Gameplay Developer Jobs

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone. As a Principal Machine Learning Engineer within the Creator Services Machine Intelligence team, you will focus on the research and development of Embodied AI and Behavioral Agents that revolutionize how games are created and played on Roblox. You will bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and massive-scale product application, building agents capable of complex 3D gameplay and unblocking many use cases across Roblox, from automated playtesting to ensure quality, to "ML Players" with human-like movement and strategic reasoning, playing with real players in games. You will work on feature extraction, model training, building validation / RL platform as well as inference set up leveraging methods from imitation learning to reinforcement learning. And you will create generalizable agents that can perceive 3D environments, understand game rules, plan long-term strategies, and execute complex physics-based actions in real-time. You Will: Design and implement foundation models end to end through the feature extraction to inference for embodied agents. Define the long-term roadmap for Game AI and Embodied Intelligence, acting as a technical bar-raiser for code quality and architectural desig

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone. As a Senior Software Engineer on our Engine Networking team, you will have an immediate impact on the building blocks of Roblox itself. The software you build is a very large application that empowers our global community of 2M+ developers to push the boundaries of interactive gaming. Your work will touch every part of the engine, from threading and memory management to physics and scripting. If you enjoy working on C++ software and have a passion for working on high-performance real-time applications alongside experienced and passionate engineers, you will be right at home on our growing Game Engine team. You Will: Develop engine code in C++ for sub-systems critical to the Roblox game engine Work on sub-systems that handle data syncing between server and client, game-aware data streaming, and harmonizing resource usage to ensure gameplay works on various devices with varying CPU and memory capabilities Work on every application Roblox develops, from mobile phone clients to cloud-based servers You have: 4+ years of experience and you've worked on deep and challenging problems in large and complex C++ codebases. System-level pointers, templates, and raw blocks of memory are tools to write co

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone. As a Senior Software Engineer on our Engine Networking team, you will have an immediate impact on the building blocks of Roblox itself. The software you build is a very large application that empowers our global community of 2M+ developers to push the boundaries of interactive gaming. Your work will touch every part of the engine, from threading and memory management to physics and scripting. If you enjoy working on C++ software and have a passion for working on high-performance real-time applications alongside experienced and passionate engineers, you will be right at home on our growing Game Engine team. You Will: Develop engine code in C++ for sub-systems critical to the Roblox game engine Work on sub-systems that handle data syncing between server and client, game-aware data streaming, and harmonizing resource usage to ensure gameplay works on various devices with varying CPU and memory capabilities Work on every application Roblox develops, from mobile phone clients to cloud-based servers You have: 4+ years of experience and you've worked on deep and challenging problems in large and complex C++ codebases. System-level pointers, templates, and raw blocks of memory are tools to write co

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment? Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity. Nixxes Software is an industry-leading Dutch company specializing in video game design, development and porting. Working alongside global partners since 1999, our work is fueled by a love for gaming and commitment to innovation. Our Utrecht based team prides itself on delivering the best possible experience for every gamer, regardless of platform. In July 2021 Nixxes joined PlayStation Studios to focus on delivering the highest-quality gameplay experiences for PlayStation fans. We’re looking for a highly collaborative, passionate, and skilled Senior Optimization Programmer that can support our teams for upcoming AAA titles. Essential Duties Own optimization challenges on the project both on CPU and GPU. Prioritize optimization challenges with leadership. Support the developers on the team with optimization challenges. Competencies, Skills & Knowledge Excellent understanding of optimization techniques on both CPU and GPU. Excellent debugging and profiling skills. Excellent understanding of code performance and complexity. Able to work in an environment with deadlines and milestones. Able to write well-structured, readable and maintainable code. Fluent in C/C++ and other applicable programming languages. Function well working in a team and o

Senior Level Artist Join us on our journey and help us collaborate towards our newly announced game: Blood Message. It is set in historical China and features a realistic visual style and authentic traditional combat gameplay. The project is making use of Unreal Engine 5 and is co-developed in collaboration between Montreal and our main studio in China. We are a co-development video game studio based in Montreal, Canada, committed to delivering exceptional gaming experiences. Our team collaborates closely with our headquarters in China. The position is currently open to candidates in Montreal or Toronto. Join our co-development video game studio in Montreal, Canada, as we collaborate with our headquarters in China to create Blood Message, an ambitious title set in historical China, featuring a realistic visual style and authentic traditional combat gameplay. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, this project aims to deliver exceptional gaming experiences for players, particularly in China. As a Level Artist you will ensure the artistic vision aligns with cultural authenticity, technical efficiency, and gameplay excellence, crafting immersive environments that resonate with players worldwide. Key Responsibilities: Work with the Art Lead and Art Director to establish Environment Theming & Tone, References for sections of the world. Work closely with Level Designers to iterate on and bring a level of believability and detail to the world while retaining the gameplay intentions. Work with the Technical Art team to explore and test different methods for creating and laying out the world, including procedural layout tools and workflows. Work with the tech art and engineering teams to help establish performance and memory budgets to set achievable targets for world density. Qualifications: 5+ Years Experience on Video Game Environment and Asset production Experience shipping environment content in an intermediate to senior role on 2-3 shipped console/PC titles. Strong know

