We are working with an independent Canadian studio to find a Senior Game Programmer to join the team working on the studio's current and upcoming Unreal Engine based multiplayer games.

As a Senior Game Programmer, you will be one of the key contributors in the studio's Unreal Engine based multiplayer games and be a role model to your team, helping to set the standard for programming and ensuring that the Programming team adhere to clear coding standards.

After a decade in the games industry, this studio has grown from a team of 15 to a team of 140 developers working on successful multiplayer games.

Your responsibilities…

• Craft performant, efficient, future-proof and well architected code
• Be a key contributor in making console-specific changes to an existing PC game on Unreal Engine
• Provide mentorship to junior colleagues
• Develop cross-department features, bug fixing, improving and integrating new code
• Make changes to game systems for console compatibility
• Analyze and improve game performance
• Collaborate with the DevOps team regarding building and CI processes for consoles

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…

• 5 or more years’ experience as a Gameplay Programmer
• 2 or more years’ experience working on console games
• Contributed to a shipped title using Unreal Engine
• Proficient in C++
• Strong understanding of command line tools and operations
• Experienced using modern software engineering practices e.g. peer reviews, scrum, CI/CD and testing
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent

Perks and benefits…

• Health and dental benefits
• Wellness spending account
• Retirement savings plan
• 3 weeks annual leave plus 2 weeks studio shutdown over the festive period and every other Friday off work
• Support towards transport costs