Novarama is seeking a Senior Gameplay Programmer for a brand-new PC/console multiplayer project for a top-5 worldwide publisher. We are seeking someone with deep experience implementing game features: weapons, skills, game rules & character controllers. Our gameplay team works in small, cross-department cells, involving programmers, animators, designers, to build new experiences using an agile, iterative methodology. A senior programmer will be integrated in these cells, but at the same time act as a mentor to other team members imposing methodologies & coding standards. The ideal candidate has performed a similar role in published games built using the Unreal Engine.
Requirements
- Must have published games on a similar genre & scope. Details available under NDA.
- Unreal experience as Gameplay Programmer, combining both blueprints & C++.
- Must have worked on multiplatform games.
- Must fit with the company culture.
- Plus: shooter experience.
- Plus: experience working with the Gameplay Abilities System from Unreal.
- Plus: multiplayer game programming experience with Unreal Engine.
- Plus: experience working on transnational projects with big clients.
- Spanish is not a requirement, but definitely a plus.
Desirable skills
- Feature prototyping & implementation.
- Liaise with the design, UI and art/animation teams to bring these features to life to a high quality standard.
- Playtest, review and iterate features to reach the proper game feel & experience.
- Mentor other team members to impose code standards, best practices, documentation.
Based in Barcelona, Spain, Novarama is one of the most seasoned studios in South Europe. Founded in 2003, it has spent 9 years as a Sony exclusive studio, working on games such as the Invizimals saga (6 titles across 3 platforms). Novarama is PC/console only and focuses on hardcore game development using Unreal Engine.
Since Covid, Novarama has moved to remote work, and thus we accept candidates with a desire to move to Spain as well as full-remote applicants in EU time zone and with an EU passport. The studio now is approximately 50 people and has ambitious plans to grow to +80 in the next 12 months due to exciting new projects and clients.
Please use the form below to submit your CV and a cover letter.