Contract Senior/lead Gameplay Programmer
Mob Entertainment is a startup multimedia studio that is best known for our hit indie horror game "Poppy Playtime". This franchise is one of the hottest new properties in gaming, and our team is naturally expanding as our ambition expands. To give a taste of our brand's popularity, more than 100 billion YouTube views of Poppy Playtime related content have occured since the game's launch 4 years ago.
As a Contract Senior/lead Gameplay Programmer, you’ll join a cross-functional team building rich, tactile, and memorable gameplay experiences. This role bridges engineering rigor with creative iteration, working in Unreal Engine 5 to prototype, build, and polish gameplay systems and player-facing mechanics. You’ll touch everything from AI behaviors to interactive systems, player abilities to camera logic - all while upholding performance, scalability, and clarity for designers and artists.
If you love shipping exciting features, digging into the engine, and building immersive experiences that stick with players, we want to talk to you.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate with design and engineering to implement player mechanics, tools, puzzles, and interactive sequences.
Balance performance and maintainability when building gameplay code, ensuring scalability for the project
Dig deep into Unreal Engine and core systems (input, physics, animation, GAS, etc.) to build clean, robust foundations for gameplay features.
Utilize and extend existing systems to implement gameplay features based on design specifications
Work directly with other programmers to debug issues, refactor systems, and support pipeline tools.
Requirements & Skills
6+ years of professional game development experience
2+ shipped titles in Unreal Engine (preferably UE5)
Experience with Unreal’s networking stack
Strong familiarity with Unreal Engine’s Blueprint Scripting Language
Development experience with Unreal Engine’s Gameplay Ability System (GAS)
Experience with Unreal subsystems: Animation (Montages, AnimBP), Sequencer, AI (State Tree, Behavior Trees, EQS), Physics, and Input
Ability to take a feature from design doc to shippable implementation
Proficiency in 3D math (vector math, linear algebra, transforms)
Collaborative mindset: able to translate creative vision into technical execution while communicating across departments
Self-motivated with strong debugging and profiling skills
Bonus Skills
Development experience with co-operative or multiplayer social games
Familiarity with horror or first-person puzzle games
Strong C++ programming skills and a clear understanding of Blueprint/C++ communication
Engine-level knowledge of Unreal systems or interest in core engine work
Comfort working in a startup-style environment: fast iteration, tight collaboration, big swings
Wearing many-hats. Broad exposure to Unreal Engine’s various systems is a major plus
OUR CORE VALUES:
Storytelling
Quality
Obsession
Creativity
Subversion
Collaboration
Scrappiness
EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS:
Kindness
Result-Oriented
Autonomy
Efficiency
Humility
Be real.
Be weird.
#LI-Remote
Mob Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, family or parental status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. All employment decisions are based on a person’s merit, business needs, and role requirements. If you require further accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility of our roles, please reach out to [email protected]
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As a Contract Senior/lead Gameplay Programmer, you’ll join a cross-functional team building rich, tactile, and memorable gameplay experiences. This role bridges engineering rigor with creative iteration, working in Unreal Engine 5 to prototype, build, and polish gameplay systems and player-facing mechanics. You’ll touch everything from AI behaviors to interactive systems, player abilities to camera logic - all while upholding performance, scalability, and clarity for designers and artists.
If you love shipping exciting features, digging into the engine, and building immersive experiences that stick with players, we want to talk to you.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate with design and engineering to implement player mechanics, tools, puzzles, and interactive sequences.
Balance performance and maintainability when building gameplay code, ensuring scalability for the project
Dig deep into Unreal Engine and core systems (input, physics, animation, GAS, etc.) to build clean, robust foundations for gameplay features.
Utilize and extend existing systems to implement gameplay features based on design specifications
Work directly with other programmers to debug issues, refactor systems, and support pipeline tools.
Requirements & Skills
6+ years of professional game development experience
2+ shipped titles in Unreal Engine (preferably UE5)
Experience with Unreal’s networking stack
Strong familiarity with Unreal Engine’s Blueprint Scripting Language
Development experience with Unreal Engine’s Gameplay Ability System (GAS)
Experience with Unreal subsystems: Animation (Montages, AnimBP), Sequencer, AI (State Tree, Behavior Trees, EQS), Physics, and Input
Ability to take a feature from design doc to shippable implementation
Proficiency in 3D math (vector math, linear algebra, transforms)
Collaborative mindset: able to translate creative vision into technical execution while communicating across departments
Self-motivated with strong debugging and profiling skills
Bonus Skills
Development experience with co-operative or multiplayer social games
Familiarity with horror or first-person puzzle games
Strong C++ programming skills and a clear understanding of Blueprint/C++ communication
Engine-level knowledge of Unreal systems or interest in core engine work
Comfort working in a startup-style environment: fast iteration, tight collaboration, big swings
Wearing many-hats. Broad exposure to Unreal Engine’s various systems is a major plus
OUR CORE VALUES:
Storytelling
Quality
Obsession
Creativity
Subversion
Collaboration
Scrappiness
EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS:
Kindness
Result-Oriented
Autonomy
Efficiency
Humility
Be real.
Be weird.
#LI-Remote
Mob Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, family or parental status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. All employment decisions are based on a person’s merit, business needs, and role requirements. If you require further accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility of our roles, please reach out to [email protected]
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