Gameplay Programmer

We have an excellent opportunity for a passionate game developer to join our Total War team as a Senior Gameplay Programmer.  Based at our well-established studio in the heart of Sussex in the UK, you will be working as a key member of the code team on our next unannounced Total War title. In this role, you will be able to make a real impact on our games. You will bring your knowledge and experience to help push the boundaries of the strategy genre by collaborating with the wider development team - striving to make our titles better than ever before. 

Our team operates with a hybrid working model, and there is an expectation of at least 2 days a week in our Horsham studio for in-office collaboration with the rest of the team. This role cannot offer fully remote working. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.  
  Key Responsibilities   In the role of Senior Gameplay Programmer, you will be working closely with your peers, using your coding skills and expertise to improve our existing gameplay and craft new and compelling features for future Total War titles.   On a day-to-day basis, you will:  

• Build and maintain well-engineered code with high levels of stability and performance across a codebase consisting of C++ and C#. 
• Use your experience to solve challenging problems, from designing and building entirely new systems to optimising features to be performant, maintainable and extensible. 
• Show pragmatism and a focus on delivery, understanding when to make the right trade-offs to ensure the production of a high-quality product. 
• Contribute to technical design in areas such as AI, UI, and gameplay. 
• Collaborate with your teammates to encourage and uphold high standards across the team. 
• Work with our principal programmers and leads to contribute to the technical roadmap of our future titles. 

  Essential    

• Games industry experience with a proven track record in a comparable role 
• Strong C++ or C# programming skillset, with knowledge of the latest language features  
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and extensible code  
• Experience of a complete game development lifecycle from pre-production, through to post-release support  
• Strong problem-solving skills  
• Self-motivated with a drive to improve yourself and others  
• Strong communication skills with a desire to collaborate and communicate technical details clearly with other disciplines 
• Passion and interest in games and game development  

  Desirable  

• Cross-platform development experience  
• Experience working in a large codebase  
• Broad gaming experience and a sense for good game design  
• An avid gamer, ideally strategy games  

About Creative Assembly It’s an exciting time to be a part of our craft-led studio as we push boundaries, creating deep and detailed experiences that last.Our teams are diverse from across the world, from trainees to industry veterans who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best within our games and our studio life. We are united through our shared values of Quality, Focus, Teamwork, Respect and Trust and we win awards for our culture and our people-centric approach, having won a Best Place to Work Award for five consecutive years. We invest in our people, the studio, and our projects. We’ll give you the creative freedom, tools, support, and development to achieve your potential.Our studios are based in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria, including several bespoke state-of-the-art audio suites and a dedicated motion capture facility. We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:

•     Additional medical and dental health insurance for you, your partner and kids, life insurance, and free health care screening
•     Additional holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, as all Bulgarian Bank holidays
•     Annual discretionary studio bonus
•     Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including; SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance
•     Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme
•     Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
•     Free breakfast every day - toast, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, soft drinks and more in our fully stocked kitchen
•     Office massages
•     Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer and Christmas parties, Children’s day party, wrap parties for game releases

Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.