Senior C++/Blueprint Developer (UE4)

Senior C++/Blueprint Developer (UE4)
OTHERWORLD, United Kingdom

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Mar 29, 2021
Last Date
Apr 29, 2021
Location(s)

Job Description

Do you like to face ridiculous technical challenges in pursuit of outlandishly bold and arguably dystopian goals? If so, joining The Dream Corporation as Senior C++/Blueprint developer is the mission you've been waiting for.

With our coming wave of physical expansion comes a near quintupling of simultaneous players on our virtual island. This is awesome, for obvious reasons, but it's not without its problems: We want all our players, new and old, to inhabit the same, persistent world; we want to give meaning to their experience with a full suite of deep gameplay mechanics: Trading, crafting, building, loving, killing; and we want to do this without our servers exploding.

You are a deeply technical game dev expert keen to collaborate with other programmers, artists and designers to develop engaging gameplay features. You are as comfortable with gameplay as you are with backend, and enjoy being the point-person for all things UE4 - the technical lynchpin of the creative team.

You know what it takes to get a large multiplayer game running smoothly and reliably, and can spot the challenges and risks before anybody else. You are excited by the prospect of taking a nascent parallel universe and nurturing it into a meaningful experience with global appeal.

You will be based in our East London HQ and will report to Chief Creative Officer and co-founder, Ed Wardle. From June onwards, you will report to the Head of Engineering.

You will:

  • Implement multiplayer functionality, interactions, and other design-driven gameplay mechanics in Unreal Engine 4 using Blueprints and/or C++
  • Think like a designer to conceptualise and communicate engaging new features that prioritise player experience
  • Implement heat, wind, scent, and rumble effects for multi-sensory experiences
  • Scope technical requirements and mitigate risks regularly, solving problems before others even know they exist
  • Write and maintain documentation for all created gameplay systems and extend documentation for existing ones
  • Run regular tests, ensuring our builds remain playable at all times
  • Grow professionally and help others do the same by participating in our open, knowledge-sharing, anti-dogmatic culture

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from a respected Programming, Computer Science or Game Development course
  • 3+ years professional game development experience
  • Fluent in C++, Blueprints, Unreal Engine 4
  • Experience with fast-paced, real-time multiplayer RPGs and/or FPSs, with a demonstrable understanding of the complexities of server load balancing, object migration across boundaries, and other key concepts
  • Demonstrable ability to scope all work from concept to delivery
  • Familiarity with basic elements of VR gameplay and implications on development (locomotion methods, techniques to avoid motion sickness, frame rate constraints, high quality bar for immersive interactions, etc.)
  • Experience working with designers and/or creative leads
  • Passion for video games and VR
  • Excellent English-language communication and documentation skills
  • Self-directed and able to perform at the highest level both autonomously and as part of a close-knit, knowledge-sharing team
  • Eagerness to pick up new tools, technologies and approaches

Advantageous:

  • You have shipped a multiplayer RPG or first person shooter
  • You have developed VR games or experiences, either professionally or as a hobby
  • Proven ability to deliver exceptional-quality AI, navigation, economy, crafting, or combat systems
  • Experience using source control (Perforce or Git) as part of a team
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
  • Knowledge of cutting edge multiplayer networking solutions e.g. SpatialOS

Benefits

  • Fantastic opportunity to work with a leader in a new industry, scaling quickly with VC backing and a growing audience
  • Genuine influence on the technical and creative direction of an innovative project in a cutting-edge medium
  • Competitive salary and share option package dependent on experience and aptitude
  • Performance related bonuses - share in the team's success whilst being rewarded for exceptional personal contribution
  • Discounts on VR, drinks and food in our venues

Job Specification

Job Rewards and Benefits

OTHERWORLD

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