Job Overview Wargaming is looking for an experienced Game Design Director to join the World of Warships team , reporting to the WoWS Franchise Director. World of Warships is a globally recognized free-to-play naval combat game enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Developed by an international team, the game continues to evolve through new features, content, and experiences created for its passionate global community. As Game Design Director, you will define and champion the long-term creative vision for World of Warships. You will work in close partnership with Product Development and Publishing to ensure a cohesive player experience and align creative direction with the product roadmap, player expectations, and business goals. What will you do? Drive the Game Design direction and translate the product strategy into clear gameplay priorities and quality standards. Define, communicate, and maintain the creative vision and experience pillars for World of Warships. Work closely game designers, providing creative direction, feedback, and guidance to ensure alignment with the product vision. Collaborate with Product Development and Publishing to align creative decisions with the product roadmap, audience strategy, and business goals. Review and validate major gameplay features, systems, content, and design deliverables. Balance creative ambition with scope, technology, timelines, player needs, and production realities. Us e player feedback, research, market insights, and product data to make design decisions. Represent the creative and Game Design vision to senior leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partne rs. Foster a collaborative culture that encourages innovation, accountability, and constructive feedback. What are we looking for? Significant experience as a Creative Director, Game Director, Design Director, or in a comparable senior Game Design leadership role.

Job Overview Wargaming is looking for an experienced Game Design Director to join the World of Warships team , reporting to the WoWS Franchise Director. World of Warships is a globally recognized free-to-play naval combat game enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Developed by an international team, the game continues to evolve through new features, content, and experiences created for its passionate global community. As Game Design Director, you will define and champion the long-term creative vision for World of Warships. You will work in close partnership with Product Development and Publishing to ensure a cohesive player experience and align creative direction with the product roadmap, player expectations, and business goals. What will you do? Drive the Game Design direction and translate the product strategy into clear gameplay priorities and quality standards. Define, communicate, and maintain the creative vision and experience pillars for World of Warships. Work closely game designers, providing creative direction, feedback, and guidance to ensure alignment with the product vision. Collaborate with Product Development and Publishing to align creative decisions with the product roadmap, audience strategy, and business goals. Review and validate major gameplay features, systems, content, and design deliverables. Balance creative ambition with scope, technology, timelines, player needs, and production realities. Us e player feedback, research, market insights, and product data to make design decisions. Represent the creative and Game Design vision to senior leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partne rs. Foster a collaborative culture that encourages innovation, accountability, and constructive feedback. What are we looking for? Significant experience as a Creati

Job Overview Wargaming is looking for an experienced Game Design Director to join the World of Warships team , reporting to the WoWS Franchise Director. World of Warships is a globally recognized free-to-play naval combat game enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Developed by an international team, the game continues to evolve through new features, content, and experiences created for its passionate global community. As Game Design Director, you will define and champion the long-term creative vision for World of Warships. You will work in close partnership with Product Development and Publishing to ensure a cohesive player experience and align creative direction with the product roadmap, player expectations, and business goals. What will you do? Drive the Game Design direction and translate the product strategy into clear gameplay priorities and quality standards. Define, communicate, and maintain the creative vision and experience pillars for World of Warships. Work closely game designers, providing creative direction, feedback, and guidance to ensure alignment with the product vision. Collaborate with Product Development and Publishing to align creative decisions with the product roadmap, audience strategy, and business goals. Review and validate major gameplay features, systems, content, and design deliverables. Balance creative ambition with scope, technology, timelines, player needs, and production realities. Us e player feedback, research, market insights, and product data to make design decisions. Represent the creative and Game Design vision to senior leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partne rs. Foster a collaborative culture that encourages innovation, accountability, and constructive feedback. What are we looking for? Significant experience as a Creati

