Unreal Engine Gameplay Engineer / Animator – Resonant Q (Independent Studio, Epic MegaGrant Recipient)

**Responsibilities**

Epic MegaGrant-supported project currently in development with a 7-person team preparing a vertical slice milestone.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4097280/Resonant_Q/

• Develop and expand existing gameplay systems for a cosmic-horror survival shooter

• Build systems alongside an experienced 7-person team (AAA producer and CTO, Silent Hill environment artist, Warhammer 40K author Steve Parker)

• Implement and expand systems using Unreal GAS (Gameplay Ability System)

• Expand and refine inventory and survival systems (resource management, extraction loop, item logic)

• Contribute to refactoring and restructuring gameplay systems to establish a clean, maintainable codebase

• Improve and stabilize existing multiplayer / replication systems

• Optimize performance and scalability (UE5, Lumen/Nanite targets)

• Contribute to the vertical slice milestone

Animation / Character Work

• Create and implement gameplay animations for use in Unreal Engine

**Qualifications**

• Strong Unreal Engine experience (C++ required, Blueprint proficiency expected)

• Experience working with GAS

• Experience building inventory or survival-style systems

• Experience working with GASP, locomotion or motion matching systems

• Solid understanding of replication / multiplayer fundamentals

• Preferably experienced with AI systems (Behavior Trees, EQS, combat logic)

• Comfortable working in an early-stage, high-ownership environment

• Shipped title experience preferred

Animation / Character Work

• Comfortable animating creatures and non-human movement

• Strong sense of dynamism, weight and combat readability

• Work with locomotion systems (GASP / motion matching preferred)

**How to Apply**

DM with: • Short introduction, resume/linkedin or portfolio and weekly availability.