Senior Unreal Engine Gameplay Engineer

About the role

Clearprise is shortlisting experienced Unreal Engine gameplay engineers for an upcoming opportunity with an international game studio developing an AA first-person game for PC and consoles. The studio is building its team and is looking for engineers who can build reliable gameplay systems, work within an existing production codebase and contribute with minimal oversight. The role is remote, full-time, eight hours per day Monday to Friday, aligned with the client's working hours, based in Pakistan.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain gameplay systems using Unreal Engine, C++ and Blueprints
• Implement first-person player interactions, controls and related gameplay features
• Translate game-design requirements into responsive, maintainable systems
• Collaborate with creative direction, design, art, animation and engineering
• Integrate gameplay features with existing systems and production workflows
• Investigate and resolve gameplay bugs, crashes and performance issues
• Profile and optimize gameplay code for PC and console requirements
• Review code, document technical decisions and communicate implementation trade-offs
• Own assigned features from implementation through testing and refinement

Required profile

• Proven professional experience developing games in Unreal Engine; not an entry-level opportunity
• Hands-on Unreal Engine 5, C++ and Blueprints capability
• Experience implementing substantial gameplay systems beyond tutorials or starter templates
• Evidence of personal contribution to commercial game-development projects
• Ability to work within an existing codebase and collaborate with other disciplines
• Clear professional English and reliable remote communication
• Ability to work full-time from Pakistan, aligned with the agreed client schedule

Required skills

• Unreal Engine 5, C++, Blueprints
• Gameplay architecture, debugging and performance optimization
• Preferred: shipped commercial game credits, first-person gameplay experience, PC and console production, console profiling and optimization, character movement, camera systems, interaction and combat mechanics