Senior Gameplay Programmer at Playground Labs

Job Description

• Senior Gameplay Programmers at Playground Labs manage small teams of gameplay programmers working 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 managing a small team of developers on a specific web3 gaming project, programming the most difficult aspects of multiplayer cross-platform games within the Unity suite, and understanding the fine details of integrating economic incentives into web3 games in order to communicate those details to developers.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a team of developers from ideation to execution of new web3 play to earn games
• Working in Unity, design and implement the most difficult aspects of multiplayer cross-platform games
• Collaborate with the blockchain team devs to integrate economic incentives into games
• Mitigate security risks by carefully evaluating all game design components for potential currency-related exploits
• Instruct developers on how to 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
• AAA-title company in work experience, with demonstrated management proficiency
• Five 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 multiple launches of a Unity-based multiplayer games
• History of introducing and ideating helpful features in games
• Proficiency in evaluating game ecosystems for currency exploit risks
• 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.