Senior Engineer

1 month, 1 week ago
Contract
Senior
Software Development

Panic Stations Ltd.

A video game studio focused on co-op multiplayer games, specifically "fun, fresh, physics based co-op games with a sense of humor." Their homepage says they "build co-op multiplayer games," and highlights Frog Sqwad as a co-op extraction puzzle-platformer for up to 8 players.

Computer Games
11-50

Description

  • Work with designers to build player actions, object interactions, and gameplay systems that feel responsive and fun.
  • Deliver features into the build quickly to support fast feedback and iteration.
  • Develop gameplay using physics systems to create satisfying and readable player experiences.
  • Establish approaches and patterns for new networked functionality as requirements emerge.
  • Build networked code that fits the existing codebase and accounts for local client prediction.
  • Consider technical tradeoffs such as bandwidth usage and latency when implementing multiplayer features.
  • Collaborate directly with designers, artists, and other engineers to kick off features and then implement them in code.
  • Turn high-level ideas and incomplete specifications into working implementations.
  • Support VFX, character animation, level design workflows, and game/build pipeline issues as needed.
  • Raise key decisions early when they may significantly affect the game, and take action when work is at risk of drifting.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of game development experience.
  • Experience shipping real-time networked multiplayer games.
  • Strong experience with Unity and C# development.
  • Experience working on a team using Git.
  • Comfort working in a small, fast-moving team.
  • Able to work independently and autonomously with minimal heavy design documentation.
  • Strong instincts for game feel, player expectation, and first-principles problem solving.
  • Available for a 12-month contract.
  • Remote-working position open to candidates within the UK and Europe.

Benefits

  • 2-week company summer break.
  • 2-week winter break.
  • Normal holiday allowance in addition to company break periods.

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