Unreal Gameplay Programmer

We are looking for an experienced Unreal Engine programmer to join our NOR Core Platform team. In this role, you will have a major impact on our next generation simulation platform by developing core systems and features that create an immersive world with realistic and rich behaviours. You will have input into key architectural decisions whilst working closely with experts in rendering, game AI, flight dynamics, and test automation. You will report to an engineering manager and support them with technical decision making.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and evolve a wide range of systems for our Unreal Engine-based simulation platform, including gameplay systems, cameras, UI, game AI, networking, and others.
• Advance the architecture of the platform, systems, and plugins to improve the usability by internal and external users.
• Improve testability at the functional and system levels.
• Help with upgrades to latest engine versions, driving the evaluation and adoption of new features.
• Ensure code quality and promote good engineering practices.
• Collaborate and communicate with the wider teams, articulating technical issues to non-technical team members.
• Regularly share knowledge, mentoring and onboarding other team members., This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.

• 7+ years of professional C++ software development.
• Demonstrated deep experience creating and maintaining gameplay systems in Unreal Engine.
• Good knowledge of UI systems and design patterns.
• Applied architectural principles that ensure extensibility, maintainability, and performance.
• Experience of team delivery in an Agile software development environment.
• Strong organizational skills: able to work independently; proactive approach to task delivery and documentation.
• Drive to learn constantly and further your knowledge.

Friskvård of 5K annually

Parental leave

5% occupational pension (swe. tjänstepension),

30 days of leave

Bonus Scheme

Personal development opportunities

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

The candidate will have the legal right to work in Sweden and will be able to produce right to work documentation.

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service - spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack - from the lab to the field - we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It’s a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.