Principal Software Engineer, Manticore Games
Gameplay
$112-275k
+ Equity
Game development & social game-playing platform
Open for applications
Game development & social game-playing platform
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$112-275k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
Manticore Games' mission is to create gameplay worth sharing, and enable others to do the same.
Role
Who you are
- A minimum of 7 years in game development and experience developing and maintaining gameplay mechanics and systems in desktop or console games
- A minimum of 7 years programming in C++
- Experience using Unreal Engine
- Experience architecting and implementing game systems, user interfaces, tools, networked features, etc
- Ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines such as art, design and engineering
- Effective communication: must be able to explain technical concepts, constraints, and problem solve with non-engineers
- BS degree in Computer Science or a related field or 5+ years industry experience as the degree equivalent
Desirable
- Interest and experience in 3D desktop or console MMOs with RPG elements
- Experience optimizing features to performance targets
- Working understanding of game networking concepts - peer to peer, client/server, latency compensation, etc
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to develop gameplay features and systems for our new action-packed combat-focused MMO developed in Unreal Engine
- Design, develop and implement gameplay features and systems in Unreal Engine and C++
- Develop client and server networked gameplay code
- Work with the Production, Design, Art and QA teams to plan, implement and iterate on game concepts and features
- Integrate gameplay systems with other parts of our platform
- Maintain and extend engine code
Our take
Founded in 2016 by a pair of former Zynga and EA game developers, Manticore Games is best known for being the developer of Core, a heavily funded and increasingly popular game creation and discovery platform for iOS and the Metaverse.
In theory, Core is fairly similar to the likes of Roblox and RecRoom, but is geared much more towards “older” users aged fourteen and above. Despite only launching in 2021, Core’s numbers thus far have been extremely impressive, with three million players in the first year alone as well as tens of thousands of games and creators.
Considering that the Metaverse gaming market is expanding, it’s easy to see why investors are pouring money into the space. Manticore Games has benefited greatly from this, and having already expanded its headcount to triple figures, is showing no signs of slowing down while the market is this lucrative.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2021
$100m
SERIES C
Sep 2020
$15m
LATE VC
Total funding: $163m
Company benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Commuter Benefits
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Leadership
Frederic Descamps
(CEO)Co-founded and was CEO of game developer A Bit Lucky, which was acquired by Zynga in 2012. Went on to become General Manager, then Vice President & Head of Corporate Development at Zynga before co-founding Manticore Games.
Jordan Maynard
(Chief Creative Officer)Former Software Engineer at EA and Senior Technical Design Director at Trion World Network. Co-founded A Bit Lucky and was the company's Chief Creative Officer until Zynga's 2012 acquisition, then became a Creative Director at Zynga.
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