What We Need

Lead Multiplayer Engineer

Firaxis Games is currently seeking a Lead Multiplayer Engineer to enhance our gameplay systems through the utilization of the Unreal 5 network layer. The perfect candidate should have experience in releasing a previous Unreal game and possess extensive expertise in multiplayer systems. In this role, responsibilities include overseeing multiplayer foundations and promoting the Multiplayer development process.

What You’ll Do

  • Work closely with Lead Engineer and online services platform teams, advocating for the game team support of online gameplay.
  • Become a domain expert for our internal multiplayer systems.
  • Design and implement existing code base to support a clean MP foundation.
  • Work closely with the gameplay team to build and maintain multiplayer first strategy.
  • Actively maintain your skill set by keeping track of the latest innovations from the industry.
  • Session negotiation (creation, query, joining). 
  • Unreal Online Services (Match Matching, Leaderboards, Frontend engineer to communicate with our restful services)

What Will Make You A Great Fit

  • Strong knowledge and proven experiences with Unreal Network systems
  • Understanding of Replication flow, RPCs, and debugging MP systems
  • Experience with online services, design patterns, and associated challenges.
  • Ability to produce novel, inventive, solutions to problems in the gaming and online services spaces.
  • Self-motivated and passionate about games.
  • Able and motivated to work with other team members.
  • Fluent C++ programming, code review and debugging skills.
  • Minimum of 1 year leading an engineering team
  • A minimum of 5 years' programming experience with at least one shipped video game
  • Strong interpersonal and communications skills
  • Experience with Unreal Engine 5 
  • Prior development experience in multiplayer systems architectures

Pluses

  • Experience shipping and supporting Live products.
  • Networking experience in TCP, UDP, and higher-level protocols
  • Expertise in Windows and Linux environments.
  • Familiar with security considerations.
  • Passion for video games
  • A degree in computer science or a related field

 

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