Game developer job description: template and real figures
A template for hiring a game developer, with what employers in today’s 65 open postings for this work ask for and offer. Copy it, fill in the brackets, then post the job free.
- Open postings today
- 65
- Experience asked, median
- 5 years
- Postings that state pay
- 12%
- Open to remote work
- 0%
Gameplay Programmer [Company] · [City, or Remote and the countries it is open to] · [Full-time] About us [Two sentences: what the company does, for whom, and one number that shows where it is now.] About the role Our Gameplay Programmer designs, draws and programs video games. You will report to [manager’s title] and work with [team]. What you will do - [The most important result of the first year, with a number] - Gameplay systems: [what this means in your team] - Game engines: [what this means in your team] - Performance profiling: [what this means in your team] - [One more duty that is specific to this job] What we are looking for - [5]+ years of experience as a game developer - Experience with Unreal Engine - Experience with C++ - Experience with Python - Experience with Go - [One or two must-haves that are specific to this job] Pay and benefits - Pay range: $[lowest] – $[highest] a year, [plus equity or bonus if any] - Parental leave - Unlimited PTO - Relocation support - [Paid time off, health cover and the rest of your benefits] How to apply [What to send, the interview steps and how long they take. Name the date you will reply by.]
What today’s game developer postings say
| Experience asked | Median 5 years; the middle half ask 5–8 years (30 postings name a number) |
|---|---|
| Skills named most | Unreal Engine (49%), C++ (15%), Python (14%), Go (9%) |
| Benefits named most | Parental leave (12%), Unlimited PTO (9%), Relocation support (6%) |
| Most common level | Senior (42% of postings) |
| Titles employers use | Senior Game Designer, Lead Gameplay Programmer, Senior Technical Artist, Senior Character Artist, Lead Animation Technical Artist, Game Design Intern |
Counted from the 65 open postings for this work on Nov 14, 2026, read from employers’ own careers pages. Recounted on every update.
Questions about hiring a game developer
- What should a game developer job description include?
- What the person will achieve in the first year, the duties, the must-have experience, the pay range and how the hiring steps work. For this work, today’s postings name Unreal Engine, C++, Python most often.
- Should a game developer job posting show the salary?
- Yes, if you can: 12% of today’s 65 open game developer postings here do. A range filters out people who would turn the offer down, and several US states and EU countries now require it.
- How many years of experience should I ask for?
- The median in today’s game developer postings is 5 years. Ask for what the work needs: every extra year you require shrinks the pool of applicants.
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