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Respawn Entertainment · 3 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer II - Gameplay - (Respawn)

LA Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

CAD$166K/yr - CAD$238K/yr

10+ years exp

Respawn Entertainment is an Academy Award-winning studio known for critically acclaimed games like Apex Legends and Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order. The Senior Software Engineer II - Gameplay will design, develop, and own complex gameplay and systems-level features, act as a technical leader, and mentor engineers while collaborating with various teams to achieve high-level goals.

Developer PlatformPC GamesVideo Games

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and own complex gameplay and systems-level features from concept to shipping and live support

Act as a technical leader across multiple teams, driving alignment on architecture, patterns, and best practices

Maintain, refactor, and evolve large-scale systems to improve stability, performance, and long-term maintainability

Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineers at multiple experience levels through design reviews, code reviews, and informal coaching

Partner closely with Design, Production, and other disciplines to translate high-level goals into robust technical solutions

Identify systemic risks and technical debt, proactively proposing and leading solutions that benefit multiple teams or projects

Contribute to and uphold engineering standards, tooling, and workflows at a studio-wide level

Collaborate with Production on planning, scoping, and execution of sprint and milestone goals

Author and review technical design documents that influence cross-team systems and long-term strategy

Qualification

C++Gameplay systemsReal-time systemsSystem architecturePerformance optimizationMultiplayer gamesCode reviewsDesign reviewsBachelor's degreeCommunication skillsTechnical leadership

Required

10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant experience on gameplay or real-time systems

Proven experience shipping multiple multiplayer and/or live-service video game titles

Deep experience working in large, shared codebases, including ownership of complex systems and performance-critical code

Strong understanding of system architecture, data-oriented design, and performance budgeting in real-time environments

Expert-level C++ skills and strong debugging, profiling, and optimization abilities

Demonstrated ability to lead technically without direct management responsibility

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence decisions across teams and disciplines

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience

Benefits

Paid time off (3 weeks per year to start)

80 hours per year of sick time

16 paid company holidays per year

10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) to regular full-time employees

Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave)

Extended health/dental/vision coverage

Retirement plan to regular full-time employees

Complimentary games