High-Performance Gameplay Specialist

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Microsoft Full time

Company Overview

The Coalition, a flagship first-party studio within Xbox Game Studios, is home to one of gaming's most critically and commercially acclaimed series, Gears of War.

We are a group of diverse and talented individuals working towards a common purpose: pushing the limits of Microsoft's entertainment platform and devices.

Our studio leads from its values and works together to promote respect and inclusion, a growth mindset, and grit, all while putting our team first.

If you have the passion to work with our driven team, then consider joining us.

Salary Range: CAD $108,100 - CAD $199,700 per year

Job Description

As a Senior Gameplay Engineer at The Coalition, you will be responsible for driving multiple complex feature areas end-to-end, collaborating with content and design teams to design, implement, and maintain new gameplay features, and producing well-engineered, reliable, and maintainable code.

You will also analyze single and multi-threaded performance issues and work with other engineers to resolve them.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive multiple complex feature areas end-to-end
  • Collaborate with content and design teams to design, implement, and maintain new gameplay features
  • Work inside of Unreal Engine using a combination of C++, Blueprints, and custom tools
  • Produce well-engineered, reliable, and maintainable code
  • Analyze single and multi-threaded performance issues and work with other engineers to resolve them

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical discipline and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C++
  • Experience working on at least one AAA game on core gameplay features

Preferred Qualifications

  • Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and mathematics commonly used in gameplay and computer animation
  • Deep knowledge of one or more core technical gameplay areas: AI, Animation, Physics, Characters, Cameras, Network Replication
  • Experience with Unreal Engine
  • Comfortable working closely with designers and content developers where you understand requirements and help guide towards workable solutions
  • Comfortable owning and driving complex features across multiple teams to high quality
  • Extensive debugging and optimization skills in a multi-threaded environment
  • Experience with multiplayer gameplay development

Benefits

  • Industry leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Opportunities to network and connect


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