Netflix

Senior Gameplay Programmer, Game Prototypes

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Remote, CanadaSenior

Base Salary

$140k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build gameplay systems across a rotating slate of projects and genres.
  • Own complex gameplay features end-to-end from prototype through polished implementation.
  • Create playable prototypes and mechanics in Unreal Engine 5 using C++, Blueprints, Gen AI, and custom tools.
  • Profile, optimize, and debug code and content for cloud-streamed games and other platforms.
  • Collaborate with designers, artists, producers, and engineers to align implementation with design intent.
  • Participate in code reviews and create feature documentation and functional tests.

Requirements

  • Proven experience prototyping and shipping two or more titles as a Gameplay Programmer or Engineer across varied genres.
  • Extensive hands-on Unreal Engine 5 experience with strong C++ and Blueprint implementation skills.
  • Excellent technical knowledge of optimization, math, and debugging.
  • Strong gameplay and design sensibilities, including the ability to shape systems with designers.
  • Ability to develop complex features end-to-end and produce reliable, maintainable code under fast iteration timelines.
  • Adaptability, strong communication, task-planning ability, and timely delivery.
  • Broad active engagement with games and informed perspectives on exceptional player experiences.

Benefits

  • Remote position with required travel for work-related events and a development schedule oriented toward Eastern Standard Time.
  • Annual compensation range of $140,000.00-$250,000.00 with a choice between salary and stock options; the company generally does not provide bonuses.
  • Supplemental health and dental plans, mental health support, an RRSP retirement plan with employer match, stock option program, disability programs, family-forming benefits, and life and serious injury benefits.
  • Paid leave programs; full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.

Tech Stack

Categories

Gaming
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About Netflix

10,000+ employees

Netflix builds and operates a global streaming service for TV series, films, games, and live programming, and produces original content through its in-house studio. It serves consumers in 190+ countries via subscription and ad-supported plans on internet-connected devices. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Netflix is a public company traded on NASDAQ (NFLX).

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