<p>Blind Squirrel Games is an independent video game studio located in Orange Country, CA; Austin, TX; &amp; Auckland, NZ.</p><p>We are a team of passionate and talented game developers dedicated to creating AAA gaming experiences across all platforms. Our high-quality HD remasters have reshaped and reimagined some of the most storied titles in the industry. We build original creations that will become memorable titles for the future.</p>

Blind Squirrel Games

Gameplay Engineer

Senior Graphics Engineer

Senior Generalist Engineer

Gameplay Engineer needed for a AAA game development studio in Auckland, New Zealand.  Responsibilities include creating high-performance, robust gameplay mechanics, abilities, and systems in Unreal Engine 5.  This role requires proficiency in C/C++/UE-C++, experience with UE Gameplay Ability Systems, AI programming, and behavior trees.  Candidates should be comfortable collaborating with artists and designers throughout the game development lifecycle, including bug fixing and optimization.  Experience shipping games on current-gen consoles and PC is a plus. 

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                </p><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Gameplay Engineer, Auckland, New Zealand<br></span></span><span style=""><br></span></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Description</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">The Gameplay Engineer </span><span style="">will be a part of </span><span style="">develop</span><span style="">ing</span><span style=""> gameplay mechanics, gameplay abilities, and </span><span style="">higher-level</span><span style=""> gameplay systems in Unreal Engine 5.</span></span><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span><br style=""></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span><br style=""></span><span style=""><span style="">Essential Job Functions</span></span><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span><br style=""></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Create high-performance, robust, maintainable systems in </span><span style="">a AAA</span><span style=""> game dev environment.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Develop new gameplay systems </span><span style="">and mechanics in Unreal Engine.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Write clear, maintainable, portable, and highly performant code.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Understanding the constraints of a game development cycle (know when bug fixing, and optimization become more important than new features).</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Communicate </span><span style="">accurate</span><span style=""> and daily status updates to your team leads, producers, and QA </span><span style="">regarding</span><span style=""> tasks/features.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Work with external development partners.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Adhere to team coding standards and practices, such as code review and blueprint reviews</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Other duties may be assigned to </span><span style="">accomplish</span><span style=""> company or department objectives</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Knowledge Requirements</span></span><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span><br style=""></span><span style=""> </span><span style=""><br style=""></span></div></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Fluent in C/C++/UE-C++</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Solid experience of gameplay engineering.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Strong 3D skills and programming </span><span style="">gameplay</span><span style="">. experiences in Unreal Engine 4/5.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">UE 4 or 5 experience strongly desired.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Experience with UE Game</span><span style="">p</span><span style="">lay Ability systems.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Experience with AI programming</span><span style=""> and</span><span style=""> UE behavior trees</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Work cohesively with a team of programmers, artists, and designers to design, prototype, and implement gameplay features.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Experience shipping games on current generation consoles and PC is a plus.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Write clear, maintainable, portable, and highly performant code.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Knowledge of common software design patterns and the ability to discuss their utility.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Effective communicator in a team-oriented environment.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Passionate</span><span style=""> about game development and games.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Qualifications and Education Requirements</span></span><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span><br style=""></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">3</span><span style="">-6 years of professional game programming experience.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">2+ years of professional experience with Unreal engine.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">1+ years of professional experience with UE Game</span><span style="">p</span><span style="">lay Ability systems.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Bachelor’s Degree in computer science</span><span style=""> or equivalent work experience.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></li></ul></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">Blind Squirrel Entertainment, Inc. 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 </span><span style="">on the basis of</span><span style=""> disability. Eligibility to </span><span style="">participate</span><span style=""> in benefits and </span><span style="">perks</span><span style=""> may vary depending on position term and location</span><span style="">.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style=""><span style="">We share personal information collected internally, with affiliates and with service providers for the purposes set forth by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and with your consent. For the avoidance of doubt, Blind Squirrel Games does not sell your personal information to third parties, as those terms are defined in the CCPA.</span></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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