We are looking for an experienced gameplay programmer to work with us at the indie Makeshift team to work on Hexborn. It's a 3D Action RPG centered around a flying mage, inspired by Solo Leveling and Sword Art Online.

Some Early Looks:

• https://streamable.com/c4bb4a
• https://streamable.com/8xglz4
• https://streamable.com/rg12d4

To illustrate our art direction, here's our asset collections:

• https://assetstore.unity.com/lists/list-2475834454265
• https://assetstore.unity.com/lists/list-2475834536263

Here's our internal tool list:

• https://assetstore.unity.com/lists/list-2475835924355

We use Diversion for version control. Trello for project managament, Notion for Documentation, and Discord for internal communication. You can view our board here: https://trello.com/b/8xa6EWCG/hexborn-programming.

Gameplay wise, we're inspired by Avowed, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, and Forspoken. We're currently focused on our core combat mechanics, enemy and player companion AI behavior trees, and refining our user interface.

Right now, our main focus is refining core combat gameplay.

The end goal is to craft a compelling vertical slice within 6-9 months.

Qualifications

• Ability to prototype and polish game mechanics
• Crafting modular code architecture
• Firm grasp on 3D Vector Math and Physics
• Experience with shaders or Shader Graph
• Experience with complex AI agent behavior
• Keen debugging and performance optimization

Pluses

• Shipped titles on Steam or Console
• Experience working with behavior trees for AI Agents. (We use Behavior Designer Pro)
• Experience with terrain generation systems (we use MicroVerse + MicroSplat) for level design
• Experience with procedural generation (we use DunGen)

Please do not apply without any work examples that illustrate your affinity for this role.

Ideally, it's good to see a portfolio site, itch.io profile, or Steam pages (or shipped titles if you're built like that). I'll likely check your LinkedIn to see if you've shared footage of your work, but that's being generous!