Fishing Planet is an independent game studio made up of talented and dedicated people who created a successful free-to-play game from scratch. Today, Fishing Planet is available on eight platforms — Steam, Epic Games, Microsoft Store, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and mobile (iOS and Android).
17 листопада 2025 GameDev

Senior Unreal Engine Developer (вакансія неактивна)

Лісабон (Португалія), віддалено

Fishing Planet is an independent game studio made up of talented and dedicated people who created a successful free-to-play game from scratch. Today, Fishing Planet is available on eight platforms — Steam, Epic Games, Microsoft Store, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and mobile (iOS and Android). Our global community now includes over 35 million players and continues to grow every day.

We are expanding our portfolio with a new, unannounced project — a game with elements of survival, RPG, and co-op/multiplayer gameplay. This project is an opportunity for us to rethink our experience in creating realistic simulations and evolve it into a more diverse and dynamic gameplay experience. Since the development is starting from the ground up, you will have the chance to contribute your ideas and vision to the very foundation of the game.

Your impact

  • Designing and implementing foundational gameplay systems across multiple game features.
  • Developing robust and scalable multiplayer systems.
  • Creating and improving procedural generation systems and tools for dynamic worlds.
  • Designing and extending internal development tools and workflows within Unreal Engine.
  • Optimizing performance, debugging systems, and ensuring high technical quality across platforms.
    Developing systems that support believable and responsive in-game AI.
  • Supporting world/level design through robust systems for streaming, partitioning, and world structure.
  • Prototyping new ideas and transforming them into production-ready features.
  • Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver cohesive and polished gameplay.

You will bring

  • Strong professional experience in C++ development and modern software architecture.
  • Solid background in Unreal Engine (UE4/UE5) and its core systems.
  • Experience building gameplay features and systems for larger-scale games.
  • Understanding of multiplayer concepts, networking, and performance considerations.
  • Ability to design clean, scalable, and maintainable code solutions.
  • Good foundation in math, physics, and problem-solving relevant to gameplay programming.
  • Experience working with AI, animation, world/level systems, tools, or similar gameplay-related areas.
  • Ability to prototype quickly, iterate effectively, and collaborate across disciplines.

Why join us

  • Take part in building a new project from the ground up, with the chance to influence its technical direction from day one.
  • Collaborate with a passionate, talented, and global team that has already delivered a game played by 35M+ people.
  • Develop multi-platform, multiplayer systems with ambitious scope and long-term potential.
  • Enjoy a 4-day work week and a strong commitment to work-life balance, ensuring you can thrive both professionally and personally.
  • Join a culture built on P.R.O.G.R.E.S.S., where passion, responsibility, openness, growth, respect, efficiency, player-focus, and agility drive everything we do.