// JOB DESCRIPTION

**Responsibilities**

Looking for an Unreal Engine 5 Weapon Systems Programmer for a third-person co-op zombie shooter.

The game is a grounded PvE extraction/horde shooter inspired by State of Decay 2, Resident Evil-style presentation, and tactical survival shooters.

I need someone who can build or improve a complete third-person firearm system, including:

Replicated weapon firing for 4-player co-op

Hitscan and/or projectile weapons

Semi-auto, burst, and full-auto fire modes

Reload system with animation notifies

Ammo and magazine handling

Weapon switching

Attachment system for optics, suppressors, grips, stocks, magazines, lasers, flashlights, and barrels

Attachment stat modifiers

Socket-based attachment setup

Weapon condition/durability

Recoil, spread, sway, ADS, hip fire

Third-person animation integration

IK hand placement support

Save/load support for weapon attachments and loadouts

Blueprint-friendly implementation

**Qualifications**

Required:

UE5 experience

Blueprint-compatible workflow

Replicated multiplayer experience

Third-person weapon system experience

Reload/ammo/fire-mode implementation

Attachment system experience

Animation notify and montage experience

Can document the system clearly

Can work with existing assets and animations

Can provide previous work samples

Reject if:

No multiplayer proof

No weapon-system proof

Only worked on single-player prototypes

Only knows templates

Cannot explain replication

Cannot explain animation notifies

Cannot make the system modular

Cannot expose logic to Blueprints

**How to Apply**

DM my profile in discord

Unreal Engine 5 Weapon Systems Programmer – Third-Person Co-op Shooter