Amazon Game Studios is seeking a Senior Gameplay Engineer to join our team in sunny Irvine, CA. This engineer will work closely with designers and content creators to build compelling and innovative gameplay mechanics for cutting-edge, large-scale AAA massive multiplayer online titles. As a leader in a Gameplay group you will make the impossible possible by prototyping new ideas and building new systems and tools that unlock the creativity of your team. You will also face the challenge of live game feature development where delighting customers is a constant occupation.

What you’ll do:

Collaborate closely and constantly with other engineers, designers, and content creators to create and own exciting gameplay systems and mechanics
Balance rapid experimentation and exploration of new gameplay ideas with the hardening of code and systems as ideas are solidified
Proactively contribute to optimizing and improving the codebase
Support and communicate with members of the team to help in maintaining rapid and stable development

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
5+ years working in professional C++ codebases for multi-disciplinary teams
2+ years of feature development for a “live” game or game service

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Fluent in 3D math and linear algebra
Credited as an engineer on two or more AAA game titles
Experience with rapid design prototyping and design tool creation
Comprehensive video game engineering skills including spatial reasoning, networking, tooling and optimization
Familiarity with Amazon Web Services
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation