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Game Play Engineer

United States 150000.00 - 185000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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Job Description

We are looking for a Game Play Engineer who loves solving cutting-edge technical challenges to deliver great player experiences. As a Gameplay Engineer, you’ll join a team of experienced game developers building AtomEngine, our scalable cloud-based simulation and modeling platform. In this role, you’ll work with our awesome team, building new gameplay systems and user experiences.

Job Responsibility

  • Collaborate closely with designers to iterate on gameplay concepts and specifications, ensuring features are technically feasible, performant, and deliverable within schedule constraints
  • Implement new gameplay systems and player-facing features in AtomEngine using Godot, GDScript, and C++
  • Profile, analyze, and optimize gameplay systems to ensure high performance and responsiveness across a range of scenarios and scales
  • Design gameplay features with a practical understanding of where logic lives (client vs server), how state is replicated, and how latency and scale impact gameplay behavior and player experience
  • Partner with QA and testing teams to validate features, identify edge cases, and iterate on bugs related to gameplay correctness, performance, and user experience
  • Write and maintain clear technical documentation describing system behavior, interfaces, dependencies, and constraints to support collaboration and long-term maintainability

Requirements

  • 3+ years of game engine or gameplay engineering experience, with experience both shipping and supporting live service games
  • Familiarity with popular game engines (Godot, Unity, Unreal)
  • Experience optimizing performance of systems
  • A mindset focused on player experience at massive scales
  • U.S. Citizenship is mandatory for this position

What we offer

  • Offers Equity
  • Flexible Work Environment: Remote-first organization with flexible work hours and unlimited PTO
  • Comprehensive Health Coverage: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match
  • Parental Leave: 8 weeks at 100% regardless of state
  • Company Retreats: Annual company summit trips
  • Home Office Budget: $1,000 per year for home office improvements

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