department with generalist tasks, optimizing performance and bandwidth, and performing bug fixing and polish. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, high personal standards of quality, fluency in C++, and strong 3D math skills relevant to game programming.
Must have:
  • 8+ years of experience in games
  • Fluency in 3D math
  • Fluency in C++
  • Strong design sensibilities
  • Outstanding communication skills
  • Staunch work ethic
  • High personal standards of quality
Good to have:
  • AAA play-control logic
  • Modern animation techniques
  • Networked game logic
  • Real-world AI methods
  • Rigid body kinematics
  • Extending established code base

Job Details

Job Title:

Senior Gameplay Engineer

Requisition ID:

R025684

Job Description:

Sledgehammer Games is looking for talented developers to join us as a member of our Toronto team. This group will partner with our global teams in Toronto, Canada and Melbourne, Australia in the creation of epic content for some of the biggest games in the world. This is an opportunity to work with a strong AAA team, adding new skills to your armory while gaining the unique satisfaction that comes from building something new. Join us in our quest to maintain and improve a healthy and inspiring studio culture! 

The studio is navigating its second decade of game development, focused on constant evolution, innovation and qualified risk-taking – which are some of the most rewarding aspects of game development. With world-class content production and engineering teams, we’ve been able to achieve some of the highest-quality game execution of any studio in the industry. We love what we do and work hard to make sure that each new game we make is even better than the last. Creativity is key, and we’re looking for talented game developers for our exciting new projects.   

Sledgehammer Games is part of the Activision family and is wholly owned by Microsoft. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at www.sledgehammergames.com or search for Sledgehammer Games on your favorite social media platform.                   

Your Mission

As a Senior Gameplay Engineer, you will work closely with content teams to push our gameplay systems to new heights of fun and visual fidelity, creating new systems and leverage existing ones to realize AAA-quality FPS gameplay. This is a great opportunity to work with a passionate engineering team and help shape cutting-edge industry technology. 

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: 

  • Collaborate with designers to create new gameplay system

  • Support the design department by working on a variety of generalist tasks, to facilitate their efforts

  • Optimization work, related to performance and bandwidth improvements

  • Bug fixing and polish tasks

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:

  • 8+ years of experience in games.

  • Fluency in 3D math, related to game programming.

  • Fluency in C++.

  • Strong design sensibilities and outstanding communication skills.

  • Staunch work ethic and high personal standards of quality.

Extra Points:

  • AAA play-control logic, especially on an FPS title.

  • Modern animation techniques and blend trees.

  • Networked game logic.

  • Real-world AI methods.

  • Rigid body kinematics.

  • Extending an established code base.


Our World  

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.  


We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.   


We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.   

Sledgehammer Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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