AGBO
Principal Gameplay Engineer
Raleigh, NC · Principal
No sponsorship$10k-$15kDetected 33 days ago
C++Code ReviewUnreal EngineEpicLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- As Principal Gameplay Engineer, you will work within AGBO's Interactive team, with your focus spanning our active game projects and overall portfolio.
- You are a seasoned, highly technical engineer who brings both deep gameplay expertise and meaningful engine-level experience to bear on some of the most ambitious creative challenges in the studio.
Responsibilities
- Architect, implement, and iterate on complex, high-quality gameplay systems-such as character mechanics and emergent gameplay loops.
- Help drive technical strategy and establish engineering standards for gameplay development across the team.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- We're building the future of storytelling-and we're looking for bold, creative minds to help shape it.
Requirements
- 10-15 years of experience in game engineering, with significant time focused on gameplay systems
- multiple shipped titles required.
- Contribute engine-level improvements, optimizations, and custom systems as required to support the unique needs of the projects.
- & Skills: 10-15 years of experience in game engineering, with significant time focused on gameplay systems
Skills
- 10-15 years of experience in game engineering, with significant time focused on gameplay systems; multiple shipped titles required.
- Exceptional C++ skills and expert-level command of Unreal Engine internals (UE4 and/or UE5).
- Experience with live service games.
- Demonstrated engine-level experience: custom subsystems, engine modifications, deep profiling and optimization, or similar.
- Deep expertise in gameplay systems, complex character mechanics, and interactive world systems.
- Excellent communication skills; able to articulate complex technical concepts to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
- Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams in a high-growth or studio environment.
Compensation
- $10k-$15k
Benefits
- Collaborate directly with creative and design leadership to translate ambitious game design vision into robust, performant engineering solutions.
Company info
- Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the future of film and television.
- The Russo Brothers and AGBO have generated more than $7 billion at the global box office, including Avengers: Endgame.
- The studio's projects include Academy Award-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once, Netflix hits The Gray Man and Extraction, and Prime Video's visceral thriller The Bluff and the global Citadel franchise.
- AGBO is currently in production with Netflix on Tygo and Mercenary, both part of the Extraction universe, as well as with Lionsgate on John Rambo, a prequel to the iconic franchise.
- The studio is in post-production on The Whisper Man, starring Robert De Niro, and Avengers: Doomsday, which will be released December 18, 2026.
- AGBO will begin shooting Avengers: Secret Wars later this year.
- Both upcoming Avengers films are directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and co-produced by AGBO and Marvel Studios.
- In 2023, AGBO welcomed Donald Mustard-former Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games and co-creator of Fortnite-as a partner.
- Mustard brings a bold creative vision to AGBO: to expand what storytelling can be through immersive, interconnected worlds that span across media.
- If you're ready to help define what comes next, we'd love to meet you.
- Position Summary: As Principal Gameplay Engineer, you will work within AGBO's Interactive team, with your focus spanning our active game projects and overall portfolio.
- You will help define the technical direction for core gameplay systems while partnering with design and creative leadership.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U
This listing is sourced directly from AGBO's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.