Senior Client Programmer

3 Months ago • 5 Years + • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

TiMi Studio Group seeks a Senior Gameplay Programmer to build core gameplay systems (AI, vehicles, progression) for a new AAA multi-platform open-world game. The role involves close collaboration with designers, establishing strong gameplay foundations, innovating in open-world design, and mentoring junior developers. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of AAA game development experience, proficiency in C++, and a passion for creating compelling open-world experiences. Experience with Unreal Engine 4 and shipped open-world titles is a plus.
Must have:
  • 5+ years AAA game dev experience
  • Unreal Engine 4 experience
  • C++ proficiency
  • Open-world game development
  • Build core gameplay systems
Good to have:
  • Shipped Open World titles
  • Live game development experience
Perks:
  • Work on a globally impactful game
  • Ambitious, talented team
  • Optimistic and inclusive environment
  • Create new game worlds

Job Details

Business Unit

TiMi Studio Group is an award-winning game development and operations team that strives to improve global players’ entertainment quality. TiMi is part of Tencent Games and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China with offices in Los Angeles, Montreal, Seattle, Shanghai and Chengdu. It strives to create high quality, high fidelity, highly creative games across a wide variety of genres and multiple platforms.

About the Hiring Team

TiMi Montreal is a new AAA development team making an innovative open world role-playing game in Unreal Engine 5 that is part of the award-winning TiMi Studio Group and Tencent. The studio’s core team has a proven track record making hit open world games, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. This is an ambitious team who aspires to be a flagship first-party studio for TiMi, reaching global audiences of passionate gamers who appreciate the studio’s optimistic and inclusive culture that rewards disruptive, risk-taking game development.

What the Role Entails

Award-winning TiMi Studio Group seeks a Senior Gameplay Programmer who is eager to create a new AAA multi-platform game for gaming communities around the world.
We are a new team within TiMi who is ambitiously looking to make massive, open world games for gamers to play for years to come. We are passionate about creating new, compelling worlds to play in and explore. Are you someone who is engaged with building new worlds, understands what captivates players, and cares deeply about gaming as a medium? Are you ready to channel your passion and energy into creating expansive open world games for global audiences? Then, come join us in our ambitious endeavor.

Responsibilities

  • Build core gameplay systems such as AI allies and enemies, vehicles and progression systems.

  • Work closely with game designers or other trades to deliver high quality features.

  • Establish strong gameplay foundations that will support a large production.

  • Share a passion to innovate, especially in the design and development of open world games

  • Act as a role model for less experienced developers.

Who We Look For

Requirements 

  • At least 5 years of professional AAA game development experience

  • Experience with Unreal Engine 4 is a strong plus

  • Having shipped Open World titles is a plus

  • Experience developing and sustaining live games is a plus

  • Proficiency with C++

  • Ability to quickly prototype and iterate in collaboration with others

  • Self-directed, taking initiative to drive progress

  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills

Why Join Us?

Develop games that improve the entertainment quality for global audiences and make an impression on the entire industry. Join a studio featuring an ambitious, talented, and seasoned team working in an optimistic and inclusive environment. Create new worlds for players to explore, experience and enjoy as you join a team who cares about innovation and wants to delight players with new creative game design for open world experiences. Help create the next great game world for players to immerse in for decades to come. 

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

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Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world.


Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.


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Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004.

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