Blackbird Interactive

Intermediate Gameplay Software Engineer (Proprietary Engine)

  • Blackbird Interactive

Job Description

We’re looking for an intermediate gameplay engineer to help craft the core player experience in a proprietary engine. This role is focused on building DLC content for an established AAA universe, with an emphasis on new content and story progression tied to sci-fi themes. You will implement quest mechanics, gameplay systems, and progression features in close collaboration with designers, artists, and animators, owning work from prototype through ship.

This role is remote-friendly in Canada, with Pacific time overlap required.


What You’ll Tackle
  • Core gameplay features: Design and implement player-facing systems such as movement, combat, traversal, interactions, and progression using C++ and our in-house gameplay frameworks and tools.
  • Quest and narrative gameplay: Build and maintain quest-driven systems and content flows, including state management, triggers, scripted events, encounters, and progression logic that support story delivery and player choice.
  • System design and architecture: Create modular, data-driven gameplay systems that support rapid iteration, reliable save/load behavior, and scale across PC and console platforms.
  • Cross-disciplinary collaboration: Work closely with design, animation, and audio teams to prototype mechanics, tune feel, and refine experiences through playtesting and rapid content iteration in editor tools.
  • Performance and stability: Profile and optimize gameplay systems to meet performance and memory budgets, and contribute to stability through testing, debugging, and fixing live content edge cases.
  • Continuous improvement: Stay current with modern gameplay and engine patterns, propose tooling or workflow improvements, and help drive internal knowledge sharing.

    • You’ll Thrive Here If You
  • Have 3+ years of professional experience using C++ with a strong focus on gameplay systems (experience working in a proprietary engine environment is a plus).
  • Hold a BSc in Computer Science or a college diploma in software engineering, game programming, or a closely related field.
  • Have shipped at least one commercial game, DLC, or major post-launch update featuring your gameplay contributions.
  • Are comfortable working in content-heavy codebases, supporting designer-authored data, and troubleshooting complex quest and progression bugs.
  • Are passionate about prototyping, polish, and tight player control and feedback loops.
  • Communicate clearly and value cross-functional collaboration.
  • Are comfortable with Perforce, Git, or similar version control systems and modern profiling and debugging tools.

    • Bonus Experience
  • Experience building or extending gameplay frameworks (abilities, animation and gameplay integration, physics-driven interactions, data pipelines).
  • Familiarity with AI systems for reactive enemy or companion behaviors (state machines, behavior trees, utility AI, navigation).


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