Senior Gameplay Engineer - Virginia, United States - City-State LLC

    City-State LLC
    City-State LLC Virginia, United States

    1 month ago

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    Description
    Unchained Entertainment is an independent video game development studio founded in March 2011, in Fairfax, Virginia.

    The studio embodies an "open office" collaborative process where all team members are expected to contribute to the design and the development process.

    The team has built a next-generation engine tentatively titled the "Unchained Engine" which is powering their two games in development - Camelot Unchained,a niche RvR old-school MMORPG (currently in Beta) and

    Final Stand:

    Ragnarok, a PvE looter-slasher in which teams of any size fight against hordes of NPCs (currently in very Early Access on Steam).

    Job Description

    Unchained Entertainment is looking for a Senior level Gameplay Engineer to help create Camelot Unchained. You'll work primarily within our server code to implement features from combat to crafting to guilds.

    You can also expect to make forays into client code to expose those features to the user, although you can leave the hardcore engine development and final UI polish to others.

    Qualifications

    Fluency in C++, C#, or Java
    Avid and thoughtful gamer, especially of MMORPGs
    Strong data structures and algorithm skills
    Broad general understanding of game systems such as combat, physics, and pathfinding
    Knowledge of network programming considerations
    Additional Information

    Experience with both C++ and C#
    Prior experience creating client/server systems
    Experience with metrics and analytics, especially in games
    Understanding of distributed systems
    Mastery of threading and concurrency
    Prior experience and expertise in a specific specialty such as AI, physics, or combat
    Prior shipped titles in the game industry
    7-10+ years (depending on experience) of game development experience, preferably in the MMORPG space
    Little Pluses
    Experience with MongoDB or other document-oriented data stores
    Degree in computer science or a related field
    Experience with functional programming (LISP, OCaml, Haskell, etc.)

    Note:
    Unchained Entertainment is hiring for a broad range of positions on a growing team.

    We have definite skill and task needs, but the eventual division of tasks within the team will depend on the eventual team members.

    If you're an outstanding and talented individual whose qualifications fall halfway between two of our listings, we'd still like to hear from you.

    All candidates must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. We are an emphatically equal-opportunity employer.

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