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GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER
Remote / Work-From-Home Position
Deep Field Games is looking for a programmer with proven Unreal Engine experience to join our growing Dunedin-based team full-time . You’ll be taking on a core gameplay programmer role in Deep Field’s first major title (Abiotic Factor) It’s a project with a well-established design, look, and feel that you’ll help extend even further.
This project has a well-established design, look and feel that you’ll extend even further – you’ll help drive development, build features, and refine existing systems, as well as contribute to design on this and upcoming titles.
Working under the Design Director, you will also need to be good at managing your own output, meeting deadlines, and taking feedback.
Responsibilities
- Implementing new game features
- Writing maintainable code in blueprint and C++
- Improvement and completion of existing systems
Requirements
- Proven proficiency and experience in Unreal Engine, Blueprints and C++
- Extensive knowledge of Unreal Engine (4 / 5)
- Multiplayer development experience
- Ability to meet deadlines and work within pipelines
- Strong work ethic and collaborative attitude
- Excellent communication
Advantages
- Experience with AI in Unreal Engine
- Experience with multiplayer involving sub-levels and world partitioning
- Experience specifically with the latest versions of Unreal Engine 5
We offer
- Flexible hours outside core work times
- Competitive contract: $60K (NZD) Depending On Experience
To apply, contact jobs@deepfield.games
Please state which position you are applying for, and include a brief cover letter (the email itself is fine), a link to your portfolio or past works and your CV/resume.
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GAME TESTER / QA INTERN
Part Time & Remote / Work-From-Home Position
We are looking for a part-time video game tester to help with development of an unannounced title. You will play the game, noting any bugs or issues, as well as testing specific functionality and confirming fixes to existing issues.
Deep Field sees Quality Assurance as a core production role. You will be working under the QA Director within our testing pipeline as a core member of a team that values diversity of all kinds. The role will provide practical experience of video game development in a professional studio, and involve you directly in a range of production processes and disciplines.
To ensure success as a tester, you should have familiarity with the fundamentals of video game design, a passion for gaming, and a good eye for detail. A talent for finding exploits and ‘breaking’ games will be useful, while highly skilled applicants will understand the psychology of gamers and be able to note any details that would interfere with players’ experience of the product.
Responsibilities
- Playing with and testing new and existing game systems
- Clearly communicate issues and bugs via the QA reporting system
- Monitoring, testing, and confirming fixes
- Work with the QA director to refine processes and pipelines
- Noting areas of enjoyment and difficulty
Requirements
- Experience with PC games.
- Good understanding of game dynamics, sandbox explorations, side quests, and hidden levels.
- Attention to detail.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to maintain focus for long periods of time.
- Patience and persistence, and resilience to fatigue brought on by repetition.
- Passion for games, from inside and out.
We offer
- Flexible hours outside core work times
- Competitive contract: $30/hr for 10hrs/week
To apply, contact jobs@deepfield.games
Please state which position you are applying for, and include a brief cover letter (the email itself is fine), a link to your portfolio or past works and your CV/resume.
If you would like to apply for a role that isn't listed here, feel free to do so using the address below.
Deep Field was founded in Dunedin, New Zealand in 2021 by Geoff ‘Zag’ Keene (creator of Unfortunate Spacemen) and industry veterans from around the world. We’re an ambitious studio, focused on shipping co-operative multiplayer titles with mood, atmosphere and left-field fun. We’re pushing co-operative play into new places – delivering fresh, hyper-fun takes on existing genres, while breaking new ground for tomorrow.
We are big believers in transferable skills, and people-over-process. Hiring the correct people is our goal, those with the passion, creativity, and the willingness to learn and grow with our studio. We also abide by the New Zealand Employment Relations Act of 2000, whereby all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, colour, ethnicity or national origins, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religious beliefs, marital or family status, employment status, etc.
We are big believers in transferable skills, and people-over-process. Hiring the correct people is our goal, those with the passion, creativity, and the willingness to learn and grow with our studio. We also abide by the New Zealand Employment Relations Act of 2000, whereby all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, colour, ethnicity or national origins, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religious beliefs, marital or family status, employment status, etc.