We are looking for an experienced senior gameplay programmer with excellent coding skills and a good understanding and feel of MMORPG game design. Together with a small, but scaling team of co-workers, you will be joining our mission of creating the next generation of Free-to-Play PC / cross-platform MMORPGs.

As a senior gameplay programmer working on Ember Sword, you will be designing and implementing gameplay systems and features in close collaboration with our CTO, your fellow programmers, and the design and art team. You will lead and educate junior gameplay devs, break down tasts, estimate, etc (scrum).

You are:

• A creative coder with a strong feel for gameplay and design

• Passionate about games, gameplay and game development

• Open to direction, feedback, and discussion

• Someone with a strong work ethic, solid communication skills and fluent in English

• Self reliant

• Good communicator

You have:

• Moderate to good coding skills, specifically in C++

• Experience in developing games. A big plus for experience with an MMO or RPG games

• Experience with vector math (basic knowledge is a requirement)

• Experience with implementing interlocking gameplay systems in close collaboration with designers

• 5+ years of experience in the industry – we’re open-minded and gladly talk with enthusiastic applicants with varying levels of experience

• Bachelor in computer science or equivalent qualifications

• Knowledge of technicals like shader programming, vfx, etc is a plus.

What will help you stand out?

• Experience with networking

• You love MMOs and/or RPGs

• You have shipped a game on PC/Browser, or worked with a team that did.

• Experience with developing a game alongside a passionate community

• Experience writing shaders / Unity Shader graph

• Experience with custom game engines

• Experience with WebGL, WebGPU and/or Web Assembly (emscripten)

Practical info:

• Ember Sword is developed using a custom game engine

• We have a very agile approach to development, with a very flat hierarchy

• A job in a fast growing international startup with huge ambitions and a dream project

• Lots of responsibility, and a chance to shape your own role as we grow

• A bunch of fun colleagues from over 10 different nations

• Job start is “as soon as possible”

• The work hours are flexible

• Salary depends on qualifications and seniority (including potential stock-option plan)

• This is a full-time position. It is unsuitable for remote employees

• We are continuously reviewing applications

Culture at Bright Star

Located in the magnificent city of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, you find a team of ambitious and passionate developers trying to push the boundaries of gaming. We are Bright Star.

As pioneers in the gaming industry, we are determined to develop the best possible experience for our players, Bright Star Studios consists of a living community with a strong, determined core surrounded by layers on layers of dedicated players and various community-tributers. Since our founding in 2018 Bright Star Studios has grown to a multi-million-dollar company with hard working employees all over the globe. All drivingly fixed on perfecting the player experience in our company’s treasure and newest MMORPG: Ember Sword.

We hire people who are genuinely passionate about changing the games industry for the better. Always on the lookout for the exceptional talent and the rough-cut diamond to shape into perfection. We care about a good team effort, having clear and friendly communication, and never being afraid of speaking up.

We are excited about carving a new path forward for gameplay and monetization of Free-to-Play player-driven MMORPGs – and we can’t wait to have you join us!