Senior Gameplay Engineer

This is not a remote role. You must be in the local area or be willing to relocate.

About the Role 

The Office of Technology Enablement (OTE), a division of The Walt Disney Company, is embarking on a mission to build the future of XR experiences across all Disney segments. 

Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the accomplished game engineer looking to create something magical – from focused R&D projects to working with different business units on new ways to experience the characters and stories you love. 

OTE is looking for a uniquely talented Senior Gameplay Engineer to join us on this ambitious and exciting initiative. If you are an experienced game programmer with a love of Disney properties, you’ll want to check out this opportunity! 

This role will report to the Director of Development. 

What you Will Do: 

• Leverage your knowledge to help implement a collection of interactive experiences based on Disney’s robust portfolio of characters and worlds. 

• Be an active, hands-on participant in the process, directly writing code and working daily with design/production/art to establish and achieve goals for each interactive experience. 

• A significant portion of this work will involve implementation using Unreal. This role will require a willingness and ability to operate within the limitations of that ecosystem and grow with it as the functionality matures. 

• Empower designers by serving as their main support avenue during the development process. 

• Find creative ways to overcome hardware limitations, maintaining a positive outlook along the way. 

• Work closely with other members of the engineering and creative teams to ensure that implementation quality is maintained. Be an advocate of stability and flexibility. 

• Champion Disney and team values. Maintain a ‘guest-first’ mentality by being an advocate for the audience experience. 

• Serve as a key team member of a growing XR development team at Disney. 

Required Qualifications & Skills 

• 5 years of experience developing console/PC/mobile games or other digital interactive entertainment. 

• Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5+ at the native (C++) level. 

• Participated in the creation and release of a commercial product, in a hands-on programming role. Was one of the main authors of a major gameplay system. 

• Served as a programmer during the prototype phase of a project. Understands the difference in requirements/goals between prototyping and production. 

• Understands and implements the following concepts at a production-quality: 

• C++ code (Performance Impact, Memory Management, Inheritance, etc.) 

• Client/Server architecture (Replication, Client-side Prediction, Movement Syncing, etc.) 

• Game Mathematics (Linear Algebra, Vector Math, Kinematic Physics, Collision, etc.) 

• Ability to guide engineers. 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Shipped products for Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest or other VR Platforms. 

• Graphics Programming, Mobile experience, and familiarity with Online Services are all bonuses. 

• Experience with developing and publishing Unreal content. 

• Has a broad understanding of XR experiences and the various devices that are available on the market 

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