Polyarc is seeking a Senior Gameplay Systems Engineer to work hand in hand with other disciplines (eg. design, animation, tech art) to design, build, and iterate on complex gameplay systems for our projects.
As a Senior Gameplay Systems Engineer, you’ll build and own gameplay systems, integrating multiple perspectives to satisfy discipline and project needs while carrying out self-driven improvements to those systems. You’ll wear many hats, supporting infrastructure development, proactively shaping the direction of the game, and jumping into unfamiliar code to prototype new features, improve development tools, and fix engine bugs. You’ll seek out opportunities to optimize project schedules and improve our games by incorporating third party tools and leveraging our existing systems on new projects.
Polyarc strongly values collaborative work styles, and if you’re looking to grow, mentor, and work closely with a wide range of disciplines, this is likely a perfect role for you.
Responsibilities:
- Work with stakeholders from other disciplines to plan, develop, and incorporate feedback on a wide variety of content-driven gameplay systems, potentially including economy / progression, character customization, and AI
- Maintain a vision for the systems you work on by monitoring client’s needs and shepherding improvements that are mindful of discipline dependencies and project timelines
- Educate the team on relevant engine features, gameplay systems, and new technologies
- Identify future work, provide plan estimates, and surface project risks
- Leverage existing architecture and technologies to quickly prototype features and build reliable systems
- Collaborate closely with other engineers, improving our code base by reviewing each others code and planning features and systems together
- Ensure high and smooth framerate in VR by analyzing performance data and fixing performance issues
Qualifications:
- Professional game industry experience prototyping and developing shippable game systems on several projects
- Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar C++ game code to independently develop integrated systems
- Comfortable managing your own schedule, surfacing concerns, and keeping stakeholders informed on project progress
- Ability to develop solutions to problems that satisfy multiple competing perspectives, including your own
- Engineering experience working on complex game features and systems with many dependencies
- Experience incorporating performance considerations when developing systems
- Strong knowledge of the 3D math used in game development
Pluses:
- Experience developing in Unreal Engine
- Experience with MR / VR games or apps
- Experience making character creators, game AI, procedurally generated or randomized environments
We believe all the listed qualifications are important to the role. We’re also open to hearing from anyone who believes their unique experiences also qualify them for consideration. If that’s you, please apply!
Compensation:
Polyarc’s salary range for this role is $155,000 to $174,000, with a total compensation target (cash + equity) of $193,000 t0 $207,000. Any final compensation is dependent on position leveling, taking into consideration the candidate’s qualifications and experiences.
Additionally, there are several other great benefits such as health care benefits (medical, dental, and vision), 401K, flexible PTO (25 accrued PTO days), two seasonal holidays (5 days each) + 10 additional paid holidays, long term disability insurance, life & AD&D, and other voluntary benefits such as pet insurance.
To apply, please submit your resume, plus any support materials you deem relevant to your candidacy (portfolio, reel, cover letter, etc.) to jobs@polyarcgames.com.
If you need assistance or an accommodation through the recruiting process, please let us know, and one of our amazing People team members can help.
About Us:
Polyarc was founded in 2015 to seize the unmistakable opportunity to make an impact on the future of games and the way they are made. Debuting our first game, Moss, in 2018, we discovered new compelling ways to connect players to characters through virtual reality. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of gameplay and dedicated to building a studio where we develop games and characters that players love, fostering creative and professional growth.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for one another, our players, and our communities. Diversity provides a variety of perspectives, challenges us collaboratively, and adds to our creative process, positively shaping our company culture and encouraging innovation that emphasizes player value.