Senior Gameplay Engineer

Who We Are

Gardens is a new remote games studio from developers of games like Journey, What Remains of Edith Finch, Blaseball, Dustforce, Ashen, Ultima, and more. We’re named after the games we grow together — lush, living worlds that bring players together to cultivate lasting friendships. Worlds that offer surprising multiplayer experiences and flourish with the help of their communities.

We believe a team of diverse voices has the most to say, and we are committed to providing a healthy, inclusive, collaborative, and transparent work environment for all!

As a fully-distributed studio, we aspire to support employees living and working where they want. We offer competitive pay, stock options, non-accrual paid time off with flexibility in timing, 35 hour work weeks, and robust benefits (including full medical and vision, dental, 401k contributions and more)!

We are currently creating our flagship project — a shared 3D fantasy adventure inspired by our favorite memories playing online games over the years.

It’s the world we want to play in every day!

**Who We're Looking For
**We are seeking a full-time Senior Unreal Gameplay Engineer for current and future games at our growing remote studio!

Working on the border between engineering and game design, you’ll create the movement and camera controls to deliver uniquely rich and tactile gameplay. Create systems to let our players navigate a magical wilderness in a way that’s playful, intuitive, responsive, and immersive. Break new ground in third-person character motion as we build an ever-growing online game.

We seek collaborative individuals that are excited to contribute innovative and original ideas across all aspects of the game's design & production, working together as a team.

Responsibilities

• Using a mix of Blueprints and C++ in the Unreal engine, take ownership of the
  design and implementation of our game’s character, controls and camera,
  implementing core systems that will support ongoing development of our game for

  years after launch.

• Advocate for excellence in gameplay and animation across the entire studio.

• Work closely with design, animation, QA and other disciplines, providing your
  technical expertise to inform their decisions and incorporating their needs into your work.

Qualifications

• You should have a minimum of six years of industry experience across one or more
  shipped titles to be considered for this role.

• Ability and drive to contribute innovative and original ideas across all aspects of the

  game's design & production.

• Ability to creatively overcome complex gameplay and systems problems with

  innovative solutions.

• Excited and able to work with an agile and flexible team and participate in major

  decisions.

• Expertise in Unreal and Blueprints.

• Familiarity with C++.

• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

• Readiness to lead with integrity, honesty, and accountability, taking ownership of

  your actions and decisions.

• Capable of working independently, keeping on-task and motivated.

• Located in PT, MT, CT, ET time zone, or willing to relocate.

Bonus Qualifications

• Expertise in C++.

• One or more shipped real-time networked titles.

• Deep experience in one or more of these specialties:

• Procedural and/or IK animation

• Debugging and optimizing netcode

• Complex NPC behavior AI

We are a small, highly collaborative studio, eager to give people the chance to bring their full selves to work. Tell us how your unique skill set and life experiences make you

Gardens Offers*

• Competitive Salaries and Pay Transparency

• Stock Options

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

• 401k Contributions

• Non-accrual paid time off with flexibility in timing.

• A fully-distributed studio. We aspire to support employees living and working where they want.

Benefits and perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Gardens and the country in which you work.

We are supportive of a diverse workforce and strive for inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, criminal history, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.