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    Senior Gameplay Programmer - United Kingdom, United Kingdom - mustardFX

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    mustardFX are teaming up with a Remote-First AAA Developer based in the UK that has created and friendly and supportive environment for all staff, specialising in Unreal Engine. As a Studio creating it's own AAA IP's, they also work with some of the Top AAA studios as Co-Dev for a range of Genre-Defining AAA projects.

    Our Established Client is currently looking for a Senior Gameplay Programmer to help work on high-quality game code for AAA Unreal 4 projects, collaborating with the Programming team to develop fully realised and working game systems.

    PLEASE NOTE: Our Client can only hire within the UK & Can Not offer Sponsorship.

    Salary: Circa £37,000 - £40,000 (Depending on Experience)

    Responsibilities:

    Communicate and collaborate with the Programming & Design Team to assist in delivering polished and immersive gaming experiences that meet design and technical requirements.

    Create and maintain game logic for gameplay mechanics and other supporting game play systems, including written automated tests.

    Work within the specification guidelines of the project and technology, keeping performance in mind as well as working with others to debug potential issues.

    Profiling and optimising code for memory and performance considerations on a per platform basis.

    Be responsible for scoping tasks, working to deadlines and communicating with production and if problems arise.

    Collaborate with design and production to establish achievable goals.

    Communicate with QA to help track down and fix priority bugs.

    You will be responsible for testing own logic by authoring automated tests as well as some manual validation testing.

    Participate in code reviews as a reviewer, observer or author and assist in sharing knowledge making sure standards and efficiency are upheld.

    Create technical designs and host discussions when creating new systems or expanding existing ones.

    Be able to effectively cherry pick and integrate change lists from other streams where necessary.

    Assist in mentoring other engineers.

    Take part in staff interviews when required.

    Experience/Skills:

    3 years of professional C++ experience in the games industry producing production quality code.

    Demonstrate excellent understanding of Unreal Engines tools and actor based pipeline.

    Strong understanding of content structure and management of C++ code bases with the ability to quickly learn existing code bases.

    Good level of debugging skills, with the ability to perform profiling and optimisation.

    In-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine 4 blueprint logic and gameplay logic assemblies.

    Can quickly create prototypes to match design criteria.

    Is able to put together high quality production code for both single and multiplayer games.

    Understanding of sound programming practices.

    Practical problem solving applicable to 3D game development.

    In-depth knowledge of at least one of the following areas: Engine, AI, UI, Audio, Gameplay, Physics, Rendering, Multiplayer.

    Experienced with giving and receiving code reviews.

    Bonus Experience/Skills:

    Ideally 5 years of professional C++ experience in the games industry producing production quality code.

    Multiplayer development experience.

    Experience using Unreal Engines replication systems.

    Broad knowledge of multiple areas of programming (Engine, AI, UI, Audio, Gameplay, Physics, Rendering, Multiplayer).

    Experience developing for and deploying to a console (Xbox one, PS4 or other).

    Experience working on and maintaining live games.

    Knowledge and experience writing code for telemetry capture systems in live games in order to determine a features success and help drive future content.

    Key Studio Benefits:

    Fully Remote

    Bonus scheme

    Private healthcare

    Please get in touch with me, Tom if this position sounds of interest. I am a consultant at mustard with a specialist approach to creative recruitment.

    For more info on this role or to chat about other options call me on or the office on You can also email me at

    More roles can be found at and other snippets at don't forget we are a recruitment agency and not the end hirer.

    mustard is a creative recruitment consultancy and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to apply. Our recruitment process is free from discrimination and bias and we welcome the opportunity to work with you. If you require any accommodations during the application process, please let us know. We appreciate the unique skills and experiences each candidate brings, and we are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected.


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