We take play seriously. We’re looking for curious adventurers ready to find their party, fueled by imagination and drive to build what’s never been built before. At Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, you’ll collaborate with passionate teams to reimagine our iconic brands and create experiences that spark joy, connection, and community through the magic of play. This is your chance to shape legendary play that lasts a lifetime. At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre-defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in! Magic’s future depends on welcoming new players and helping them build a lasting connection with the game. As the Innovation Designer for New Player Growth, you will do the hands-on design work behind new products and experiences that make Magic easier to discover, learn, and enjoy. You will turn early ideas into tangible concepts that teams can play, test, and improve. Your work will include light game design, rapid prototyping, and player testing. You will explore introductory products, solo and cooperative experiences, new ways to learn, and offerings that extend beyond traditional Magic products. Working closely with the Product Architect, you will translate growth priorities and player insights into experiences that welcome broader audiences. You will also partner with Game Design, Consumer Insights, Creative Design, Digital, and Production to move promising concepts from discovery toward launch. What You’ll Do: Design and prototype new physical, digital, and connected products that help people begin and continue their Magic journey. Apply game design principles to develop gameplay concepts, learning experiences, rules, content structures, and new modes of play. Explore product forms, play patterns, partnerships, and occasi

Job Overview Wargaming is looking for a Gameplay Engineer to work in the World of Warships Meta Team in our Belgrade office. The Meta Team develops and maintains long-term, player-facing systems, including meta-gameplay activities, player progression and property, combat missions, achievements, and statistics. The work spans the game client and supporting backend systems, focusing on meta-gameplay rather than moment-to-moment combat. Most feature and business logic is written in Python. We value clear thinking, the ability to understand unfamiliar systems, and a willingness to learn more than experience with any particular framework. You will join through a proven onboarding path and progressively take ownership of feature delivery in a large, established system. What will you do? Own features from requirements clarification and design through implementation, release, and maintenance Develop and maintain meta-gameplay features across client and backend systems Work with persistent state, asynchronous flows, and integrations Investigate bugs, state inconsistencies, and production issues Collaborate with game design, product, QA, production, and engineering teams What are we looking for? Practical software development experience, professional or through substantial self-directed projects Ability to understand and safely modify unfamiliar code Understanding of data modelling, stateful and asynchronous applications Ability to clarify requirements and communicate technical findings clearly Self-directed learning, curiosity, and strong communication skills Technical English for documentation, code, and comments Readiness to work in Belgrade, Serbia Technology stack Game server/client development: Python 2.7, proprietary pipelines Web development: Python 3.10+, asyncio What additional skills will help you stand out? Experience with FastAPI or Django Knowledge of Golang or C++ Understanding of frontend development with JavaScript/TypeScript Experience maintain

This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. This is a 12-month contract. Insomniac Games is looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator. In this role the Senior Gameplay Animator is responsible for creating gameplay animation at the highest quality level set by Lead Animators and Animation Directors. They collaborate closely with other disciplines to ensure that animations are integrated into the game, supporting the creative, narrative vision, and technical requirements. The Senior Gameplay Animator works independently requiring minimal supervision. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Develop high-quality animations for gameplay characters, ensuring alignment with artistic direction and technical standards. Collaborate with Designers and Programmers to implement animations in engine using expert skills in Maya and proprietary engine tools. Independently troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise. Ability to utilize motion capture data and hand key animation to create believable characters. Gameplay responsibilities can include hero traversal, combat, boss, gameplay camera cinematography, mission and open world animations at the highest level using advanced skills in game engine tools. Work with the Animation team to guarantee cohesive execution of the established animation direction across the game, providing constructive feedback as necessary. Communicate effectively with other disciplines, including Designers, Programmers, Writers, Project Managers, Art, Audio, Character and Rigging teams, to resolve issues and achieve project goals. Other duties may be assigned Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilit

This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. This is a 12-month contract. Insomniac Games is looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator. In this role the Senior Gameplay Animator is responsible for creating gameplay animation at the highest quality level set by Lead Animators and Animation Directors. They collaborate closely with other disciplines to ensure that animations are integrated into the game, supporting the creative, narrative vision, and technical requirements. The Senior Gameplay Animator works independently requiring minimal supervision. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Develop high-quality animations for gameplay characters, ensuring alignment with artistic direction and technical standards. Collaborate with Designers and Programmers to implement animations in engine using expert skills in Maya and proprietary engine tools. Independently troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise. Ability to utilize motion capture data and hand key animation to create believable characters. Gameplay responsibilities can include hero traversal, combat, boss, gameplay camera cinematography, mission and open world animations at the highest level using advanced skills in game engine tools. Work with the Animation team to guarantee cohesive execution of the established animation direction across the game, providing constructive feedback as necessary. Communicate effectively with other disciplines, including Designers, Programmers, Writers, Project Managers, Art, Audio, Character and Rigging teams, to resolve issues and achieve project goals. Other duties may be assigned Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilit

