Gameplay Engineer - High Moon Studios
Gameplay Engineer - High Moon Studios
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$ 77500 - 143376
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Job Title:
Gameplay Engineer High Moon StudiosRequisition ID:
R025276Job Description:
Your Mission
Great Games Start with Great People! This is a significant time in our companys history and one of the most exciting times to join us! We are seeking a passionate Gameplay Engineer who will work closely with content teams to push our gameplay systems to new heights of fun and visual fidelity crafting new systems and leveraging existing ones to realize immersive and exciting gameplay. This is a great opportunity to work with a passionate engineering team on the worlds most popular game franchises!
This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position and the home studio for this role is Carlsbad CA.
What you bring to the table
The video game industry and therefore our business is fastpaced and will continue to evolve. As such the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. Therefore this role includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities:
- Collaborate with designers and animators to create new gameplay systems and expand existing ones
- Support the design department by working on a variety of generalist tasks to facilitate their efforts
- Extend the usage of existing open world systems
- Implement debug and optimize major systems in C/C and other languages in the context of a large cross platform codebase
- Bug fixing and polish tasks
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements
Experience
- 5 years of experience in game development including working on commercial titles
- Experience extending an established code base
Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent C programming skills with knowledge of algorithms and data structures
- Proficiency in 3D math related to game programming
- Solid debugging skills
Key Attributes
- Strong design sensibilities and outstanding communication skills
- A passion for making video games
Extra Points
Experience
- Open world game development experience
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Player mechanics particularly in an FPS
- Weapon systems
- Animation blend trees IK motion matching
- Multiplayer activity management
- Networked game logic
- Physics simulation
- Vehicle simulation
- AI behavior trees animation state machines nav mesh
- Experience with scripting languages
Knowledge & Skills
- A Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Math or a related field
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! At Activision Blizzard we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
Your Platform
Founded in 2002 High Moon Studios is an awardwinning studio developing for the Call of Duty franchise with past development on over 15 titles including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Black Ops Cold War and Black Ops 6 Warzone 2.0 Bungies Destiny 2: Forsaken and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. We employ more than 170 people in Carlsbad CA a seaside city in San Diego County.
Our pride is our people and the experiences we have optimally crafted for our fans. High Moons talent is comprised of gifted entertainment and technology professionals responsible for some of the most successful games ever made. We have awardwinning developers published artists and specialists recognized as among the best in their fields. Our studio has a history of using innovative techniques crafted to boost efficiency and product quality which in turn enhances our studios quality of life.
High Moon Studios is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio please visit us at.
Our World
At Activision we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. Were driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty Crash Bandicoot Tony Hawks Pro Skater and Guitar Hero. As a leading worldwide developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products our press start is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative fun thrilling and engaging entertainment experiences.
Were not just looking back at our decadeslong legacy; were forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate creative and diverse teams within our organization.
Were in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater this could be your opportunity to level up.
Ready to Activate Your Future
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age marital status veteran status or disability status among other characteristics.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position please email your request to. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial wellbeing for Every World weve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
- Medical dental vision health savings account or health reimbursement account healthcare spending accounts dependent care spending accounts life and AD&D insurance disability insurance;
- 401(k) with Company match tuition reimbursement charitable donation matching;
- Paid holidays and vacation paid sick time floating holidays compassion and bereavement leaves parental leave;
- Mental health & wellbeing programs fitness programs free and discounted games and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability legal service ID protection rental insurance and others;
- If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary fulltime employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting the U.S. the standard base pay range for this role is $77500.00 $143376.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately your specific range and offer will be based on several factors including relevant experience performance and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this roles range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates new hire compensation is negotiable.
Employment Type
Full-Time
