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Thatgamecompany

Senior Gameplay Engineer

China - Shanghai

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Seniority
Senior
Country
CN
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
2 Sept 2026

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the posting

Senior Gameplay Engineer

We’re looking for an exceptional Gameplay Engineer to join our live team to help craft the most advanced social game on earth. Elements that can help us meet the demands of this complex product, while presenting an interface to the user that exemplifies the elegance that TGC is known for.

What You’ll Do Here:

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

Required Skills

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

Preferred Skills

Python programming

Backend languages such as Go, Erlang, and/or PL/SQL

Systems managing persistent account data

Synchronous multiplayer features

Live service multiplayer online games

AR/VR development

Mobile games development

We look forward to meeting you.

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