Senior Gameplay Engineer

We are obsessed with crafting a unique MMO, if you’re up for the challenge, let's make it glorious together! Here are some specifics on what we're looking for...

Intrepid Studios’ Ashes of Creation team is looking for a highly motivated and talented Senior Gameplay Engineer to join us, here in beautiful southern California. This role will report to the Lead Engineer and support our engineering team by creating, debugging and maintaining game systems within Unreal Engine 5! This is a great opportunity to unleash your creativity and partner with talented game veterans to craft a unique MMORPG that helps bring people together.

What you will accomplish:

• Collaborate with engineers to create, debug, and maintain game systems using Unreal Engine 5.

• Work alongside the other senior engineers and the networking team to assure performance at large scales.

• Mentor engineers and junior engineers in their development efforts.

• Create and document complex systems in a clear manner, including technical design documents and code reference documentation.

What you bring to the team:

• A minimum of 5+ years of working on multiplayer games, preferably using Unreal Engine & at least 1 shipped multiplayer title.

• Strong C++ knowledge

• Strong knowledge of highly distributed multi-server systems

• Experience profiling and optimizing applications for bandwidth and CPU usage

• Experience with version control such as Git and Perforce

• A positive, collaborative, and self-motivated mindset that works well with other developers

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to guide and mentor engineers in their efforts

• Ability to articulate (both in written and verbal methods) complex processes in a clear manner

• Ability to work cross-discipline with design, art, and production teammates

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

Extra Awesome:

• Strong knowledge of the Unreal actor model, including replication and the actor lifecycle

• Familiarity with the Unreal 5 feature set, including:

• World partition

• Experience with AAA game development

• A Passion for making and playing MMO games

• Familiarity with Ashes of Creation

• A portfolio that demonstrates a keen eye for detail and the ability to create maintainable, high-quality code

Required Application Materials:

• Resume & Portfolio

• Cover Letter which should include:

• Relevant information about yourself that demonstrates exceptional ability and goes beyond your resume

• Why you are interested in working at Intrepid

• What games you are currently playing

Interview Overview:
Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that while this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

• 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
• 60 min interview with the Hiring Manager and Team
• Final interview with the Executive Team
• References calls & a background check

Salary:
The base salary for this role is between $125,000 - $187,500, depending on skills and experience. We have competitive pay bands based on market standards and a significant annual bonus structure. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.
We deliberately encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process and employer experience.

About Us:
Founded in 2015, Intrepid Studios is the independent developer and publisher of the upcoming and Most Anticipated MMORPG, Ashes of Creation. Based in beautiful Southern California, Intrepid has assembled a veteran AAA team of tremendous talent and experience in the MMORPG industry. The gaming industry can be a turbulent storm of hiring cycles and layoffs. We’ve set out to do something different, to break this cycle and create an independent studio capable of withstanding the chaos of this industry. We’ve brought on-board a team of professionals that hold a diverse set of skills, and who all share a singular goal: making fun games. The studio is designed to be an open place for collaboration and communication, a place that is conducive to team building and success. Our goal is to build a family that will laugh together, play together, succeed together, and stay together. All posted positions are full-time with generous medical benefit options covered 100% by employer for employees and dependents plus paid vacation & sick days, and 401k with matching.