Expert Gameplay Engineer Job at Activision (Woodland Hills)

Senior or Expert Gameplay Engineer

Elsewhere Entertainment is a new Activision studio formed to create an all-new f...

Location

Poland , Warsaw

Salary:

Not provided

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

7+ years of experience, or equivalent education/work experience
Solid knowledge of working and debugging in C++
Strong communication skills for sharing ideas clearly at a range of technical levels
Strong mathematics skills, including proficiency with trigonometry, and linear algebra
Experience collaborating across disciplines, from gameplay engineering and animation to design and technical art
A strong desire to iterate and gather feedback from colleagues
An appetite for playing modern video games and breaking down the technical ideas behind what feels “good” for a player
Experience shipping AAA titles

Job Responsibility

Collaborating on gameplay systems and contributing to the tooling and scripting systems to support them
As An expert, you would be owning and driving these gameplay systems
Actively collaborating with design and content teams to learn and understand their needs
Supporting colleagues and leading the charge to maintain excellence in contributions to our technology and culture
As an Expert, mentor other engineers in engineering and gameplay system development

Senior Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology

Call of Duty is one of the most iconic and successful video game franchises in t...

Location

Canada , Vancouver

Salary:

142140.00 - 280512.00 CAD / Year

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of professional software development experience
Deep familiarity with C++ codebases and refactoring
Proven experience working on large-scale complex systems
Experience working in an engineering organization with a focus on CI/CD, scalability, and automation
Expertise in debugging, optimization and performance tuning
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, or a related field
Advanced knowledge of algorithms and data structures
Strong passion for delivering high-quality products
Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal

Job Responsibility

Innovate and Evolve: Design and implement advanced anti-cheat technologies to stay ahead of emerging threats
Strengthen Core Systems: Analyze, update, and enhance existing protection frameworks to maintain top-tier security
Detect and Defend: Investigate, develop, and deploy cheat detection mechanisms that keep gameplay fair and fun
Collaborate Across Studios: Work closely with engineers across multiple teams to ensure seamless integration and performance

What we offer

Extended health plan, including medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, for employees and their dependents, as well as disability insurance
RRSP with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other benefit programs like supplemental life & critical illness, legal service, and others
If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance

Fulltime

Mid or Senior Gameplay Engineer

Elsewhere Entertainment is a new Activision studio formed to create an all-new f...

Location

Poland , Warsaw

Salary:

Not provided

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Solid knowledge of working and debugging in C++
A strong understanding of one or more of a variety of areas in gameplay technology such as: - Player control of vehicles
- Player character and camera controls, with an eye for visual quality
- Weapon, damage and ability systems
- Cinematic, quest or narrative systems
- Inventory, loot and stat driven systems
Strong communication skills for sharing ideas clearly at a range of technical levels, learning from others, and giving meaningful feedback
Strong mathematics skills, including proficiency with trigonometry, and linear algebra
Experience collaborating across disciplines, from gameplay engineering and animation to design and technical art
A strong desire to iterate and gather feedback from colleagues, with a positive drive to improve the quality of the features you own

Job Responsibility

Collaborating on gameplay systems and contributing to the tooling and scripting systems to support them
As an expert, you would be owning and driving these gameplay systems
Actively collaborating with design and content teams to learn and understand their needs
Supporting colleagues and leading the charge to maintain excellence in contributions to our technology and culture, enthusiastically seeking out help, code reviews, and advice
As an Expert, mentor other engineers in engineering and gameplay system development

Fulltime

Mid or Senior Gameplay Engineer

Elsewhere Entertainment is a new Activision studio formed to create an all-new f...

Location

Poland , Warsaw

Salary:

Not provided

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Solid knowledge of working and debugging in C++
A strong understanding of one or more of a variety of areas in gameplay technology such as: Player control of vehicles
Player character and camera controls, with an eye for visual quality
Weapon, damage and ability systems
Cinematic, quest or narrative systems
Inventory, loot and stat driven systems
Strong communication skills for sharing ideas clearly at a range of technical levels, learning from others, and giving meaningful feedback
Strong mathematics skills, including proficiency with trigonometry, and linear algebra
Experience collaborating across disciplines, from gameplay engineering and animation to design and technical art
A strong desire to iterate and gather feedback from colleagues, with a positive drive to improve the quality of the features you own

Job Responsibility

Collaborating on gameplay systems and contributing to the tooling and scripting systems to support them. As an expert, you would be owning and driving these gameplay systems
Actively collaborating with design and content teams to learn and understand their needs
Supporting colleagues and leading the charge to maintain excellence in contributions to our technology and culture, enthusiastically seeking out help, code reviews, and advice
As an Expert, mentor other engineers in engineering and gameplay system development

Fulltime

Expert Gameplay Animator

Infinity Ward, developer of numerous award-winning games, including Call of Duty...

Location

United States of America , Woodland Hills

Salary:

97200.00 - 179900.00 USD / Year

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of professional experience
Proficiency in both realistic key frame and motion capture animation
Proficiency in Maya
Strong experience working with node-based graphs and building gameplay systems
High comfort level with utilizing game engine pipelines
Ability to use debugging tools to identify and solve gameplay issues
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Strong passion for animation and video games

Job Responsibility

Create high-quality, realistic key-framed and motion capture animations, demonstrating a strong sense of posing, timing, and weight
Work closely with the Lead Animator and animation team to establish character motion and personality
Accept direction and cooperate with the team to meet production deadlines
design and take ownership of animation features

What we offer

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
Relocation assistance

Fulltime

New

Lead UE Engineer — Multiplayer & Console

We're seeking a highly technical Principal Engineer with deep Unreal Engine expe...

