Staff Gameplay Engineer – Systems & Performance (C++)

Location: Flexible remote role with pay varying by geographic location; Seattle is provided as an example location.

Salary: $172,000–$259,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops PlayStation games and interactive entertainment products.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain foundational gameplay systems, frameworks, workflows, and tools in C++ and Unreal Engine 5.
• Define the technical direction for shared gameplay systems and evolve architecture with engineers and content creators.
• Identify architectural risks and ensure systems scale with the game’s simulation and networking model.
• Profile the game, identify systemic bottlenecks, and implement CPU, memory, networking, and other performance 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.
• Experience developing with Unreal Engine.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across disciplines.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a cross-disciplinary team developing a new PlayStation franchise with comedic and whimsical characters.
• 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.