Gameplay Programmers

Job Description

Gameplay Programmers at Playground Labs work in traditional software suites like Unity to bring to life new web3 play-to-earn games built on blockchain technologies. A typical work week will include prototyping game features as requested by the lead designer, building robust frameworks to handle multiplayer environments, and designing new features & ideas of your own into the games.

Job Responsibilities

• Working in Unity, design and implement core gameplay systems for both 2D and 3D games
• Collaborate with the blockchain team devs to integrate economic incentives into games
• Ideate and prototype new features as requested by the team
• Set up multiplayer and cross-platform compatibility frameworks for future games

Required

• Excellent technical ability in the Unity game development suite
• Portfolio of games created as passion projects or in a company
• Strong knowledge of multiplayer server management and frameworks
• Ability to write clean, well-documented code
• Three or more years of game development experience
• Three references, one of which is from a previous manager

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Mathematics
• Participated in one or more launches of a Unity-based multiplayer game
• History of introducing and ideating helpful features in games
• Interest and desire to learn more about blockchain technologies
• Playground Labs was founded by scientists, and the team loves having scientifically-minded labmates in the studio

Compensation

• Game Artist compensation at Playground Labs consists of a competitive salary package alongside awarded DAO tokens for the projects in which they participate.

Benefits

• Fully remote work with flexible work hours
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Paid time off
• Educational and training opportunities
• Company retreats
• DAO tokens

About Us

• Playground Labs’ mission is to bring more equitable ownership and compensation models to the next generation of gaming. We accomplish this through a suite of unique blockchain-enabled products, principally play-to-earn games and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). We construct both of these with purpose & intent to fully release control of the products to the community after ensuring that they have been properly incubated. Team members are passionate about leveraging blockchain to provide economic opportunities to people across the globe, and see gaming as a natural education on-ramp for the ecosystem. We work closely with dominant Layer 1 protocols to ensure that our employees have access to robust technical troubleshooting suites and cutting-edge tools to stay ahead of the game.