Senior Gameplay Programmer System - F/M/NB

Role Summary

• Responsibilities:

  • Implement, and maintain high-performance gameplay system features and underlying systems (e.g., decision making, combat moveset, navigation) that meet ambitious creative and technical requirements.
  • Act as a dedicated mentor and daily resource for junior and intermediate programmers, providing guidance, knowledge transfer, and support to accelerate their professional development.
  • Contribute to team-level technical discussions regarding implementation methods, tools, and workflow.

• Team composition: The team has 4 members, title will be: Senior GPP - Systems

• Team work: With design, procedural and GPP teams

Working alongside designers, technical artists, you will program the systems to generate procedural environments at runtime for procedural dungeons. We’re looking for a programmer with a previous experience as gameplay programmer in Unreal Engine. This person will work closely with other teams and especially with the procedural team, to understand their needs, contribute to architectural decisions, and develop robust, scalable solutions.

Core Mandate (4 main missions)

• Develop, optimize, and maintain core gameplay features and underlying systems
• Participate in improving the code base by following our processes (technical documentation, peer reviews, etc) and be proactively suggesting improvements.
• Collaborate with designers and with the procedural team to gather their needs and support them in setting up systems in the game.
• Mentor junior programmers, fostering best practices in system development and real-time optimization.

Success Criteria (What are we expecting from this person in the next months)

• Delivers at least one feature with a high level of technical quality and clear technical and user documentations
• Demonstrates Unreal Engine expertise and actively supports the System team by sharing knowledge and best practices
• Demonstrates strong independent problem-solving skills, efficiently diagnosing and fixing bugs.

Key information

• Contractor/Freelance contract

• Availability: ASAP (if available later, do not hesitate to apply!)

• Location: Full remote possible (Europe only)

• Compensation and Benefits:

  We partner with Deel to facilitate hiring globally, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and providing tailored benefits for each country. This collaboration allows us to offer competitive packages and seamless onboarding for our international team members, enhancing their employment experience no matter where they are located.

• Few links about us

  • We released the first trailer: https://tinyurl.com/yd9k7fa8
  • Our website: https://tinyurl.com/2ae4hxuu
  • A short article about us: https://tinyurl.com/mr23zkkb
  • Good summary of our game: https://tinyurl.com/bdzxd9cc### Hard skills

• Mandatory

  • 7+ years of experience as a gameplay programmer
  • Strong C++ programming knowledge and hands-on experience with UE5
  • Comfortable working in a highly technical, iterative team environment.
  • Comfortable with profiling tools to identify and fix bottlenecks
  • English proficiency

• Nice to have

  • Experience with procedural generation tools or previous experience working on runtime gameplay related procedural features
  • Experience contributing to multiplayer projects developed in Unreal Engine1. First conversation (20 min) by video call with Arthur (Recruiter): To learn more about your experience, your expectations and Tara Gaming/Novaquark

2. Technical interview (1h30) with Vincent (Lead Gameplay Programmer) & Romain (Associate Lead Gameplay Programmer): Technical test sent 30min before the Technical interview (Q&A document, no coding test) and Technical interview (1h) to meet your future manager and to go deeper in our current context

Throughout the entire recruitment process, Arthur will ensure follow-up and coordination. Do not hesitate to send your portfolio in addition to your CV to showcase your creations!