Staff Gameplay Engineer - Systems and Performance (C++)

Location: Remote within the United States

Base pay range: $172,000–$259,000 per year, varying by geographic location; example range applies to Seattle.

Company

Developing a new PlayStation franchise centered on comedic, lighthearted characters and deeply engaging player communities.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain production-quality foundational gameplay systems, frameworks, workflows, and tools in C++ with Unreal Engine 5.
• Provide technical direction for shared gameplay systems and evolve architecture with engineers and content creators.
• Ensure gameplay systems scale with the game's simulation and networking model.
• Profile the game, identify systemic bottlenecks and performance risks, establish priorities, and implement optimizations.
• Establish performance practices, metrics, budgets, profiling workflows, and tools for engineers and content creators.

Requirements

• Strong C++ skills, including designing, implementing, debugging, profiling, and maintaining production-quality systems in a large codebase.
• Experience architecting and evolving large-scale gameplay systems, frameworks, or shared gameplay infrastructure.
• Deep experience profiling and optimizing real-time games, including CPU, memory, networking, and other systemic bottlenecks.
• Experience developing with Unreal Engine.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across disciplines.
• Applicants must be located in the United States for this remote role.

Nice to have

• Experience developing and shipping multiplayer games with complex gameplay simulation and networking requirements.
• Experience developing and optimizing games for PC and console platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a cross-discipline team building a new franchise at PlayStation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Matching 401(k), paid time off, and wellness program.
• Employee discounts on Sony products.
• Potential eligibility for a bonus package.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage.