Lead Gameplay Programmer

Job Title: Lead Gameplay Programmer

Client Location: Raleigh-Durham, NC (onsite 2-3x week)

Starting: 09/16/2024

Salary/Pay Rate: $110-120K + bonus + benefits

Firm, non-negotiable: No

Hours: Full-time

Job Description:

As a Lead Gameplay Programmer you will lead and mentor a team of highly skilled programmers in an interesting and challenging PC/console project for a survival game, using Unreal Engine. This is a large-scale multiplayer sandbox game in a persistent world with a wide variety of features. Working on the programming team offers interesting challenges such as the opportunity to work with data-oriented programming (ECS) and shared simulation across multiple game servers.

As a Lead of the gameplay programming team, you will assist the team in collaborating with designers, animators, UI/UX and artists in multidisciplinary strike teams working towards completing a set of features. You will be expected to solve challenges and contribute to delivering high-quality features within the established milestones while providing mentoring to the team members.

This role is HYBRID, onsite 2-3x week (as needed) in Raleigh-Durham, NC area. Relocation (temp housing and cost of moving) provided by employer, if needed.

The interview process includes 4 parts: HR IV, Technical IV, Take-home coding test, and a final IV with Head of Studio.

REQUIREMENTS

2+ years of experience leading/managing a team (of at least 3 programmers, including 1 Sr programmer)

5+ years of professional experience as a game programmer

Excellent C++ skills

A bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Experience working in PC or console games (MMO or Large, complex multi-player system game required)

Preferably, experience with client-server gameplay logic

Passion for leadership and mentoring

Clear, effective communication skills across teams and cultures

Motivation and drive to collaborate and advance positive change in a studio environment

Strong ability to break down complex tasks and consider wider ramifications of changes on the codebase

Experience working with UE4 or UE5 is required

Fluency in English

Client Description:

Gaming company

Other Requirements:

***This role is HYBRID, onsite 2-3x week (as needed) in Raleigh-Durham, NC area. Relocation (temp housing and cost of moving) provided by employer, if needed.***