Senior Software Engineer (C++ / Gameplay Systems)

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      "text": "What You’ll Tackle",
      "content": "<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">●</span> &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Core RTS gameplay systems: Design, implement, maintain, and improve player-facing gameplay features such as unit behaviors, abilities, commands, selection, movement, combat interactions, targeting, and game-state systems using C++.</span></div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">●</span><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Mission and scenario gameplay: Build and support scripted gameplay content including triggers, objectives, events, encounters, victory conditions, progression logic, and campaign or custom scenario systems.</span></div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">●</span><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Simulation and systems architecture: Develop modular, data-driven gameplay systems that support iteration, determinism, save/load reliability, multiplayer stability, and maintainability across a large legacy codebase.</span></div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">●</span><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Technical leadership and collaboration: Partner closely with design, art, audio, production, QA, and engineering peers to prototype features, tune game feel, guide implementation approaches, review code, and resolve gameplay issues efficiently.</span></div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">●</span><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Performance and stability: Debug and optimize gameplay systems with attention to CPU, memory, desync risk, determinism, save/load issues, and edge-case behavior in both single-player and multiplayer contexts.</span></div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">●</span><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Legacy stewardship and improvement: Work within an established codebase to extend and refactor existing systems, modernize workflows where appropriate, reduce technical debt, and preserve the responsiveness and readability players expect from a classic RTS experience.</span></div>\n</div>"
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      "text": "You’ll Thrive Here If You",
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