Senior Gameplay Engineer

Dream Cricket is a game developer and publisher building console-quality realistic mobile games of international standards from India. It is a division of Dream Sports, which has been featured as a 'Great Place to Work'. Founded by India's gaming industry veterans, Dream Cricket's mission is to reach the hearts of players through deeply engaging, visually stunning, and technically outstanding games. The Senior Gameplay Engineer will independently own and integrate complex gameplay features, prototype, iterate, and refine gameplay mechanics, and design scalable gameplay architecture.

Must Have

• 5+ years of technical experience in the video game industry with experience of working on a game end-to-end
• Shipped a Mobile title before
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine and/or Unity Engine
• Proficiency with C++ / C# and experience in object-oriented design and implementation
• Proficiency in game development areas such as Gameplay, UI, Animation, etc.
• A good understanding of algorithms & data structures

Good to Have

• Working knowledge of network programming
• Solid math skills especially linear algebra, 3d vector math
• An avid gamer with a passion for creating top-quality games

Dream Cricket is a game developer and publisher building console-quality realistic mobile games of international standards from India.

The company is a division of Dream Sports, which has been featured as a ‘Great Place to Work’ by the Great Place to Work Institute for four consecutive years, with brands such as Dream11, FanCode, DreamSetGo, and Dream Foundation in its portfolio.

Founded by India's gaming industry veterans, credited with multiple international award-winning games, Dream Cricket' mission is to reach the hearts of players through deeply engaging, visually stunning, and technically outstanding games.

For more information: https://www.dreamgamestudios.in/

Your Role:

• Independently own and integrate complex gameplay features, including custom physics, character controllers, animation systems, and interaction frameworks
• Prototype, iterate, and refine gameplay mechanics to meet design goals while maintaining technical feasibility and runtime performance
• Design and implement scalable gameplay architecture using modern design patterns such as Entity Component System (ECS) and Dependency Injection, enabling clean separation of concerns and easier integration across the team
• Implement robust and dynamic Gameplay UI systems with clear data flow, responsive interactions, and clean separation between logic and presentation layers
• Apply frontend caching techniques to optimize gameplay UI responsiveness and reduce runtime overhead across multiple platforms
• Ensure complete and high-quality implementation of gameplay features with strong emphasis on responsiveness, reliability, and modularity
• Collaborate closely with the lead engineer and design team to translate vision into robust and maintainable technical solutions
• Continuously optimise CPU, memory, and frame performance across gameplay and UI systems
• Create automated test cases and validation flows, while documenting reusable systems and technical interfaces
• Contribute to internal tools or workflows that enhance productivity and debugging for designers and other engineers

Must Have:

• 5+ years of technical experience in the video game industry with experience of working on a game end-to-end
• Shipped a Mobile title before
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine and/or Unity Engine
• Proficiency with C++ / C# and experience in object-oriented design and implementation
• Proficiency in game development areas such as Gameplay, UI, Animation, etc.
• A good understanding of algorithms & data structures

Good to Have:

• Working knowledge of network programming
• Solid math skills especially linear algebra, 3d vector math
• An avid gamer with a passion for creating top-quality games

Dream Sports is India’s leading sports technology company with 250 million users, housing brands such as Dream11, the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, FanCode, India’s digital sports destination, and DreamSetGo, a sports experiences platform. Dream Sports is based in Mumbai and has a workforce of close to 1,000 ‘Sportans’. Founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports’ vision is to ‘Make Sports Better’ for fans through the confluence of sports and technology.

Checked out Dream Locker Room yet? Head over to our official blog to get a glimpse into our culture, and how we ‘Make Sports Better’, together.

For more information: https://dreamsports.group/

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