Senior Lead Gameplay Engineer

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

Company

Independent game developer studio based just outside Birmingham, working on AAA titles and IP with studio and publisher partners.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and maintain robust gameplay systems, player-facing features, and supporting technical functionality.
• Investigate and resolve complex gameplay, integration, and performance issues.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance to gameplay engineers through planning, problem solving, mentoring, and code reviews.
• Contribute to technical design, systems architecture, porting, platform compliance, and Technical Requirement Checklist work.
• Profile and optimise gameplay and supporting systems for performance, stability, and quality.
• Collaborate with design, art, QA, and production on implementation plans, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience developing gameplay systems and player-facing features in a game-development environment.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and improving engineering quality.
• Strong knowledge of technical design, systems architecture, debugging, optimisation, and performance profiling.
• Experience with game engines, custom engines, and cross-platform development.
• Understanding of porting, platform requirements, and Technical Requirement Checklist compliance.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-discipline collaboration skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Friendly, nurturing environment with opportunities to build games in an ambitious studio.
• Work on market-leading AAA titles and IP with reputable studio and publisher partners.
• Join a sustainably growing independent game developer with projects selected on a case-by-case basis.
• Learn across a wide range of internal and external projects.

Hiring process

• Submit a portfolio and cover letter.
• Online portfolio links are preferred; showreels can also be submitted through secure file-sharing platforms.
• Previous work samples must be cleared for release by the relevant copyright owners.