Senior Gameplay Engineer

thatgamecompany
Shanghai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5-7 yearsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

Join the live team as a Senior Gameplay Engineer to help craft an advanced social game. You’ll design, implement, and refine networked gameplay systems, collaborate with designers and back-end engineers, enhance AR/VR motion tracking, and iterate on features to boost retention and content creation for a MMO-style live service title.

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thatgamecompany
thatgamecompany
6 months ago

Senior Gameplay Engineer

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Job Summary

Join the live team as a Senior Gameplay Engineer to help craft an advanced social game. You’ll design, implement, and refine networked gameplay systems, collaborate with designers and back-end engineers, enhance AR/VR motion tracking, and iterate on features to boost retention and content creation for a MMO-style live service title.
Location: Shanghai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, write, debug, and refine networked gameplay systems and features.
  • •Iterate quickly in response to testing feedback and iterations.
  • •Provide technical insight and ideas regarding game design.
  • •Work closely with designers and back-end engineers on both real-time and asynchronous features.
  • •Collaborate to implement limited-time events, AR/VR motion tracking enhancements, and evergreen features that drive retention.

Key Requirements

  • •5-7+ years of relevant programming experience in the game industry.
  • •Knowledge and usage of a 3D art tool such as Maya and excellent 3D Vector Math Skills.
  • •Experience building gameplay systems/building blocks for designers to author content.
  • •Excellent communication skills and the ability to understand and solve problems presented by the team.
  • •Expert-level proficiency in C, C++ or C# and object-oriented programming; scripting languages and multiple data formats (LUA, JSON etc).
Experience:5-7 yearsVideo games
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CC++C#LuaJSONMayaPythonGoErlangPL/SQL

Company Brief

thatgamecompany
thatgamecompany develops artistic, narrative-driven video games focused on emotional experiences and innovative interactive design. Known for titles like Flower, Journey, and Sky: Children of the Light, the studio emphasizes player connection and evocative audiovisual storytelling.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Santa Monica, United States
Founded: 2006
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