Cliffhanger Games, the new EA studio developing Marvel’s Black Panther, may have recently revealed the game will be using Unreal Engine 5. The recently unveiled studio has been working on a AAA single-player Black Panther game together with Marvel Games. While details have been scarce, we know what graphics game engine that will probably be used. The title is expected to be a third-person perspective, open world, superhero sandbox, which would require something efficient like Unreal Engine 5.
The source of this information comes from a job listing by Cliffhanger Games for an open-world action RPG. The job is a Senior Software Engineer position, and it appears to be fairly revealing. Part of the listing says the following:
“Cliffhanger Games is a newly formed Seattle Studio focusing on blockbuster action-adventure games and pioneering next-generation emergent storytelling beginning with Marvel’s Black Panther.
Join us to pursue your passion to build unique, groundbreaking, and inclusive games that empower players to create incredible stories of heroic adventure. Help form the foundation of our ambitious, creative, diverse and inclusive team as we embark on this exciting journey!
We are making room for a talented Senior Software Engineer with a passion for unlocking development teams to realize our shared vision. This engineer’s primary role will be to work closely with our art and design teams to create, extend and support our UE5 based content creation pipelines. This engineer will be trusted with helping our team to unlock its full potential, creating and optimizing tools and workflows and solving problems across our entire development team. This engineer will have the support of both a lead for technical guidance and a manager to ensure professional growth and well-being. And as a core member of our highly collaborative team, your influence will span as much of our codebase and design as your skills and interests dictate.”
This initial description in the job listing points directly at “UE5 based content” and given how new Cliffhanger Games is to EA studio, the use of this engine seems to be the only possible outcome. It was revealed recently in another job listing for the upcoming Motive Studio’s Iron Man game that the title will also be using Unreal Engine 5.
What Are the Requirements and Qualifications for the Senior Software Engineer Position with Cliffhanger Games?
If you are interested in applying for the Senior Software Engineer position with Cliffhanger Games and working on the Black Panther Project, below are the responsibilities and qualifications listed on the LinkedIn job listing:
Responsibilities
- Work with technical lead and collaborate with stakeholders across the team to design, implement and maintain the tools and systems that drive development of our game.
- Work with a mix of technical and less technical stakeholders to establish requirements
- Work with leadership and production on accurate scheduling
- Design, author, iterate on and maintain your systems to meet all functional, technical, and schedule requirements
- Support systems with documentation and tooling for debugging, automation and testing
- Work with QA and technical leadership to ensure stability and robustness of your systems
- Help grow your knowledge and skills and that of those around you by interacting regularly with your peers via impromptu conversations, technical discussions and code reviews
- Be supportive of those around you and open to exploring, proposing or adopting new ideas, technologies and practices
Qualifications
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Eager collaborator and effective communicator with both engineers and content creators
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Proven track record of developing and supporting content creation tools, features and workflows
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Passion for excellence in both your individual contributions and the overall quality of the game
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Appreciation for robust, maintainable, easily readable code
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Familiarity with Artist Modeling and Animation DCC Software
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Experience writing extensible software plugins
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10+ years of professional C/C++ experience
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B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent
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Experience with Unreal Engine; Blueprints and UMG experience a plus
The listing goes on to talk about compensation and salary figures based on location, as well as benefits for working at the company. Those who apply will very likely gain access to the highly anticipated game and have the opportunity to bring Black Panther to life through gaming.
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Source: LinkedIn
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