Game Engineer

• Design, develop, maintain and debug gameplay architecture and player-experience systems
• Design, develop, maintain and debug game AI systems, including NPC behaviors, navigation, decision-making and encounter integration
• Analyze and optimize gameplay and AI performance through profiling, CPU/memory budgets, time-slicing and behavioral LOD
• Collaborate with Level Design, Game Design, Art, VFX, Programming and QA on requirements, feasibility, scope, design completeness and technical risks
• Iterate on gameplay and AI features through data-driven tuning, in-game debug tooling and validation
• Propose durable technical approaches for live-production maintenance
• Identify dependencies across teams, systems and features and align Production and disciplines
• Adjust polish levels based on project phase and quality targets
• Leverage QA and playtest feedback
• Participate in code reviews and gameplay/AI milestone technical validation
• Champion code excellence and mentor teammates on gameplay and AI practices
• Produce technical documentation, architecture notes and content integration guides
• Maintain technology watch on the engine and gameplay/AI practices
• Promote good practices and contribute to continuous improvement of high-performance software

Advanced Gameplay Programmer

• Design, develop, maintain, and debug gameplay and game AI software architecture and systems
• Act as a key technical contributor within the gameplay team
• Own gameplay and AI areas and influence architecture, scope, and technical trade-offs with Design and Production
• Mentor the team and remove blockers on complex gameplay and AI topics
• Build player-experience systems, including interactive mechanics, gameplay features, conditions, gameplay tags, volumes, progression, and encounters
• Build game AI systems, including NPC behaviors, navigation, decision-making, and encounter integration
• Analyze and optimize performance using profiling, CPU and memory budgets, time-slicing, and behavioral LOD
• Collaborate with Level Design, Game Design, Art, VFX, Programming, and QA on requirements, feasibility, scope, design completeness, and technical risks
• Iterate on gameplay and AI features through data-driven tuning, in-game debugging tools, and validation
• Identify dependencies across teams, systems, and features, and align Production and the various disciplines
• Participate in code reviews and technical validation at gameplay and AI milestones
• Produce technical documentation, including TDDs, architecture notes, and content integration guides
• Stay current with developments in the engine and gameplay and AI practices
• Promote best practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of high-performance software

• Own gameplay animation features from concept through completion, including reference gathering, prototyping, asset creation, engine integration, debugging, and polish
• Create character movement and action animations for locomotion, directional changes, stance transitions, traversal, and combat interactions
• Contribute to first-person animation, full-body movement, weapon handling, and camera feedback
• Partner with designers and programmers to refine movement responsiveness, action timing, transitions, interruption behavior, weight, and physicality
• Build and refine animation graphs, state machines, blend setups, and animation layers in the project engine and tools
• Use keyframe animation and motion-capture workflows
• Evaluate work in playable builds, diagnose animation issues, and collaborate across disciplines to resolve them
• Improve workflows and address runtime, asset, and production constraints with technical animation and engineering teams
• At Lead level, guide feature planning, establish quality benchmarks, provide feedback, and mentor teammates while creating and implementing animation directly

Game Engineer jobs in Canada

Advanced Gameplay Programmer

Advanced Gameplay Programmer

Senior/Lead Gameplay Animator – 3C, FPS