Lead Game Systems Engineer

4 Months ago • 5 Years +

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Lead Game Systems Engineer for AAA game, 5+ years experience, Unreal Engine expertise, leadership skills, multiplayer game experience.

Fully Remote
Spliced Inc.
AAA 

“Let’s redefine what a game is and how we interact with them. We want to make games that everyone wants to play and invite the whole world into ours.  
Together we’ll discover connection and innovation you’ve never experienced before and an amazing world you’ll never leave behind”.
We are Spliced Inc. and we’re looking for a Lead Game Systems Engineer.

The Role
As a Lead Game Systems Engineer you will play an important role in working closely with Design, Audio, and Art to understand the requirements and build gameplay systems that are robust, easy to use and maintain, and delight our developers and players.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a small team of Gameplay Systems Engineers;
  • Engineer and Build Systems and Solutions that meet and exceed our gameplay design requirements and expectations;
  • Cross-department Collaboration and Communication;
  • Proactively identify and solve problems in the code that affect performance, stability, and maintainability;
  • Communicate, collaborate, and coordinate with other members of the engineering team using Slack, code reviews, video calls etc

About You

  • 2+ years of experience using Unreal Engine;
  • Previous Leadership experience;
  • Experience working on a AAA game title;
  • 5+ years of experience as part of a multidisciplinary game team;
  • Engineering background and mindset;
  • Strong preference for Multiplayer Game Experience


Why Spliced Inc?
We’re drawn to passion. We’re intrigued by who you are, not just what you do. We want you to feel at home and be excited to create the most career defining work of your life.Here at Spliced Inc, we care about all of this, and more.Our benefits package is well thought out and you can expect to be rewarded and recognised for your hard work with components that include sign on bonus, stock (RSU’s), a well-being allowance, and generous pension and healthcare benefits to name but a few.


As a NetEase Games studio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone and encourage applications from all races, religions, beliefs, ages, sexual orientations, and gender identities. We believe that genuinely diverse teams working in supportive and safe atmospheres, can create magic that touches the hearts and souls of all.

About The Company

We are building the future and want to build it with you. We are a friendly, open, honest team from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences who are collaborating to take the next step forward in entertainment.


Making full use of the advantages of the modern workplace, we have a remote first approach, while also offering hybrid and office based working in the UK. Our team members are based in the UK, USA, Canada and beyond. Regular in person meetups in the USA and UK ensure that we communicate and synchronize effectively, while our global footprint allows us to recruit accomplished people from all over the world - resulting in a top class team to ensure the best end product.

United Kingdom (Remote)

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