Principal Software Engineer, Gameplay - Teamfight Tactics
About The Position
As a Principal Software Engineer on the Live Experiences teams within Teamfight Tactics, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enable the creation of new game features, systems, and experiences for our players. You will discuss and define the needs of art, design, and audio in a highly collaborative environment. You will build new technology in a wide variety of game systems to meet those needs. As Teamfight Tactics is a multi-platform game, supporting PC, Android, and iOS, cross-platform experience would be beneficial. You will report to the Engineering Manager accountable for the Live Experiences teams.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software development, including shipping one or more products on large code bases that span a range of platforms and tools
- 4+ years Unreal Engine experience, with familiarity in game engine tools, workflows, & content pipelines
- Expertise with C++ and Gameplay Engineering (Character, Camera, Controls)
- Experience leveraging strong communication skills to collaborate across disciplines (e.g. Design, Art, QA, Production) to create solutions
- Experience mentoring others in both soft and hard skills
- Product sense, pragmatism, and player empathy in making tech decisions
- BS in Computer Science, or proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Teamfight Tactics
- Mobile and/or multi-platform experience
Responsibilities
- Build gameplay features and systems for TFT game modes and cosmetics
- Build around-game UI features, including progression and monetization flows in collaboration with Visual Designers and User Experience creatives
- Collaborate and drive on product, technical and architectural discussions, ensuring alignment with product vision and engineering strategy
- Improve efficiency for developers and unlock their ability to create awesome experiences by improving tools and workflows
- Align with stakeholders and disciplines spanning multiple teams across TFT to deliver awesome features
- Provide mentorship to engineers, tech artists, and tech designers
- Participate and improve the team's support rotation
- Reduce ambiguity in a problem space through technical discovery & prototyping
Benefits
- open paid time off policy
- flexible work schedules
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- life insurance
- parental leave
- 401k with company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
