Gameplay Programmer
Job Summary
Job Description
Creative Assembly seeks a passionate Gameplay Programmer to join their Total War team in Horsham, UK. This hybrid role (requiring at least two days a week in the office) involves building and maintaining high-performance game code (C++ and C#), designing and implementing new gameplay features, optimizing existing systems, contributing to technical design (AI, UI, gameplay), and collaborating with other disciplines. Responsibilities include ensuring code stability, maintainability, and extensibility throughout the game development lifecycle, from pre-production to post-release support. The ideal candidate will possess strong programming skills, problem-solving abilities, and a passion for strategy games.
Must have:
- Games industry experience
- Strong C++ or C# skills
- Complete game development lifecycle experience
- Problem-solving skills
- Collaboration and communication
Good to have:
- Cross-platform development
- Large codebase experience
- Good game design sense
- Strategy game experience
Perks:
- Hybrid work model
- Enhanced holiday allowance
- Maternity/Paternity benefits
- Private medical & dental insurance
- Relocation package
- Wellbeing support
4 skills required
Job Details
Description
We have an excellent opportunity for a passionate game developer to join our Total War team as a Gameplay Programmer.
Based at our well-established studio in the heart of Sussex in the UK, you will be working as a key member of the code team on our next unannounced Total War title. In this role, you will be able to make a real impact on our games. You will bring your knowledge and experience to help push the boundaries of the strategy genre by collaborating with the wider development team - striving to make our titles better than ever before.
Our team operates with a hybrid working model, and there is an expectation of at least 2 days a week in our Horsham studio for in-office collaboration with the rest of the team. This role cannot offer fully remote working. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.
Key Responsibilities
In the role of Gameplay Programmer, you will be working closely with your peers, using your coding skills and expertise to improve our existing gameplay and craft new and compelling features for future Total War titles.
On a day-to-day basis, you will:
- Build and maintain well-engineered code with high levels of stability and performance across a codebase consisting of C++ and C#.
- Use your experience to solve challenging problems, from designing and building entirely new systems to optimising features to be performant, maintainable and extensible.
- Show pragmatism and a focus on delivery, understanding when to make the right trade-offs to ensure the production of a high-quality product.
- Contribute to technical design in areas such as AI, UI, and gameplay.
- Collaborate with your teammates to encourage and uphold high standards across the team.
- Work with our principal programmers and leads to contribute to the technical roadmap of our future titles.
Essential
- Games industry experience with a proven track record in a comparable role
- Strong C++ or C# programming skillset, with knowledge of the latest language features
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and extensible code
- Experience of a complete game development lifecycle from pre-production, through to post-release support
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Self-motivated with a drive to improve yourself and others
- Strong communication skills with a desire to collaborate and communicate technical details clearly with other disciplines
- Passion and interest in games and game development
Desirable
- Cross-platform development experience
- Experience working in a large codebase
- Broad gaming experience and a sense for good game design
- An avid gamer, ideally strategy games
About Creative Assembly
Creative Assembly crafts deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.
We are all game makers and we care deeply about the experiences we create. We empower our teams to make significant contributions to our games, supported by skills development and growth opportunities.
Creative Assembly crafts deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.
We are all game makers and we care deeply about the experiences we create. We empower our teams to make significant contributions to our games, supported by skills development and growth opportunities.
We are located in Horsham, UK in Newcastle, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.
We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:
- Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply such as VISAs)
- Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays
- Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents
- Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening
- Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all Bank holidays
- Join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group
- Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site
- Wellbeing support and virtual confidential counselling
- Community activities including parties, football and more.
We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: SEGA Europe Limited and our studios do not accept unsolicited candidate introductions from unauthorised third parties. For the avoidance of doubt, SEGA Europe is not liable for any fees, compensation or any other costs associated with the introduction of a candidate or recruitment services unless and until an agreement has been duly executed. Further details can be found here.
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