Gameplay Programmer

3 Months ago • 5 Years +

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Gameplay Programmer needed for co-op titles. Must have C/C++ skills, 5+ years multiplayer game development, ECS experience, and a passion for making fun games.

If you’re looking to make the best co-op games in the world, you’ve come to the right place. We're proud to have some of the best game makers and collaborators in the industry under our four walls. What's more, we're a fun bunch of game developers, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together. Our games are not for everyone. Are they for you?

We are now looking for a Gameplay Programmer!

Are you a talented Gameplay Programmer looking to work on amazing co-op titles for PC and consoles? Are you willing to make the most important decision of your life? Join - the Helldivers! More specifically, the Helldivers 2 gameplay programming team. The successful candidate will support the development of new content and features in addition to maintaining our existing codebase. This is a live service title in the early stages of post-launch updates and we aim to support the title for many years before you would move onto any upcoming future titles.

Who you are:

Your role is positioned to develop and maintain gameplay features and systems. You will have a good sense of how to ‘find the fun’ day to day. You will work with our heavily customized version of the Stingray engine in C++ so experience with the ECS style programming patterns is a plus. You will need to be highly experienced in the development of game features and systems, particularly those relevant to multiplayer shooters. 

We want you to have: 

  • Excellent C/C++ skills
  • 5+ years hands on experience development multiplayer game features and systems
  • Ability to create dynamic systems that interact in an overlapping, emergent way
  • Familiarity with broad aspects of game development including gameplay, content creation, and systems
  • Familiarity with physics, animation, AI, and systems used to create emergent gameplay
  • Solid 3D math foundation in linear algebra, vectors, and matrices
  • You have shipped similar titles in a C++ based environment such as Unreal Engine or a custom engine
  • Live service development experience
  • Fluency in written and spoken English
  • Bonus: An understanding of ECS patterns
What you'll do: 
  • Develop, extend and maintain game features and systems
  • Build optimized solutions with memory, performance, extensibility, and network stability taken into account
  • Prototype ideas - identifying technical possibilities and obstacles
          How to apply

          If you think that this position matches your background and skills, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV in English as soon as possible. We interview candidates continuously and hire when we find a good fit.

          Practical information

          Scope: Full-time: 40 hours per week with initial 6 month probation period.
          Location: Office first, hybrid solution possible. You need to be eligible to work in Sweden.

          We are a pet friendly office! You can expect to find dogs and occasionally some cats around.

          What we offer

          Arrowhead Game Studios is a growing team of about 100+ people, best known for our co-op titles. Despite our size, we remain a friendly and down to earth bunch, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together.

          Located in our newly built, custom-tailored offices on the Hammarby Kaj waterfront, we enjoy everything Stockholm has to offer. A thriving game dev scene, along with all types of activities are immediately available on our doorstep.

          Our talented developers are crucial to our success, therefore we put a lot of emphasis in creating and maintaining a prosperous culture. We’re committed to open and transparent communication. Your ideas are welcomed, valued, appreciated - the ceiling for creative discussions is high.

          We also have numerous work benefits for all our employees. You can read about them here!


          About The Company

          “A game for everyone is a game for no one”


          Arrowhead Game Studios is located in Stockholm, Sweden and we are a game developer focusing on creating immersive games for Console and PC. We have a team of ambitious, friendly and fun-loving developers challenging the game industry, while aiming to deliver an entertaining and high quality gaming experience. We’re most known for our co-op games and are the developers behind Magicka™, The Showdown Effect™, Gauntlet™ and Helldivers™. 


          Believability, Sociality and Playfulness. 

          These are the design pillars we take seriously here at Arrowhead. They mean that we aim to create games that have believable world design, gameplay that creates social connections between players and a playful approach to the game where you feel as if you are immersed in a fantasy. Arrowhead is always on the lookout for developers to act upon these pillars in developing our future AAA console title.


          By challenging the creativity of the players, we create memorable experiences with humor and social interaction, that leaves you with stories to tell. We are known for our uncompromising game mechanics and intense cooperative gameplay, and are well underway of our next project: a 3rd person shooter featuring next-gen graphics, innovative co-op and agency for the community to alter the course of the game. This AAA game will share the satirical humor that fans of our previous games know and love.


          Each team member at Arrowhead is passionate about making a kickass effort in order to create great games. To achieve this, we believe it is important to have dedicated, friendly and helpful people around you. We offer a driven and creative environment where small cross-disciplinary teams work tightly together to provide next generation game play experiences.


          Are you interested in joining our kickass team? You can find all our current job openings on our jobs website: https://jobs.arrowheadgamestudios.com/

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