Gameplay Programmer, nDreams

12 Month Fixed-Term Contract - Elevation Team

Salary not provided

C++

Unreal Engine

Junior and Mid level

Remote from UK

VR game developer & publisher

Job no longer available

VR game developer & publisher

101-200 employees

GamingVirtual Reality

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

C++

Unreal Engine

Junior and Mid level

Remote from UK

101-200 employees

GamingVirtual Reality

Company mission

To deliver boundary-pushing immersion and presence like nothing you have experienced before.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Two or more years of professional game programming experience, with a shipped title on a current-generation console, PC or VR headset
Unreal 4 or 5
Deep knowledge of C++ including high-performance programming
Demonstrable experience at owning and delivering game features or systems
Strong communication skills with a focus on positive cross discipline teamwork
Proven, demonstrable knowledge of game development processes, real-time implementation, optimization, and cross platform development
Experience in rapid prototyping and creative problem solving
A committed team player, recognizing the importance and value of people within a technology environment
Passionate about creating award winning VR titles

Desirable

Experience of VR game development
Confidence in communicating technical complexities and risks clearly and concisely, to non-technical staff
Strong competitor analysis – the ability to critique and deconstruct competitor video games
A willingness to ‘muck in’ at any level to get the job done
Comfortable working in an Agile environment and responsive to change in the face of uncertainty
Approachable and light-hearted, with a good sense of fun and a positive mental attitude

What the job involves

Elevation will re-establish the boundaries of VR. We’re looking for a talented Gameplay Programmer to help us explore, create, and deliver world leading innovation in software and VR hardware
You will play a critical role in developing innovative gameplay systems essential to our gameplay experiences within Virtual Reality
As Gameplay Programmer, you will be responsible for prototyping and collaborating with a diverse team of engineers and developers, capable of creating genre leading titles. Help us to drive the discovery, implementation and refinement of intuitive and inspirational VR games
12-month Fixed Term Contract
Collaboratively discover, design & build the fun within a cross-discipline team
Grow the core gameplay systems into production-ready code, supporting other disciplines in creating robust and performant game content
Learn, innovate, and evangelize VR mechanics and conventions, and help drive industry and VR platform innovation
Work within an agile sprint-based ‘fail-faster succeed-sooner' methodology when discovering and exploring gameplay content
Break down and estimate timescales for your tasks
Work with your peers to ensure our code is clean, organised, documented and easy to maintain
Be a positive behavioral and mental role model for the team and studio

Our take

Virtual reality is fundamentally changing the way we work, the entertainment we consume, and more. nDreams is at the forefront of the charge, leading the pack when it comes to the world of virtual reality gaming.

The gaming studios set out to change the way we game, with immersive adventures - both original and working with the IP of other gaming and film studios. One of its most recent games, Phantom: Covert Ops, has won multiple awards; and partnerships with Sony for a Ghostbusters VR game, as well as with Ubisoft for a Far Cry VR game (set in the world of Far Cry 3) speak to the calibre of content they produce.

nDreams looks set to maintain its dominance in the VR space, tipped as the company with the most games in development for PSVR 2. Swedish game developer Aonic acquired nDreams for $110 million in 2023, and in 2025, it went through a restructuring program. This saw the closure of company wings nDreams Orbital and nDreams Studio to make way for a new studio, Compass. These moves indicate an evolution for nDreams, bolstering its position in the exciting and rapidly growing VR gaming market.