Unreal Game Engineer in CANADA

Unreal Gameplay Engineer 

Full-time salaried, remote

Skymap Games is hiring programmers to join our engineering department. Engineers within the department work collaboratively to deliver projects to industry partners, as well as develop our own internal games. Our work spans across a wide range of technologies. We are actively hiring engineers at any level of experience.  

DEI principles are important to us, and candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.  

Responsibilities 

• Develop production-level code that is clear, effective, and matches the quality expectations of Skymap's Engineering Department. 
• Collaborate with other departments within Skymap Games, as well as our clients, in order to solve technical problems. 
• Estimate the time needed to complete programming tasks based on design specifications. 
• Help instruct members of the Skymap team in your personal fields of expertise 
• Technically design and take ownership of core gameplay elements or components, and define discrete subtasks 

Qualifications

• 3 years game industry coding experience 
• A commitment to a safe and welcoming work environment 
• Strong object-oriented programming fundamentals 
• Knowledge of Unreal required  
• Comfortable in C++/Blueprints 
• Detail-oriented and reliable 
• An ability to independently develop, communicate, and share solutions for technical problems 
• Experience with debugging and optimizing code for high performance
• PLEASE NOTE: We are only considering applications from candidates within a 3 hour time difference of EST. 

Pluses 

• Familiarity with Unreal environment tools, actors, meshes, etc. 
• Familiarity with Unreal UMG
• Experience working in fully remote teams

About Skymap Games

• Skymap is a game development studio based in Manchester, NH. Founded in 2013, Skymap develops its own original titles and partners with developers to help promising projects realize their full potential. You can learn more about the studio and portfolio of titles at https://skymap.com

Our Values

• Providing opportunities for employees of Skymap to contribute to our games and culture at any level of the organization.
• Hiring folks with a can-do attitude, excellent communication skills, and strong technical fundamentals. We want to work with people who are kind and helpful.
• Employees are a culture add, not a culture fit. Diversity is strength.

We Provide

• Most positions are fully remote
• Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and term life insurance
• 401k with matching
• 4 weeks paid time off, sick leave, and holiday policies
• Paid professional development time
• Employee run and company funded committees for social events, charitable causes, etc.
• Strong work-life balance and anti-crunch policies