{"id":107901,"date":"2020-01-23T22:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/357112"},"modified":"2020-01-23T22:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T22:04:00","slug":"get-a-job-join-amazon-game-studios-as-a-senior-gameplay-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/23\/get-a-job-join-amazon-game-studios-as-a-senior-gameplay-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a job: Join Amazon Game Studios as a Senior Gameplay Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry!<\/p>\n<p>Here is just one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/jobs\/\">many, many positions<\/a>&nbsp;being advertised right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: Seattle, Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amazon Game Studios is looking for a Senior Gameplay Engineer to join an exciting new project at our Seattle studio. We are an innovative, player-focused team, working on big-bets in an innovative environment. As a senior member of the team, you will work alongside production, design, art, and engineering to create fun and memorable game experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you&#8217;ll do:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work as part of our gameplay team in a highly collaborative environment<\/li>\n<li>Design, prototype and fully implement new gameplay systems and game features<\/li>\n<li>Create and maintain reliable, scalable, and high-performance systems and tools to enable gameplay experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in computer science or related technical discipline or equivalent experience<\/li>\n<li>5+ years of professional software development experience<\/li>\n<li>2+ shipped titles<\/li>\n<li>3+ years experience in any of the following: physics, inputs, AI, sound, engine, game systems, tooling, or optimizations.<\/li>\n<li>5+ years experience in either C, C++, or C#.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong 2D\/3D math.<\/li>\n<li>Intuitive understanding of action gameplay and design.<\/li>\n<li>Capable of quick prototyping and rapid iteration to &#8216;find the fun&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Passionate gamer.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with Unity or Unreal Engine.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Lua and visual scripting tools.<\/li>\n<li>Capable of debugging optimized code.<\/li>\n<li>Meets\/exceeds Amazon\u2019s leadership principles requirements for this role.<\/li>\n<li>Meets\/exceeds Amazon\u2019s functional\/technical depth and complexity for this role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.gamasutra.com\/job\/senior-gameplay-engineer-amazon-game-studios-seattle-washington-34270\">Apply now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re just starting out, looking for something new, or just seeing what&#8217;s out there, the Gamasutra Job Board is the place where game developers move ahead in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Gamasutra&#8217;s Job Board is the most diverse, most active, and most established board of its kind in the video game industry, serving companies of all sizes, from indie to triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a new job?&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.gamasutra.com\/search\">Get started here<\/a>. Are you a recruiter looking for talent?&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/employer.gamasutra.com\/employerx\/\">Post jobs here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry! Here is just one of the&nbsp;many, many positions&nbsp;being advertised right now. Location: Seattle, Washington Amazon Game Studios is looking for a Senior Gameplay Engineer to join an exciting new project at our Seattle studio. 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