Gameplay Systems Software Engineer
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Posted 2 days ago
Last seen 7 hours ago
Active
full-time
Game Programming - 2K Sports Lab
$71,400 and $105,660 per Year
Job Summary
Join 2K Sports Lab as a C++ Gameplay Systems Software Engineer to develop groundbreaking runtime systems for large-scale crowd and NPC simulations in Unreal Engine 5, bringing immersive worlds to life for 2K's next sports franchise.
About this job
We are seeking a passionate C++ Gameplay Systems Software Engineer to help build the runtime systems that drive crowds, pedestrians, background NPCs, and other non-player actors at scale. This role involves designing and implementing C++ runtime systems for large-scale simulation, collaborating with other teams, and building scalable LOD, significance, visibility, and culling systems.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional game development or relevant real-time simulation experience.
- Strong modern C++ skills, including memory, performance, debugging, and data-oriented design fundamentals.
- Production experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
- Experience building gameplay, AI, animation, character, or simulation systems.
- Comfortable profiling and optimizing runtime systems under CPU, memory, and frame-time constraints.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, design, animation, and art.
- Experience with UE5 MassEntity, StateTree, ZoneGraph, Smart Objects, or similar ECS/agent-behavior systems.
- Experience with large crowds, NPC populations, pedestrian systems, or background-life simulation.
- Familiarity with procedural generation or machine-learning-assisted approaches for agent behavior, population, or animation selection.
- Previous experience shipping a AAA title developed on Unreal Engine.
Benefits & Perks
- Bonus and/or equity awards
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
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