Engine/Gameplay Architect - UGC / Architecte moteur / gameplay – UGC

NBC Universal
Montreal
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Mentorship","Technical leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Documentation","Engineering standards alignment"]

Architect the end-to-end UGC framework for a large-scale interactive entertainment platform built on Unreal Engine. Define gameplay and engine systems that creators can safely extend via robust APIs and an intuitive scripting model. Partner with AI/ML teams to enable AI-assisted content generation and incorporate guardrails for security, sandboxing, determinism, and performance. Drive technical direction through prototypes, documentation, and hands-on implementation while mentoring engineers and aligning engineering standards.

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NBC Universal
NBC Universal
2 months ago

Engine/Gameplay Architect - UGC / Architecte moteur / gameplay – UGC

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Job Summary

Architect the end-to-end UGC framework for a large-scale interactive entertainment platform built on Unreal Engine. Define gameplay and engine systems that creators can safely extend via robust APIs and an intuitive scripting model. Partner with AI/ML teams to enable AI-assisted content generation and incorporate guardrails for security, sandboxing, determinism, and performance. Drive technical direction through prototypes, documentation, and hands-on implementation while mentoring engineers and aligning engineering standards.
Location: Montreal
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect the end-to-end UGC framework, including data models, runtime systems, and extensibility points.
  • •Design and evolve gameplay system APIs that expose capabilities safely and flexibly to creators.
  • •Define the scripting model (language and runtime) for user-authored content and integrate scripting into the engine workflow.
  • •Partner with AI/ML teams to enable an AI agent that can generate, modify, and reason about gameplay content.
  • •Establish guardrails for performance, sandboxing, security, and determinism; mentor engineers and align engineering standards across teams.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Strong experience architecting gameplay or engine systems in C++ within Unreal Engine (or comparable AAA engines).
  • •Deep understanding of gameplay architecture, including ECS or actor-based models, event-driven/messaging systems, state machines, replication models, and serialization pipelines.
  • •Experience designing and maintaining extensible APIs (C++, REST, or RPC) with focus on usability, versioning, and backward compatibility.
  • •Hands-on scripting experience using languages/runtimes such as Lua, Python, and visual scripting like Blueprints or Verse (or custom DSLs).
  • •Familiarity with sandboxing/capability-based security and safe execution environments for user-authored code.
Experience:AAA gamesGame developmentUGCAI/ML-assisted developmentDeveloper toolsLive service
Skills:MentorshipTechnical leadershipCross-functional collaborationDocumentationEngineering standards alignment
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++Unreal EngineEntity Component Systems (ECS)Actor-based modelsEvent-driven architectureMessaging systemsState machinesReplication modelsSerializationAPIsRESTRPCLuaPythonBlueprintsVerseDSLsCI/CDSandboxingCapability-based security

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

NBC Universal
NBCUniversal is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, news, sports and streaming content, and operating theme parks and consumer experiences across a portfolio of well-known brands including NBC, Universal Pictures and Peacock.
Industry: Film & Television
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 2004
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