Senior Gameplay Engineer

Gala is creating entertainment that empowers on the blockchain. Across our family of brands including Games, Music, Film and VOX, we’re empowering creators and fans to build the future of entertainment. Powered by talent from around the globe, our fully remote organization believes in making bold moves to create products that have never been seen before in the marketplace. Gala was founded by Eric Schiermeyer (gaming legend and co-founder of Zynga), and Michael McCarthy (the Creative Director behind viral gaming hits such as Farmville 2). Since then, Gala has grown to be a leader in Web3 entertainment. Under the Gala brand, we have a growing roster of reputable partners across Gaming and Entertainment including DreamWorks, AMC and NBCU. Plus, legendary game developers Peter Molyneux and Will Wright, as well as music greats like Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Kings of Leon and BT.  Our values are based on openness and ownership and the ability to deliver games, experiences, and opportunities to people worldwide. We are breaking down barriers to bring our communities joy, entertainment, and real-world value.  At Gala, we work remotely with flexibility; we have a great time with our colleagues and love getting things done. While working here, you'll imagine and create new and exciting things for the world to enjoy. Your talents and efforts will improve our audiences' lives in the real world. And this is just the beginning…

The Role

We are excited to announce we are looking for a Senior Gameplay Engineer for our Town Star game. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience and knowledge of C# game development with a creative and hands-on attitude amplified by an entrepreneurial spirit for technical excellence. This is a heroic opportunity to change the play-to earn blockchain gaming space while leading our Town Star engineering team with your hands-on skills and energy. This is a unique opportunity to be immersed in a phenomenal team working on the gaming evolution, working on new and exciting things all while working with some of the best and most talented devs in the industry. Read on and apply to be a part of the gaming evolution! 

Responsibilities

• Implement performant, well-architected Town Star features in code.
• Collaborate with the design team to build new game features.
• Design and implement large gameplay systems.
• Solve performance problems, race conditions, network, and any other 
• Optimize any aspect of the game (load time, speed, size)
• Receive requirements from team leads
• Test changes thoroughly
• Communicates well with other engineers and with QA
• Is able to foresee shortcomings in design or possible exploits

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• At least 5+ years professional experience in C#
• At least 5+ years working in Godot, Unity, or Unreal
• Strong work planning / sprint preparation, and time management skills
• Strong computer science and 3D / 2D math skills
• Positive and articulate communication and interpersonal skills both spoken and written
• Brilliant imagination complimented by reliability and execution
• Self-motivated, stellar work ethic, fun collaborator
• Has a tried and true methodology for accurate estimates
• Has worked on games with a client-server architecture or multiplayer games.
• Has experience using REST APIs
• Self-motivated, stellar work ethic, fun collaborator
• Excited by problem-solving
• Fearless

Nice-to-Have Skills and Qualifications

• Has worked with the Godot engine
• Game industry preferred
• Has an affinity for behavior-driven-development 
• Knowledge in blockchain, NFTs, and cryptocurrency
• Has prior successful experience working in a fully remote environment

    #LI-RD1 #LI-Remote     Gala is an equal opportunity employer and adopts a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

Employee Benefits

• Competitive Salary 
• Flexible Working Hours
• Unlimited PTO
• Fully Remote and Location Independence
• US Based Employees 100% covered for employees (Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program and several