Senior Gameplay Engineer

As a Senior Gameplay Engineer at Endless Studios, you will play a crucial role in the development of Endstar and in integrating the community into the development process. Endstar, a community-driven creation sandbox game built in Unity, focuses on real-time multiplayer gameplay, collaborative game making, and user-generated content creation. Your responsibilities will include: - Working directly with the Lead Engineer and core team on internal development for Endstar - Directly overseeing student interns from around the world in a make-to-learn internship environment - Providing detailed feedback on code reviews and approvals on pull requests Qualifications required for this position include: - Three or more years of professional programming experience in Unity using C# - Experience shipping one or more games built in Unity - High self-motivation and drive - Ability to offer creative solutions to game design challenges - Excellent communication and team collaboration skills - Proficiency in writing technical documentation It would be a bonus if you have experience in: - Implementing networked gameplay - Supporting a live service - Familiarity with Unity's NetCode for GameObjects (formerly MLAPI) - Mentoring or teaching students to code - Providing samples of completed Unity game projects you have directly contributed to - Prior experience in developing for or supporting learning, especially learning to make games Endless Studios is a highly-distributed, youth-centered game making studio where teens and young adults apprentice with game industry professionals to create games using The Endless Mission, Unity, and other creation tools. Endstar, the first major software offering by Endless Studios, is a community-driven creation sandbox game that emphasizes learning through creation, including design, art, and coding pathways. If you are passionate about gameplay engineering, mentoring, and contributing to a globally connected community of game makers, this full-time, work-from-home position at Endless Studios might be the perfect fit for you. Candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment background verification screening.,