Principal Gameplay Engineer

Playground Games

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Playground Games is looking for a Principal Gameplay Engineer to join our Fable team. About us: As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre. About the role: As a Principal Gameplay Engineer, you will work with subset of the gameplay engineering team to foster a highly technical and collaborative group. You will be responsible for setting team goals, ensuring delivery of work and helping shape our technology. You will work with stakeholders and customer teams to understand engineering requirements and timelines. Our ideal candidate is a proven gameplay engineer who is passionate about their craft, experienced in leading a small group of developers, and thrives off working with others. This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

Requirements

• 6+ years of engineering experience
• At least 1 year in a Principal or Lead level position
• Experience mentoring a team of engineers.
• High level of proficiency with C++.
• Keen collaboration and delivery mindset.
• Full feature ownership from planning to implementation
• A genuine passion for video games.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with custom, proprietary engines in a plus.
• History with single player Open World and/or RPG experiences

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholder groups to identify gameplay features and core technology requirements.
• Manage goals and ensure delivery of work for a team of engineers.
• Work with multi-discipline to understand and prioritise dependencies.
• Champion ideas and features for your team
• Planning and driving future features and seeing them to completion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees