Game Developer

Unreal Engine 5 Developer (Remote, Hourly)

We're building ASCEND, an open-world survival RPG in Unreal Engine 5. We're looking for an Unreal developer to help build the game world and the systems that run in it. This is hands-on Unreal work, not web or app work.

Responsibilities

• Build playable levels in Unreal Engine 5, from blockout to finished area
• Sculpt and paint landscapes, and set up terrain materials and foliage
• Build gameplay systems in Blueprints, and in C++ where it's needed
• Set up characters: movement, animation blueprints, state machines, and input
• Place environment assets, and set up lighting with Lumen and Nanite
• Keep the game running smoothly: profile the scene, fix frame rate drops, use LODs and level streaming on large maps
• Import and set up assets from Fab and other sources (meshes, materials, animations)
• Package builds for Windows and fix crashes and bugs that come up
• Keep the project tidy in version control (Git or Perforce) so work can be shared without breaking things

Requirements

• Real, shipped experience in Unreal Engine 5 (share a project, video, or playable build)
• Strong with Blueprints, and able to read and follow a project someone else set up
• Comfortable with Unreal's landscape tools, foliage tools, and material editor
• Knows how to use Git or Perforce with an Unreal project
• Can work on your own, in a small team, and give short progress updates
• Good enough English for written chat

Nice to have

• Unreal C++, or Blueprints
• Open-world or survival game experience
• World Partition, level streaming, or big-map optimization
• Gameplay Ability System, AI behaviour trees, inventory or crafting systems
• Basic 3D work in Blender for small fixes

To apply, send a link to your Unreal work, one or two sentences about the biggest Unreal project you've done, your hourly rate, and how many hours a week you're free.

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 per week

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Milton, ON (Halton District)