Gameplay Engineer
Job in
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 75201, USA
Listing for:
Uplift Games
Full Time, Contract
position
Listed on 2026-11-15
Job specializations:
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Entertainment & Gaming
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Role overview
Join a small, cross-disciplinary game team on a fixed-term contract to create and ship gameplay features and content. The work spans engineering and creative implementation, with ownership from rough concept through polish and release. A strong focus on game feel means thoughtful controls, appealing feedback, and details that make interactions memorable for players.
Responsibilities- Develop clean, performant Lua/Luau for gameplay features, UI, visual effects, and content updates.
- Take features from concept through implementation, testing, polish, and deployment.
- Improve controls, feedback, and usability to create satisfying player experiences.
- Contribute across disciplines, including asset integration, interface layout, camera work, and particles.
- Collaborate with teammates and learn new systems as project needs evolve.
- Lua/Luau programming skills and a focus on quality and performance.
- Creative judgment about gameplay feel and user experience.
- Ability to own work through delivery and collaborate across disciplines.
- Must be at least 18 and eligible to work in the US or UK.
- Specialized expertise in one or two areas, or breadth in UI/UX, game design, graphics, audio, visual effects, or 3D modeling and texturing.
- A portfolio with shipped work, playable projects, videos, or code samples. Applicants are encouraged to clarify their contributions.
- Remote, full-time schedule of 40 hours per week, with a stated contract duration of 3–6 months; candidates must reside in the US or UK.
- The source lists estimated annual salary ranges of $60,000–$110,000 USD and £40,000–£65,000 GBP, plus employee benefits. Compensation is negotiable and depends on location.
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