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Senior Gameplay Programmer

Gunzilla Games

Summary

Gunzilla Games is an independent AAA game developer with offices in Frankfurt, Los Angeles, and Kyiv. They are looking for a Senior Gameplay Programmer with 5+ years of professional experience in C++ and strong 3D math knowledge. The responsibilities of the position include designing and developing core gameplay features and systems, collaborating with artists and designers, maintaining and optimizing existing game systems, and working on AI behaviors and features. Gunzilla Games values player satisfaction, commitment to engagement and quality, innovation, and transparency. They offer flexible working arrangements, health insurance, revenue-based bonuses, language courses, and relocation and accommodation support. The company is committed to diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. The recruitment process involves a registration form, CV and portfolio submission, Zoom interviews, and competency tests for some roles.

Job description

ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES

Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is a fresh, independent AAA developer working on its Battle Royale 2.0 Off The Grid in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Los Angeles, USA; and Kyiv, Ukraine. The company is helmed by serial entrepreneur CEO, Vlad Korolev and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the industry.    

Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ etc) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, that has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.

Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Scott Probin, Studio Director (EA Sports’ NHL series, the Need for Speed franchise, Populous 2, Powermonger, Space Hulk), Oleksiy Plaksin, Lead Art Director, (Moto GP and RIDE, Warface and Act of Aggression, Sniper: Ghost Warrior), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro: Exodus, Arktika.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO Chernobyl series).

OUR VALUES

    • Players First & Foremost. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start.
    • We Believe in Our People. We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together.
    • Commitment to Engagement & Quality. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest calibre.
    • Make Bold Moves & Innovate. We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries.
    • Open & Honest. We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.

    • ABOUT THE JOB
       
      Gunzilla Games is looking for a Senior Gameplay Programmer. The person in this position will help develop and support various gameplay features (e.g. movement, shooting), gameplay entities (e.g. kill zones, rockets, bombs), and AI-related features (e.g. AI-specific weapons, behaviors) for our AAA title as well as collaborate with game designers to design and implement the game features from scratch.

RESPONSIBILITIES

    • As a Gameplay Programmer, you will:
    • Design and develop the core gameplay features and systems for our game
    • Work closely with artists and designers to iterate on the gameplay mechanics
    • Contribute ideas and feedback toward all aspects of the game
    • Maintain and optimize the existing game systems
    • Work on AI behaviors and AI-related features
    • Document and extend the documentation on the gameplay features and systems
    • Self-manage programming tasks and coordinate them with the production team

REQUIREMENTS

    • Excellent C++ knowledge with 5+ years of professional experience
    • Strong 3D math knowledge (vectors, matrices, Linear Algebra)
    • Worked in the game dev industry and shipped game titles
    • Can self-manage tasks and complete features from scratch
    • Passion for playing and making games
    • Strong understanding of software engineering practices
    • Good understanding of:
    • Network programming
    • Multithreading and parallel programming
    • OS internals (process/thread/memory management)
    • How CPUs and GPUs work
    • Self-motivated, strong work ethic, and able to work independently

GUNZILLA OFFERS

    • Flexible Working & Work from Home
    • Health Insurance
    • Revenue Based Bonuses
    • English / German Courses
    • 25 Annual Paid Vacation & Sick Days
    • Public Transportation
    • Relocation & Accommodation Support
    • Office Perks & Gym Membership
COME AS YOU ARE
Videogames are for everyone, so everyone should have the opportunity to create them. We’re looking for a huge variety of unique life experiences to help shape the worlds we’re developing, so promise your application will be given the same consideration as everyone else’s, regardless of your background. Let’s make video game history together!
 
OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Here’s what you can expect when applying at Gunzilla.
·        Simply fill in the registration form and send us your CV & Portfolio, if applicable
·        If your selected, you’ll be contacted by our recruitment team for a Zoom call.
·        After this the next steps would be Hiring manager and Team Zoom interviews, or you’ll be invited to meet us at our recruiting studio.
·        Some roles require a competency test, which the recruitment team will support you on.
·        Following your interview, we’ll contact you either way.
·        If the interview went well but we feel you aren’t suited to the specific role, we’ll retain your details (with your permission) for future consideration.
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Location: FrankfurtKyiv /

Country: ,Germany,Ukraine

Date found: 2023-03-17

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