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Your Mission

Infinity Ward is looking for a talented engineer with a passion for gameplay and a critical eye for game design. As a Senior Gameplay Engineer you'll be working with our design and content teams to push our gameplay systems to new heights of AAA fun and visual fidelity.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with designers to create innovative new gameplay systems and expand existing ones
  • Support the design department by working on a variety of generalist tasks to facilitate their needs
  • Implement, debug and optimize major systems in C/C++ and other languages in the context of a large cross platform codebase
  • Deploy, optimize and test gameplay software on PC and console platforms
  • Contribute to game architecture, technical designs and postmortems
  • Collaborate with other internal departments (art, design, audio, QA, etc.)
  • Document software and features for internal and external teams
  • Participate in the code review process

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:

  • Fluency in 3D math, related to game programming
  • Fluency in C++
  • The ability to extend a complex established code base
  • Strong debugging skills
  • Passionate work ethic and high personal standards of quality
  • Strong design sensibilities and outstanding communication skills
  • 5+ years of experience in game programming

Extra Points:

  • AAA play-control logic, especially on an FPS title
  • Modern animation techniques
  • Physics simulation
  • Networked game logic
  • AI

About Infinity Ward

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare. Infinity Ward employs more than 250 people in Woodland Hills, CA, just outside of Los Angeles.

A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and talented development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with.

Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Infinity Ward is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.