Gameplay Programmer, Cloud Imperium
Independent game developer
Open for applications
Independent game developer
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create new depths of immersive storytelling with its gaming experiences.
Role
Who you are
- A true passion for making games is a must, and we would also like it if you:
- Are comfortable working with C++ in a large, shared codebase
- Have a good knowledge of 3D mathematics
- Have experience with programming game features and systems
- Work well in a co-located yet collaborative team environment
- Can explain and present technical solutions to both programmers and team members from other disciplines
What the job involves
- As a Gameplay Programmer you will be working with our bespoke, cutting edge, multi-threaded engine to create gameplay mechanics and systems, which immerse players within the vast, yet highly detailed spacescapes of some of the most ambitious games ever developed
- Working with the latest PC hardware, technology and APIs, we develop an extensive range of highly realistic and systemic features to simulate gameplay ranging from multi-crew space flight combat to planetary first-person shooter, asteroid mining to cargo running, and bounty hunting to cinematic storytelling
- Founded in 2012, Cloud Imperium Games creates cutting-edge videogames that defy expectations
- We're currently developing Star Citizen, a record-breaking multiplayer online space sim, and Squadron 42, a cinematic single-player adventure set in the same universe
- Join us as we break boundaries and make videogame history
- Designing and implementing well-engineered, reliable, scalable and robust code
- Collaborating with other team members and disciplines to develop various gameplay systems
- Peer-reviewing technical designs and documentation with the help of the wider team
- Identifying technical and developmental risks and obstacles while creating innovative solutions to overcome them
- Driving engineering principles and practices for their teams, pushing boundaries and promoting new and innovative ways of working
- Supporting our growth culture and advocating knowledge sharing
Our take
Cloud Imperium Games is an independent game company that specializes in immersive storytelling. It is currently developing a highly anticipated PC space simulation game, Star Citizen, initially funded by a crowdfunding campaign, as well as Squadron 42, a cinematic single-player sidekick to Star Citizen staring the likes of Mark Hamill and Gillian Anderson.
Originally announced in 2012 and 2014, neither title has received an official release date. The appeal for backers, who have contributed over $500 million to the crowdfunding campaign, is that the games exist outside the norms of modern game development, and that the company seems to have stuck to its initial plans and trajectory rather than adapting towards an earlier release.
The company announced plans to increase operations and headcount across the years from 2022 to 2027, which could suggest a release date at the end of this 5-year plan. The fans remain engaged for now, but the company runs the risk of frustrating and alienating their donators and target audience the longer they have to wait. And bad press surrounding management at the company is unlikely to help.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2020
$17.3m
LATE VC
Dec 2018
$46m
LATE VC
Total funding: $181.3m
Company benefits
- Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (100% free for employee level coverage and subsidized for dependents)
- Employer funded tax-free Health Reimbursement Arrangement for qualified medical expenses up to $5,000 per employee and $15,000 per family
- Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
- Paid Short and Long Term Disability Leave
- Life Insurance & AD&D coverage
- 401(k) Plan with up to 4% company match
- Pet Insurance
- Discounted Gym Membership through CIGNA
- Yearly Flu-shot Clinic
- Employee Resource Groups for traditionally underrepresented groups, minorities and allies
Company HQ
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Chris Roberts
(Chairman & CEO)Worked for a combined 22 years as VP of New Technology at EA and CEO of Digital Anvil and Ascendant Pictures. They also spent 3 years as CCO of Bl!nk.
Ortwin Freyermuth
(Vice Chairman)Previoulsy CEO at Capella Films and Rising Star Pictures, as well as Board member at Turbulent and Principal Attorney at Freyermuth & Associates.
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