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Senior Gameplay Engineer

thatgamecompany· Engineering
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China - ShanghaiFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Senior Gameplay Engineer to join the live team at thatgamecompany, focusing on crafting advanced social gaming experiences with a strong emphasis on networked gameplay, live services, and user-facing interfaces.

Responsibilities

  • Limited-time events with unique and fun gameplay
  • AR/VR Motion Tracking experience enhancement
  • Evergreen feature that drives user retention and content generation
  • Social experiences that make every moment better with others
  • Design, write, debug, and refine networked gameplay systems and features
  • Iterate quickly in response to testing feedback and iterations
  • Provide technical insight and ideas regarding game design
  • Work closely with designers and back-end engineers on both real-time and asynchronous features

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years of relevant programming experience in the game industry
  • Knowledge and usage of a 3D art tool such as Maya and excellent 3D Vector Math Skills
  • Experience building gameplay systems/building blocks for designers to author content
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to understand and solve problems presented by the team
  • Responds well to feedback, criticism, and iterative design and/or continual improvement of our technology and games
  • Expert-level proficiency in C, C++ or C# and object-oriented programming
  • Have experience with scripting languages and multiple data formats (LUA, JSON etc)
  • Have MMO experience
  • Fluent in spoken English for professional communications

Skills

Required:Programming proficiency (C, C++, C#)Scripting and data formatsMMO experienceCommunication
Last updated Jul 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About thatgamecompany

is a game studio dedicated to creating timeless interactive entertainment that inspires human connection worldwide.

thatgamecompany is a game studio dedicated to creating timeless interactive entertainment that inspires human connection worldwide.

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