Lead Gameplay Programmer (3C)

Company Description

People Can Fly, un des principaux studios indépendants de développement de jeux AAA, est composé d'une équipe internationale de centaines de personnes talentueuses travaillant depuis des bureaux situés en Pologne, au Royaume-Uni, aux États-Unis et au Canada, mais aussi de partout dans le monde grâce à nos programmes de télétravail.

Fondée en 2002, PCF a marqué le genre des jeux de tir avec des titres comme Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment et Outriders. Nous sommes l'un des studios Unreal Engine les plus expérimentés de l'industrie et nous renforçons nos capacités au moyen de solutions internes, à savoir l'infrastructure PCF Framework.

Nos équipes de création travaillent actuellement sur plusieurs titres passionnants : Gemini est notre nouveau projet mené en collaboration avec Square Enix; Maverick est un jeu AAA développé en collaboration avec Microsoft; Bifrost, Victoria et Dagger sont des projets que nous réalisons selon un modèle d'auto-édition. Nous avons également un projet en phase de conception : Red; ainsi que deux projets en technologie de réalité virtuelle : Green Hell VR et Bulletstorm VR, qui est une captivante version en RV de notre jeu de tir culte.

Forte de plus de 20 ans d'expérience, PCF se lance à la découverte de nouveaux horizons. Nous avons pour but de combiner notre expertise avec la créativité des meilleurs visionnaires de l'industrie afin de travailler collectivement à la nouvelle génération de jeux d'action destinés à la communauté mondiale de joueurs.

Si vous choisissez d'entreprendre cette aventure avec nous, vous aurez l'occasion de perfectionner votre art et d'approfondir vos connaissances, en travaillant aux côtés de chefs de file de l'industrie pour offrir une expérience unique et toute nouvelle aux joueurs du monde entier.

Le Projet Bifrost est un jeu d'action-aventure AAA non encore annoncé développé par notre équipe nord-américaine, avec le soutien des studios européens du Groupe PCF.

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People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA games development studios with an international team of hundreds of talented individuals working from offices located in Poland, UK, US, and Canada, and from all over the world thanks to our remote work programs.

Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. We are one of the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry and we are expanding it with in-house solutions called PCF Framework.

Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini is our new project being developed with Square Enix; Maverick is a Triple-A game developed in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation; Bifrost, Victoria and Dagger are projects we're growing in the self-publishing model. We also have one project in the concept phase – Red; as well as two projects in VR technology – Green Hell VR and Bulletstorm VR - an exciting VR version of our cult-classic shooter.

With over 20 years of experience, PCF sets out to explore new horizons. We aim to combine our expertise with creativity of the best and most forward-thinking talents in the industry to work together on the new generation of action games for the global gaming community.

If you decide to accompany us on this journey, you'll have a chance to perfect your craft and expand your knowledge, working alongside leaders in the industry on bringing a brand-new unique experience to the players worldwide.

Project Bifrost is a yet unannounced AAA action-adventure game developed by our North American team supported by PCF's European studios.

Job Description

Gérer les membres de l'équipe de programmeurs et programmeuses en jouabilité pour obtenir les meilleurs résultats possibles pour le projet et pour favoriser la croissance personnelle des membres de l'équipe.

Définir la vision et les buts pour l'ensemble des fonctionnalités du jeu.

Améliorer et maintenir la jouabilité du PCF Framework (basé sur Unreal Engine 4)

Fournir des conseils, des directives et les meilleurs principes d'ingénierie pour assurer des résultats de qualité et des pratiques de travail efficaces.

Effectuer régulièrement des examens des codes et conduire l'équipe de programmation vers l'excellence.

Mentorer, gérer et diriger le service de programmation en jouabilité.

Fournir une rétroaction au quotidien et résoudre les problèmes de manière créative.

Travailler avec l'équipe de production pour planifier le développement et attribuer les tâches à l'équipe de programmeurs selon le calendrier établi.

Conceptualiser les éléments jouables et superviser l'exécution et la mise en œuvre de ces éléments dans le jeu.

Établir et documenter les meilleures pratiques en matière de scriptage et de mise en œuvre de fonctionnalités.

Développer et maintenir l'architecture de système nécessaire pour permettre aux autres programmeurs de mettre en œuvre des fonctionnalités dans le jeu.

Tester, corriger les bogues, profiler et optimiser la mise en œuvre des éléments.

Superviser la création de documentation par les membres de l'équipe.

Effectuer régulièrement l'évaluation du rendement des employés.

Mener des initiatives de recrutement en collaboration avec les ressources humaines.

Assurer l'intégration des nouveaux employés.

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To manage talents of Gameplay Programmers team to achieve best possible result for the project and personal growth of team members

To set the vision and goals of the entire gameplay features.

To enhance and maintain the Gameplay part of PCF Framework (built on Unreal Engine 4)

Provide mentorship, direction and best in class engineering principles to ensure quality results and efficient working practices

Conduct regular code reviews and manage the coding team to excellence

Mentoring, managing and leading the Gameplay programming department

Provide day-to-day feedback and creatively solve problems

Work with production team to plan development and provide tasks assignment to programmers team schedule

Setting the vision and goals of the entire gameplay features.

Conceptualize playable elements and oversee the execution and implementation of those elements into game

Establish and document best practices for scripting and feature implementations

Develop and maintain the systems architecture necessary for other developers to implement features in the game

Test, debug, profile and optimize implementations

Supervision of documentation created by the team members

Conduct consistent performance reviews of staff members

Conduct recruitment projects with HR collaboration

Conduct onboarding to new hires

Qualifications

At least 7+ years of experience in the production of games for consoles and PC

At least one shipped AAA project from start to finish as Lead Gameplay Programmer

Excellent knowledge of Unreal Engine 4

Excellent skills in C/C++

Strong math skills

Strong familiarity with AI, physics, animation and gameplay code in general

Ability to diagnose problems and make quick and accurate decisions

Ability to write efficient and maintainable code

Experience with profiling and optimizations

Experience working on consoles such as PS4 and Xbox One

Experience with commonly used development tools such as Jira and Perforce

Ability to work well in a fluid, changing environment as creative challenges evolve

A keen sense of what makes gameplay systems fun

Ability to work well under pressure

Excellent communication and team attitude working with game developers from all disciplines

High work ethic and self-motivated

Passion for games

Desired Qualifications

Experience with UE4 engine development

Experience working on multiplayer games

Additional Information

What we offer:

U.S.

100% group health insurance benefit premiums paid by PCF (Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life, and Supplemental Live) and start on day 1 of employment.

401K with 100% match, up to 3% of employee salary, and vested immediately.

Paid week off during Winter Holidays.

20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

Long term disability, short term disability, travel insurance, as well as other benefits provided.

Canada

Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $500 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage).

Full Dental coverage, including major dental and orthodontics.

4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1.

Paid week off during Winter Holidays.

20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

UK

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.

Private medical healthcare (Vitality) and BUPA dental insurance for PCF's employees and their families.

Access to wellbeing platform - Gympass for employees and family members.

Access to Worksmile - cafeteria program.

Online Polish and English language classes.

Access to the pension scheme.

Flexible working hours.

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.