Blizzard Entertainment · 15 hours ago
Senior Gameplay Engineer, Gameplay
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$101K/yr - $187K/yr
5+ years expBlizzard Entertainment is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences, known for creating iconic video game universes. They are seeking a Senior Gameplay Engineer to collaborate with designers and artists in prototyping and implementing high-quality AAA open world content and gameplay features.
MMO GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Partner with open world designers to prototype, implement, and iterate on open world content from early concepts through shippable quality
Own substantial open world gameplay features end-to-end, including implementation, iteration, polish, and ongoing maintenance
Contribute to technical direction within the team’s scope by establishing scalable content patterns and practical guardrails that improve consistency and reduce rework
Deliver gameplay features that remain robust across many instances, varied player states, and complex runtime conditions typical of open world gameplay
Use your experience to improve open world iteration speed by strengthening workflows, debugging visibility, and validation suited for high-volume content
Profile and optimize open world content and gameplay features to help ensure stable, release-quality execution
Collaborate with cross-disciplinary and technical partners to diagnose issues and drive fixes to resolution
Contribute to healthy engineering practices through frequent readable commits, constructive code reviews, and lightweight documentation, and help unblock others through timely guidance
Champion Blizzard’s core values and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive team culture
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in gameplay engineering or a combination of applicable training and related experience
Engineering contributions to at least one shipped AAA game title or similarly complex real-time interactive product
Experience delivering AAA-quality features and experiences as part of a cross-functional team including designers, artists, animators, level designers, FX artists, etc
Experience working on real-time 3D games
Ability to understand and write production-grade C++ code
Capacity to make frequent, readable, well-tested code commits and participate effectively in code reviews
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
Experience analyzing gameplay features and content for performance and optimizing toward release quality
Mentorship mindset and excellent attitude to helping others level up their knowledge
Strong communication and collaboration skills in multi-disciplinary teams
Preferred
Degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, or a related discipline
Experience in development using the Unreal engine (both C++ and Blueprint)
Experience developing and shipping AAA game titles for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles
Experience working in a large codebase and collaborating across multiple gameplay teams
Experience working on online multiplayer games
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance
Company
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment develops and publishes gaming software and computer games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and StarCraft.
1001-5000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Walter Kong
SVP, Head of Development, Live Games/Mobile
Jamie Ortiz
Associate Production Manager, Creative Development
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2026-01-22
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