Senior Gameplay Programmer, Warner Bros Discovery
Entertainment company
Open for applications
Entertainment company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To take the world’s greatest possibilities and make them a reality - creating impact, inspiring imagination, and building connections.
Role
Who you are
- Advanced understanding of C++
- An advanced understanding of the main gaming platforms and the requirements needed to develop software for them
- Unreal Engine experience an advantage
- Experience working on and shipping at least one AAA video game title
- Strong, demonstrable videogame design skills
- A good understanding of game technology principles
- Must be a team player and know the importance of listening to others
- An avid enthusiast for games on all platforms
- Excellent communication skills
What the job involves
- Rocksteady Studios is looking to add to its family of permanent staff. We are looking for an exceptionally talented Senior Gameplay Programmer who is ready for the challenge of producing a AAA title
- This role involves working on core gameplay systems including combat and enemy AI, writing code to implement gameplay features to a high quality, and providing creative solutions to challenging problems
- Driving and implementing new core gameplay features through all stages of production: design, scheduling, implementation and polish
- Giving constructive and proactive input into the development of new features and the iteration of existing ones
- Working closely with team members from all disciplines, communicating technical concepts and requirements in a way that facilitates smooth workflow and keeps people informed of both risks and opportunities
- Being a positive, active, and contributing team member
- Offering advice and suggestions for improving the development process
- Supporting Production with backlog review, task estimation, and Jira ticket management
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is an entertainment company formed from the 2022 merger of Warner Bros and Discovery. It is a leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing, and marketing of content, with Warner Bros alone boasting a huge library – more than 100,000 hours of programming – before the companies were joined. WBD’s portfolio includes Discovery Channel, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Discovery+, HBO Max, and franchises like “Batman” and “Harry Potter”.
Both of the company’s previous businesses have operated throughout the digitisation of the media space. David Zaslav, CEO of WBD, headed Discovery during its expansion into digital media, to make it a “content company” over a “cable company”. The recent focus for Warner Bros has been on next-gen distribution efforts, expanding the availability of its content across platforms and devices to reach the modern viewer. The new company has plans to migrate to one tech stack, which will require extensive retooling, as well as exploring cost-saving automation opportunities for its operations.
Since the merger, the new giant that is Warner Bros Discovery has had a shaky start, forcing the company to wind down operations and cut back on content, which included the very public scrapping of the “Batgirl” movie. However, it now seems the company may have been ahead of the curve, as a wider trend of cutbacks has been seen from peers in the space. This early move, combined with a hyper-focus on cash generation, seeks to establish WBD as an outperformer in an industry on the downturn.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
David Zaslav
(CEO, not founder)Spent 17 years at NBCUniversal including as President of NBC Cable LLC and NBC Media LLC.
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