5875a6fb-fe0 Principal Gameplay Engineer We are looking for a Principal Gameplay Engineer to join our Fable team. As a Principal Gameplay Engineer, you will work with a subset of the gameplay engineering team to foster a highly technical and collaborative group. You will be responsible for setting team goals, ensuring delivery of work and helping shape our technology. Our ideal candidate is a proven gameplay engineer who is passionate about their craft, experienced in leading a small group of developers, and thrives off working with others.

This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with stakeholder groups to identify gameplay features and core technology requirements.
  • Manage goals and ensure delivery of work for a team of engineers.
  • Work with multi-discipline to understand and prioritise dependencies.
  • Champion ideas and features for your team
  • Planning and driving future features and seeing them to completion.

Requirements:

  • 6+ years of engineering experience
  • At least 1 year in a Principal or Lead level position
  • Experience mentoring a team of engineers.
  • High level of proficiency with C++.
  • Keen collaboration and delivery mindset.
  • Experience with custom, proprietary engines in a plus.
  • History with single player Open World and/or RPG experiences
  • Full feature ownership from planning to implementation
  • A genuine passion for video games.

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]]> full-time senior hybrid C++, gameplay engineering, team leadership, feature planning, implementation, custom, proprietary engines, single player Open World and/or RPG experiences Engineering Technology Playground Games https://logos.yubhub.co/playgroundgames.com.png Playground Games is a first-party Xbox Game Studio that makes games for the Xbox console. https://www.playgroundgames.com/ https://jobs.jobvite.com/playground-games/job/ocTXzfwl Leamington Spa 2026-04-24