Experienced Gameplay Engineer (AI)

Location: Remote within the UK or based in the West Midlands

Company

hirify.global is an independent game developer based just outside Birmingham, working on internal projects and co-development partnerships with studio and publisher partners.

What you will do

• Implement and maintain gameplay features and supporting systems according to design and technical standards.
• Develop and refine AI functionality, investigate gameplay behaviour, and resolve defects through testing and feedback.
• Implement and debug multiplayer replication, including synchronisation and network-related issues.
• Integrate online services such as PlayFab and contribute to console development and porting work.
• Profile gameplay systems, improve performance and resource usage, and address platform-specific requirements.
• Work with Engineering, Design, QA and Production on implementation, testing, code reviews, documentation and technical communication.

Requirements

• 5 years of relevant game engineering experience, including gameplay and supporting systems development.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and C#, with maintainable software design and debugging experience.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5, Unity and custom game engines.
• Experience implementing gameplay systems, AI functionality and multiplayer replication.
• Console development or porting experience, including awareness of console technical requirements.
• Experience with PlayFab integration, profiling, optimisation, problem-solving and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Nice to have

• Gameplay experience in cooperative multiplayer, open-world or survival-crafting games.
• Experience with Unreal Engine Blueprints, latency and connectivity testing, or console certification.
• Experience creating reusable gameplay tools, mentoring engineers or working in co-development partnerships.
• Previously shipped titles in gameplay, systems or console engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Friendly, supportive environment for building games.
• Opportunity to work on AAA titles and IP with established studio and publisher partners.
• Work across a range of internal and external projects at a sustainably growing independent studio.
• Learning opportunities across different projects and development contexts.

Hiring process

• Submit a portfolio and cover letter.
• Portfolio samples from previous studios must be cleared for release by the relevant copyright owners.