Senior Gameplay Engineer - REMOTE

Job Description

When you’re a Senior Gameplay Engineerat Ubisoft San Francisco, you have a large influence over the game content and the quality of the game experience. You’ll work with the lead gameplay engineer to design and implement gameplay systems as well as expanding the game engine itself.

During the development process you’ll focus on designing and building the game systems that are the foundation of our game. You’ll also be optimizing, expanding, and adding core features to our engine technology in areas such as AI, navigation, online play, and audio.

As a dependable member of a cohesive online game team, you will participate in the design, coding, testing, integration, and debugging of the game’s features and content with creators from multiple disciplines.

• Analyze feature requests for viability, design completeness, risks
• Design and implement gameplay systems
• Optimize and extend the game engine
• Create low-latency, highly responsive game systems
• Collaborate with the design team to build engine features
• Maintain and extend documentation on gameplay features and systems
• Self-manage programming task schedule updates and coordinate with production team
• Work with design team to ensure that gameplay systems are used properly
• Mentor junior engineers and provide design guidance on new features

Qualifications

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• 5+ years of experience in programming/engineering development
• Strong C/C development skills
• Several shipped titles as Gameplay Engineer
• Experienced in developing and implementing key gameplay systems
• An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related area
• Work well with designers and artists to implement the vision of the game
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Autonomous, problem-solving, and open-minded attitude

GOOD TO HAVE

• Strong knowledge of performance/memory constraints of game software required
• Strong experience shipping titles on PC and game consoles
• Experience with scripting languages like Python
• Strong debugging skills
• Strong mathematical skills

Additional Information

WHAT YOU'LL GET

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer HSA contribution (with enrollment in a HSA eligible medical plan)
• 401k match
• Paid vacation, holiday and wellness time
• Fitness, physical, and eSports challenge reimbursements
• Ginger emotional support app for you and your adult dependents with up to 10 sessions per year of video-based therapy and psychiatry services
• Rocket Lawyer online legal service
• Rocket Lawyer online legal service membership
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Pawternity – paid time off to bond with a newly adopted pet
• Sabbatical leave available after 5 years of employment
• Access to all of the latest Ubisoft games for PC
• Generous discount on new Ubisoft games

This opportunity is for you to be a FT Employee of Ubisoft with all our comprehensive benefits while working remotely in the following states where Ubisoft already has offices and/or tax presence:Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New York,North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington

Ubisoft is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of our player community. We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status and willbe kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences, that's why we strongly encourage you to apply even though you may not have all the requirements listed above.

At Ubisoft, you can come as you are. We embrace diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to fostering a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.