Senior Gameplay Engineer II | Irvine, CA
Blizzard Entertainment6 days ago
Base Salary
$124k - $229k/yr
Responsibilities
- Partner with designers on combat, traversal, and RPG systems through in-engine experimentation and iteration.
- Collaborate with animators, designers, and engineers on art and design content creation practices.
- Help establish foundational project infrastructure and scalable core systems.
- Develop sustainable engineering workflows and team best practices.
- Evaluate technical, performance, and memory implications of gameplay features and communicate recommendations.
- Learn and contribute to the architecture of large game systems with technical leadership.
- Profile, debug, and optimize gameplay systems for quality, responsiveness, scalability, and performance.
- Mentor engineers across disciplines through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in game development engineering or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Highly proficient in C++.
- Strong knowledge of data structures, logic, algorithms, and code architecture.
- At least one shipped AAA title where the applicant authored and maintained complex gameplay systems in close partnership with design.
- Expert debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivation and willingness to participate in multiple areas of game development.
- Experience using modern development tools and workflows to improve productivity and collaboration.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Preferred experience developing for and shipping on Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo console platforms.
- Preferred familiarity with tool development and C# programming.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings or health reimbursement accounts, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, and disability insurance.
- 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching.
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leave, and parental leave.
- Mental health and wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and other voluntary benefit programs.
- Potential relocation assistance when the company requires geographic relocation for the job.
- Hybrid work week combining work-from-home and on-site days in Irvine, California.
Tech Stack
Categories
Gaming
About Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment develops and publishes video games for PC and consoles, including World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, StarCraft, and Hearthstone, supported by Battle.net services and esports. Founded in 1991 (as Silicon & Synapse) and headquartered in Irvine, California, it operates within Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2023. Its business model spans premium games, expansions, a World of Warcraft subscription, and in-game purchases for live-service titles.