Job description
Join Nebula Interactive Studios, a premier game development studio creating immersive experiences for players worldwide. We are seeking a Senior Gameplay Programmer to join our Seattle team. You’ll design and implement core gameplay systems, optimize performance, and collaborate with designers, artists, and producers to bring ambitious ideas to life.
What you’ll do:
- Design, implement, and maintain high-quality gameplay features using C++ within Unreal Engine 4/5.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate game design into performant, reliable systems.
- Optimize code paths, memory usage, and rendering performance for PC and console targets.
- Develop tooling and pipelines to streamline iteration and quality assurance.
- Lead code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and promote best practices across the team.
- Implement robust networking and replication for multiplayer experiences.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and fix stability issues and regressions.
We offer a comprehensive compensation package including competitive salary, full benefits, equity, and opportunities for growth in a dynamic, creative environment.
Responsibility
- Develop and maintain gameplay systems in Unreal Engine using C++ and Blueprints.
- Collaborate with designers to implement features from concept to shipping.
- Profile and optimize performance across platforms; fix bottlenecks and memory issues.
- Build and maintain development tools and pipelines to accelerate iteration.
- Mentor junior engineers and participate in code reviews to elevate code quality.
- Ensure robust multiplayer/network gameplay and replication.
- Participate in feature estimation, sprint planning, and product demos.
- Contribute to documentation and best practices for the engineering team.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of professional game development with shipped titles.
- Strong proficiency in C++ with deep understanding of object-oriented design.
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5; familiarity with Unity is a plus.
- Solid math foundation (vectors, matrices, physics) and gameplay programming concepts.
- Experience with profiling tools, optimization strategies, memory management.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to thrive in a fast-paced studio.
- Portfolio or reel demonstrating gameplay mechanics and systems you developed.