Gameplay Network Engineer

Onward Play needs a full-time, direct hire Gameplay Network Engineer for a top AAA game studio client.

You’ll join the Engineering team to developing the game’s higher-level network features, ensuring the game simulation’s fairness, reducing latency, and optimizing network performance.

To learn more about this Gameplay Network Engineer opportunity, apply now and chat with a recruiter today!

As a Gameplay Network Engineer you’ll:

• Collaborate with other engineers to improve the game’s network replication
• Optimize networking systems to improve latency
• Work to level the playing field and maximize game fairness
• Educate content creators and gameplay engineers on how to maximize network reliability and replication
• Develop networking code to interact with backend systems for new gameplay features and data collection
• Maintain and extend documentation on network-oriented features and systems
• Debug and optimize existing gameplay networking.

Skills & Experience Needed:

• C/C++ experience with an understanding of multi-threaded programming techniques
• Experience building games as a network-oriented gameplay engineer for PlayStation, Xbox, or PC
• Understanding of computer and console game networking systems and technologies (e.g. peer-to-peer and client/server models, latency compensation, etc.)
• Experience with off-the-shelf anti-cheat products, such as Easy Anti-Cheat or Battleye
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work as a part of a team
• Self-directed, focused, and detail-oriented

To learn more about this Gameplay Network Engineer opportunity, apply now and chat with a recruiter today!