Supermassive Games have produced some of the most recognisable and compelling storytelling titles in the world of AAA games.  The BAFTA-winning Until Dawn, the cinematic masterclass of The Dark Pictures Anthology, the multi-award winning The Quarry, the action-packed rollercoaster horror VR titles Switchback VR and Rush of Blood to the world of Little Nightmares, and many more!  

 We’re looking for a Principal Gameplay Engineer to join our team on a fixed-term contract basis.   

 This is an exciting opportunity to make a high-impact contribution, as an expert in your field, this role is perfect if you want to remain hands-on whilst supporting others and help shaping technical direction. 

 This is a fixed term contract until November 2026 (we therefore cannot offer sponsorship for this vacancy) 

The main responsibilities will be: 

•  Act as a leading technical expert, providing deep engineering insight  

• Deliver robust, maintainable, high-quality code across complex, interconnected gameplay and engine systems 

• Tackle the unique technical challenges including bespoke frameworks and internal mesh networking.  

• Guide architectural decisions involving Core Unreal Actor/Component systems and GAS driven workflows.  

• Identify and solve complex technical risks, ensuring reliability, performance, and long-term stability.  

• Drive improvements to performance, profiling, workflows, tools, and engineering practices across the project and studio.  

• Collaborate closely with design, art, production, and technical leadership to ensure features meet creative and technical goals.  

• Mentor and develop engineers across the craft, raising technical standards and supporting growth.  

Requirements

Experience and skills that would best suit this position: 

•  Familiarity with replication/networking and physics in a live setting 

• Core Unreal Actor and Component structure including GAS is fundamental 

• Knowledge of sequencer and sequencer-based workflows 

• Expertise in profiling both with Insights and CSV and LLM optimisation for performance 

• Unreal Engine game feature plugin structure, and core engine architecture understanding 

• Gen9, Gen8, PC and mobile cross platform development would be ideal 

Benefits

The Perks of being a Supermassive Superstar are: 

• 25 Days Annual Leave (3 of which are used when we close the studio for our end of year break)  

• Private Medical Insurance (BUPA)  

• Medicash assistance (Including dental and optician support) 

• Life Assurance (6 x annual salary) 

• Pension Scheme  

• Employee Assistance Programme  

• Income Protection   

• Enhanced Family Leave (maternity and paternity pay)