Lead Gameplay Programmer

Job Description

ENGINEERING

Harmonix @ Epic

As part of Epic, Harmonix is working to create and enable all types of interactive music experiences in Unreal Engine, Fortnite and beyond.
Our ideal candidate will have a deep well of knowledge concerning game development, and also bring a passion for music and creative empowerment for both players and developers alike.

In this role, you will
• Be responsible for the overall success of your team.
• Mentor and coach a team of engineers, making everyone around you better.
• Be a primary hub for communication and information that other disciplines can come to for guidance.
• Play a strong role in improving overall team velocity and build health. Be a force multiplier by way of concrete actions.
• Promote efficient and timely delivery of core game systems, and speak up when the team is over or under-scoped.
• Distill high-level feature requests into meaningful, actionable work-items, and delegate to the team effectively.
• Ensure the technical approach being proposed for a given feature satisfies both the surface-level, and deeper, engineering-specific requirements.
• Propose architecture and lead the vision for the different game systems needed to deliver features.
• Be able and willing to jump-in and participate in writing code when necessary.

What we're looking for
• Experience developing games professionally, and shipping AAA titles
• Experience leading a team of gameplay engineers on shipped AAA titles
• A keen analytical mind, with strong problem-solving skills
• Strong C++ skills and the ability to code and architect game systems and tools
• Experience/interest in full stack development, including UI/UX through backend
• Well versed in games and the ability to articulate what is strong/weak about the design of existing games (an interest in online games is preferred)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Console experience
• Performance profiling and optimization experience
• Experience working on a live service game
• Self-motivated, strong work ethic, and able to work independently
• Creativity in problem-solving and the ability to think outside of the established solutions
• Keen interest in games and music

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqb1wz-3-145-42-94-42 in your application.