This is a 12 month contract. This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. Insomniac is looking for a Senior Gameplay Programmer (Contract). In this role you'll collaborate closely with our content teams as we design, implement and maintain industry leading experiences, with a heavy focus on enemy, boss and ally behaviors. A Senior Gameplay Programmer anticipates design needs and player expectations and leverages their experience to provide feedback on code quality, user experience, and performance throughout the course of development. We value ownership, technical expertise, initiative, and effective communication. At Insomniac, we've embraced a digital-first culture, and support in-office, remote and hybrid working arrangements. We're passionate about creating robust, scalable systems for AAA games and delivering outstanding new player experiences while fostering employee well-being! Essential duties and responsibilities include the following: Collaborate across teams to drive player experience and feature quality with a focus on Enemy Player interactions Act as a subject matter expert on our enemy and boss teams, providing mentorship/assistance to more junior staff through code reviews and participation in relevant special interest groups Create features and systems that can work flexibly and dynamically across diverse environments and situations Architect and implement systems that are as simple as possible without compromising scalability and extensibility Accurately estimate assigned work, contribute to efforts to ensure work is in scope, and proactively update team on task status Understand complex existing systems and how they interact. Expand or create new systems as needed to deliver on the promise of our features Work across teams to understand how our internal customers use the tools and systems that we develop to deliver great gameplay experiences Drive new feature and architecture develo

Job Overview We’re excited to invite you to join the World of Warships team, where we focus on creating and evolving the UI design of our game. This role is open in our Belgrade and Nicosia offices, and we’d be happy to have you on board as we work together to create an engaging and seamless experience for our players. Reports to Team Lead What will you do? Designs and maintains complex UI systems that support multiple gameplay mechanics, features, or interconnected product areas Defines interaction patterns, scalable information architecture, and reusable design solutions within assigned scope Creates and maintains comprehensive implementation documentation, UI guidelines, component usage rules, and design standards Leads UX analysis of complex features using player feedback, research findings, analytics, and usability data Ensures UI solutions support gameplay clarity, accessibility, engagement, retention, and overall player experience goals Identifies usability risks, implementation constraints, and design inconsistencies and drives improvements across systems Mentors less experienced UI designers and supports design quality through reviews, feedback, and knowledge sharing Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to align UI solutions with product, technical, and artistic objectives What are we looking for? 2+ years of experience designing complex, intuitive user interfaces for games or interactive products Deep understanding of UX principles, interaction design, information architecture, and player behavior Ability to design scalable UI systems and establish reusable patterns and standards Experience using analytics, user research, and feedback to drive design decisions Ability to lead discussions, resolve design challenges, and influence cross-functional decisions Experience mentoring designers and supporting professional development of team members E

Job Overview We’re excited to invite you to join the World of Warship s team, where we focus on creating and evolving the UI design of our game. This role is open in our Belgrade and Nicosia offices, and we’d be happy to have you on board as we work together to create an engaging and seamless experience for our players. Reports to Team Lead What will you do? Designs and maintains complex UI systems that support multiple gameplay mechanics, features, or interconnected product areas Defines interaction patterns, scalable information architecture, and reusable design solutions within assigned scope Creates and maintains comprehensive implementation documentation, UI guidelines, component usage rules, and design standards Leads UX analysis of complex features using player feedback, research findings, analytics, and usability data Ensures UI solutions support gameplay clarity, accessibility, engagement, retention, and overall player experience goals Identifies usability risks, implementation constraints, and design inconsistencies and drives improvements across systems Mentors less experienced UI designers and supports design quality through reviews, feedback, and knowledge sharing Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to align UI solutions with product, technical, and artistic objectives What are we looking for? 2+ years of experience designing complex, intuitive user interfaces for games or interactive products Deep understanding of UX principles, interaction design, information architecture, and player behavior Ability to design scalable UI systems and establish reusable patterns and standards Experience using analytics, user research, and feedback to drive design decisions Ability to lead discussions, resolve design challenges, and influence cross-functional decisions Experience mentoring designers and supporting professional development of team members