Description:

You possess a strong technical background and a passion for game design. You're laser-focused on the details yet manage to think beyond the current state. Your superior programming skills set you apart, along with your ability to collaborate with a variety of disciplines to create fantastic gameplay for the players.Sound like a match? Kabam Vancouver is looking for a Senior Gameplay Engineer to join us! You will be joining a team who thrive working in a collaborative environment. You will be interacting on a daily basis with designers, artists, and other developers to build gameplay features and create compelling experiences for players.

In this role, you can expect to:

Prototype new gameplay ideas and concepts, collaborating with designers and providing feedback

Build and maintain a variety of robust, flexible, and well-architected gameplay systems

Create new and maintain existing tools for designers and artists, to add features and improve their workflow

Participate in development scheduling, working with production to estimate tasks and ensure milestones are hit

In order to be successful in this role, we are looking for:

Solid understanding of C# or C++

Shipped multiple titles starting from prototype stage (on Console, PC, or Mobile)

Strong experience in a gameplay engineering role, expert architect in gameplay systems, including controls, abilities, AI, RPG, multiplayers, online, and network systems

Professional proficiency with multiple game engines, or proven ability to pick-up new ones

Ability to write clean, simple, well-documented code from design requirements 

Proven track record of working independently and collaboratively in a dynamic team setting

In additional, it is nice that you also have:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Experience in Android / iOS Mobile application development

Up-to-date knowledge on the latest mobile gaming trends

Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical team members

Experience working in Agile, Kanban, or similar project management methodologies