Location

United States , Loveland

Salary:

125000.00 - 160000.00 USD / Year

Snail Games

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of professional game engineering experience
Expert-level proficiency in C++ and Unreal Engine (UE4/UE5)
Extensive experience shipping multiplayer games or online gameplay systems
Strong understanding of Unreal networking, replication, client-server architecture, matchmaking, and online services
Strong understanding of first-party certification processes and TRC/XR compliance across console platforms
Proven experience developing and shipping console titles (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch)
Strong debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills across multiple platforms
Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including mentoring engineers, reviewing code, and driving engineering best practices
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines

Job Responsibility

Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of multiplayer gameplay systems, networking architecture, and online functionality within Unreal Engine
Develop and maintain gameplay systems, engine features, and runtime systems using C++ and Unreal Engine
Own console development workflows, including platform optimization, certification readiness, platform-specific debugging, and compliance across Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC
Design and improve multiplayer networking systems, client-server architecture, replication, matchmaking integration, and online gameplay features
Profile and optimize performance across CPU, GPU, memory, networking, and platform-specific constraints
Collaborate closely with the studio leadership on architecture decisions, technical planning, and engineering best practices
Mentor and provide technical guidance through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing while remaining primarily hands-on in development
Work cross-functionally with design, art, production, and QA to deliver scalable and maintainable technical solutions
Contribute to build pipelines, tools, debugging utilities, and workflow improvements to increase team efficiency

What we offer

True focus on work/life balance
Paid company holidays, vacation, and separate sick leave
Medical, dental, vision, and Life/LTD
401(k) with company match

Fulltime

Expert Vehicle Artist

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Vehicle Artist (Sr or above) with a str...

Location

Sweden , Stockholm

Salary:

Not provided

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of experience working within game development
An impressive portfolio demonstrating your eye for presentation and artistic skills to model, texture and shade high fidelity realistic vehicle assets
Demonstrated experience creating photorealistic vehicles for games in a AAA studio environment
Experience with shader graph and material tweaking to reach desired shading results
A passion to be proactive and work well in a collaborative team environment with excellent communication skills and an ability to resolve conflicts
An ability and passion to learn new tools and workflows effectively
Experience using Photoshop, Painter, 3DSM, Maya, Blender or similar 3D art package

Job Responsibility

Creating realistic, believable vehicles of various kinds and associated props authored from reference and/or Concept Art
Maintaining a great level of quality that is aligned with the project Art Direction pillars and a consistent quality level with the world rendering
Collaborating with external development partners to leverage additional asset authoring resources and help guide artists to achieve great results
Ensuring efficient performance on authored vehicles across the game world that fit within limitations of performance budgets
Setting up rigid skinning using internal tools for interactable vehicles in engine
Collaborating with Hard Surface leadership and implementing feedback to modify and improve vehicle asset quality
Working across Technology, Animation and Gameplay Design on cross-department vehicle topics such as Interactivity and Destruction
Communicating daily with the rest of the Hard Surface team for team building and improving art and technical topics
Collaborating with Designers and Concept Artists on unique vehicle designs
Consulting with Hard Surface Leadership and Production to continuously assess project scope and alternative processes such as leveraging External Development for increased efficiency

Fulltime

VFX Director

Our team is currently looking for a talented Director, VFX Supervisor. This role...

Location

United States of America , Woodland Hills

Salary:

134000.00 - 247900.00 USD / Year

Activision

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

12+ years’ experience creating real-time and pre-rendered cinematics
An intimate knowledge of Call of Duty, their associated lore, characters, and history
An intimate working knowledge of the Pre-Render and In-Game Cinematics core pipeline
A basic understanding of IW’s proprietary engine
Ability to adapt to various art styles
Strong communication, negotiation, and leadership skills
Strong Knowledge of multiple scripting languages, development practices, and asset deliverable pipeline architecture
Expert knowledge of real-time VFX workflows and tools (e.g., Unreal Engine Niagara, Houdini, Maya, EmberGen, or proprietary tech)

Job Responsibility

Collaborate with the project director, production staff, and department leads to help achieve the creative vision of the project while staying within the technical, resource, and budget limitations
Be aware of, and communicate to leadership and game team leadership any blocking issues or potential technical problems before they negatively affect production schedules
Be an envoy for any technology transfer requested by the game teams
Define the visual effects style and quality bar for in-game cinematics and narrative sequences
Partner with the Cinematics Director, Art Director, and Narrative team to ensure all VFX align with IW’s artistic vision and emotional tone
Work within the established art styles of our wide-ranging IPs
Lead creative reviews and provide actionable feedback to internal and external artists to maintain consistency
Drive innovation in real-time effects, blending traditional cinematic techniques with the latest engine technology
Oversee the creation and integration of VFX in real-time engines (Unreal Engine, proprietary tools, etc.)
Collaborate with engineering and tools teams to develop efficient, scalable VFX pipelines for both pre-rendered and in-engine cinematics

What we offer

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
Relocation assistance

Fulltime

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