Principal Netcode Engineer Jobs

Who We Are
Gardens is a new remote games studio from developers of games like Journey, What Remains of Edith Finch, Blaseball, Spider Man, Dustforce, Skyrim, Ashen, Ultima, and more. We’re named after the games we grow together — lush, living worlds that bring players together to cultivate lasting friendships. Worlds that offer surprising multiplayer experiences and flourish with the help of their communities.
We believe a team of diverse voices has the most to say, and we are committed to providing a healthy, inclusive, collaborative, and transparent work environment for all!
We offer competitive pay, stock options, unlimited PTO, 35 hour work weeks, and robust benefits (including full medical and vision, dental, 401k contributions and more)!
We are currently creating our flagship project — a shared 3D fantasy adventure inspired by our favorite memories playing online games over the years.
It’s the world we want to play in every day!
Who We're Looking For
We are seeking a full-time Principal Netcode Engineer for current and future games at our growing remote studio!
Deep, practical expertise in architecting, writing, and optimizing networking code for real-time games is a must for this role, as your work will be at the heart of the game’s most important systems. Help us push the frontiers of tactile, responsive multiplayer interactions.
We seek collaborative individuals that are excited to contribute innovative and original ideas across all aspects of the game's design & production, working together as a team.
Responsibilities

• Using C# and the Unity engine, collaboratively design and implement real-time multiplayer networking code that will support ongoing development of our game for years after launch.
• Work closely with design, art, QA and other disciplines, providing your technical expertise to inform their decisions and incorporating their needs into your work.
• Ability to creatively overcome complex synchronization challenges with innovative solutions.
• Mentor other programmers and advocate for engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• One or more shipped real-time networked titles.
• Ability and drive to contribute innovative and original ideas across all aspects of the game's design & production.
• Highly fluent knowledge of C# and Unity3D.
• Readiness to lead with integrity, honesty, and accountability, taking ownership of your actions and decisions.
• Capable of working independently, keeping on-task and motivated in a fully-remote workplace.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Excited and able to work with an agile and flexible team and participate in major decisions.
• Experience across multiple projects of delivering performant, readable, and reliable networking code at all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Located in PT, MT, CT, ET time zone, or willing to relocate.
• Experience with rollback networking.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with functional and/or data-oriented programming techniques.
• Experience with developing and deploying data-intensive web APIs.

We are a small, highly collaborative studio, eager to give people the chance to bring their full selves to work. Tell us how your unique skill set and life experiences make you the ideal candidate for this role!
Gardens Offers*

• A fully-distributed studio. We aspire to support employees living and working where they want.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Stock Options
• Competitive Salaries and Pay Transparency
• Non-accrual paid time off with flexibility in timing.
• 401k Contributions

Benefits and perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Gardens and the country in which you work.
We are supportive of a diverse workforce and strive for inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, criminal history, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Compensation Range: $150.9K - $226.3K