Senior Gameplay Programmer

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Cloud Imperium Games Limited Full time
Join Our Team as a Senior Gameplay Programmer

Founded in 2012, Cloud Imperium Games creates cutting-edge videogames that defy expectations. Our company is currently developing Star Citizen, a record-breaking multiplayer online space sim, and Squadron 42, a cinematic single-player adventure set in the same universe. We are seeking a skilled and talented Senior Gameplay Programmer to work on our exciting PC space combat sim, Star Citizen.

The Senior Gameplay Programmer will work in a cooperative, cross-disciplinary team environment to implement game features and systems within our own StarEngine. Our engine, StarEngine, is a multi-million line multi-platform project. Every programmer is recompiling the code base multiple times a day.

For more information about life at Cloud Imperium Games, please visit our official website.

What We Are Looking For
  • Design and implement well-engineered, reliable, maintainable, and bug-free code
  • Collaborate with team members to develop various gameplay systems
  • Follow best practices, development processes, and coding standards
  • Document and peer review technical designs with other software engineers
  • Work with QA, providing the information needed to fully test developed code
  • Provide support to internal customers for developed software
  • Keep up to date on state-of-the-art software engineering methods, practices, and technologies

Requirements

A true passion for making games is a must, and we would also like it if you:

  • Are comfortable working with C++ in a large, shared codebase.
  • Have a good knowledge of 3D mathematics.
  • Have experience with programming game features and systems.
  • Work well in a co-located yet collaborative team environment.
  • Can explain and present technical solutions to both programmers and team members from other disciplines.


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