About the role
Company Overview
Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) is a leading, independent game development company founded in 2012 by Chris Roberts. With over 1,000 employees across studios in Manchester, Los Angeles, Austin, and Frankfurt, CIG is dedicated to delivering next-generation AAA games, including Star Citizen and Squadron 42. The company prides itself on thinking outside the box, encouraging creativity, developing ground-breaking technology, and setting new standards for the industry. CIG is a crowdfunded company supported by a dedicated community of backers.
The company maintains a relaxed, innovative, and future-thinking environment, hosting various social groups such as tabletop games, wargaming, yoga, football, and tennis.
Role Overview
The Lead Gameplay Programmer will work in a cooperative, cross-disciplinary team environment to plan game systems within the proprietary StarEngine. Proficiency in English is required as the role involves daily collaboration with international studio teams and attendance at meetings conducted exclusively in English.
Responsibilities
- Learn and develop a deep understanding of the technology used in StarEngine to support project development.
- Collaborate with Creative Directors to help drive and realize project visions.
- Document and peer review technical designs across multiple, cross-disciplinary teams.
- Provide mentorship, day-to-day management, and career progression support for other software engineers.
- Proactively analyze projects and identify areas for improvement.
- Assist in managing projects through to release.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- A true passion for making games.
- Proven track record of successfully bringing multiple, large-scale AAA titles to completion on multiple platforms.
- Strong technical programming background with a history of holding decision-making roles.
- Ability to work effectively in a co-located, collaborative team environment.
- Friendly and approachable demeanor suitable for all team members, roles, and experience levels.
- Ability to explain and present complex technical solutions to members of all disciplines.
Technical Environment
- Engine: StarEngine (proprietary, multi-platform engine).
- Architecture: Emphasis on multi-threading.
- Scale: Multi-million line codebase.
Commitment to Diversity
Cloud Imperium Games is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.