Gameplay Programmer contributing to gameplay systems in Blight: Survival, a dark immersive game. Join Behaviour Interactive's impactful development team in Montreal.
About the role
- Principal Gameplay Engineer responsible for core gameplay systems in mobile multiplayer title. Collaborating on technical direction and ensuring engaging community-driven experiences.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain foundational gameplay systems that are scalable, extensible, and optimized for live operations.
- Lead technical initiatives that drive improvements in developer velocity, game stability, and system architecture.
- Act as the technical authority for gameplay systems—owning their long-term health, test strategy, and performance across the full game lifecycle.
- Mentor and support engineers across disciplines and experience levels, providing architectural guidance and promoting best practices.
- Drive the resolution of high-impact technical risks, cross-team dependencies, and live issues—often under ambiguous or time-sensitive conditions.
- Collaborate with product and design leadership to align gameplay tech direction with player experience and business objectives.
- Contribute to and influence the broader technical strategy of the engineering organization.
- Evangelize reusability and system-level thinking by creating tools, libraries, or workflows that benefit multiple teams or projects.
Requirements
- Expert-level knowledge of the Unity game engine and strong experience with mobile game development.
- Demonstrated ability to architect complex gameplay systems and tools that are both intuitive and resilient to change.
- Proven track record of solving deeply technical issues that span multiple systems or platforms, including in live environments.
- Deep understanding of C# and performance-critical programming practices, with attention to data structures, memory management, and optimization.
- Ability to make strategic technology choices that balance business goals, user experience, and engineering constraints.
- Experience leading large-scale projects or initiatives that required coordination across multiple disciplines or teams.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to align stakeholders, mentor peers, and foster collaboration.
- Experience guiding or developing test strategies for high-quality systems—strongly preferred.
Benefits
- We strongly believe we are changing how games studios operate and at the core of what we do is making great games that create a connected community
- We're not just about making Games Where You Belong. We're also about building communities where our people belong. That's why Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth.
- Build and grow with a seasoned team of accomplished talent who have left an impactful mark in their disciplines, both in and out of gaming
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