Careers
We want the doers, the dreamers, the detail-obsessed!
If you're about levelling up, teaming, and showing up...
You may be our future Rockie!
WE'VE SIGNED WITH A GAME PUBLISHER, SO WE'RE HIRING!
A small but mighty studio based in the creative (and windy) Wellington.
We love the craft, not the crunch. We strive for balance, growth, and kickass work fueled by purpose.
Join us in making Kyōryū a stand-out game!
Apply through the form below.
Open Positions*
Senior Game Designer
We’re looking for an experienced and versatile Senior Game Designer to define and champion the player experience of our debut game, Kyoryu.
As a key hire in our game team, you’ll help build the foundation of the game and we’ll rely on your amazing skills to make Kyoryu truly special.
Your day to day at Floating Rock
- Collaborate closely with other vision holders to define the game’s core mechanics and moment-to-moment player experience
- Block-out levels and rapidly prototype gameplay in Unreal engine to prove out design concepts
- Participate in cross discipline brainstorms and discussions. Offer innovative solutions and bring your unique point of view to the team
- Create clear and comprehensive design documents
- Be hands on and push the project forward every day
Must haves
- 5+ years in game design roles with at least one shipped Unreal Engine title
- Proficient in Unreal Engine and common game design tools (Blueprints, Python, greyboxing tools) for rapid iteration.
- At least 1 shipped title on console (PS5, Xbox, Switch)
Nice to have
- Interest in Dinosaurs and Japanese culture
- Passion for storytelling and cinematography
- Background in VFX or animation production; familiarity with Maya, Houdini, or other DCC tools.
- Experience with narrative design, or procedural content generation.
- Strong iterative mindset; comfort with rapid prototyping and playtesting-driven development.
Floating Rock’s offering
- The chance to shape the future of Kyoryu from day 1
- Work among professionals who push for excellence every day but also have a lot of fun while doing so.
- Live in beautiful New Zealand
- Competitive salary for NZ market
- Hybrid work (At least 60% in Wellington office)
- Relocation and Visa support
Senior Producer | Games
We're seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Game Producer excited to help lead and drive production on Kyoryu. This role will be the heartbeat of the development team, requiring you to own the production pipeline, facilitate communication across departments, and ensure the project remains on schedule and within scope.
We're seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Game Producer excited to help lead and drive production on our debut game. As a key hire in our game team, you’ll help build the foundation of the game and we’ll rely on your amazing skills to make Kyoryu truly special.
This is an opportunity to help define the identity and workflows of our debut title from the ground up!
Must haves
- 5+ years of experience managing end-to-end game production with multiple disciplines
- Proven track record of leading production on a game that shipped simultaneously on multiple console platforms
- Deep understanding of the game development lifecycle from concept to launch
- Expertise in Agile/Scrum workflows, sprint planning, and milestone tracking
- Skilled at budget management and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle
- Proven ability to lead and motivate the team, maintaining clear accountability and alignment
Nice to have
- Interest in Dinosaurs and Japanese culture
- Passion for storytelling and cinematography
Your day to day at Floating Rock
- Define and manage development schedules, budgets, and risk mitigation proactively
- Lead and drive the team’s tasks and meetings, sprint planning, and milestone delivery
- Collaborate with creative leads to align vision and translate high-level goals into actionable plans across disciplines (tech, design, art, animation, audio)
- Act as the primary coordinator and point of contact for the dev team, the publishing team, and external partners to keep everyone aligned and informed
- Help build scalable processes suitable for a growing team and evolving project needs
- Foster a positive, focused team environment that supports collaboration, open communication and sustainable work practices
Floating Rock’s offering
- The chance to shape the future of Kyoryu from day 1
- Work among professionals who push for excellence every day but also have a lot of fun while doing so.
- To live in beautiful New Zealand
- Competitive salary for NZ market
- Hybrid work (At least 60% in Wellington office)
- Relocation and Visa support
We look forward to hearing from you via the form below!
Senior Gameplay Programmer | Games
We’re looking for a highly skilled and pragmatic Senior Gameplay Programmer to lead technical development on our debut game project. This role will help architect and implement core game systems, oversee engineering practices, and act as a technical partner to design, art, and production teams.
As a key hire in our game team, you’ll help build the foundation of the game and we’ll rely on your amazing skills to make Kyoryu truly special.
This is an opportunity to help define the identity and workflows of our debut title from the ground up.
Your day to day at Floating Rock
- Lead technical development and own responsibility for scoping, creating, and supporting core gameplay systems
- Work closely with Design and Art/Animation to build, iterate, and refine working standalone prototypes into full gameplay
- Refactor one-off prototypes into functional systems we can use throughout the game
- Hands on in creating systems for character movement, combat, stealth, AI, navigation, and more
- Future proof the project by anticipating and eliminating issues for the console porting process
- Participate in brainstorms and discussions
Must haves
- 5+ years in game engineering roles with at least one shipped Unreal Engine title on console
- Strong C++ programming skills; fluency with Blueprints and Unreal-specific systems
- Console experience and deep knowledge of unique requirements of porting to console
- Version control proficiency (e.g., Git, Perforce) and understanding of build automation tools
- Strong experience with optimization
Nice to have
- Interest in Dinosaurs and Japanese culture
- Passion for storytelling and cinematography
- Experience with documentation standards such as ADRs and detailed status reporting
- Background in VFX or animation production; familiarity with Maya, Houdini, or other DCC tools.
- Strong iterative mindset; comfort with rapid prototyping and playtesting-driven development.
Floating Rock’s offering
- The chance to shape the future of Kyoryu from day 1
- Work among professionals who push for excellence every day but also have a lot of fun while doing so.
- Live in beautiful New Zealand
- Competitive salary for NZ market
- Hybrid work (At least 60% in Wellington office)
- Relocation and Visa support
Senior Game Designer
We’re looking for an experienced and versatile Senior Game Designer to define and champion the player experience of our debut game, Kyoryu.
As a key hire in our game team, you’ll help build the foundation of the game and we’ll rely on your amazing skills to make Kyoryu truly special.
Your day to day at Floating Rock
- Collaborate closely with other vision holders to define the game’s core mechanics and moment-to-moment player experience
- Block-out levels and rapidly prototype gameplay in Unreal engine to prove out design concepts
- Participate in cross discipline brainstorms and discussions. Offer innovative solutions and bring your unique point of view to the team
- Create clear and comprehensive design documents
- Be hands on and push the project forward every day
Must haves
- 5+ years in game design roles with at least one shipped Unreal Engine title
- Proficient in Unreal Engine and common game design tools (Blueprints, Python, greyboxing tools) for rapid iteration.
- At least 1 shipped title on console (PS5, Xbox, Switch)
Nice to have
- Interest in Dinosaurs and Japanese culture
- Passion for storytelling and cinematography
- Background in VFX or animation production; familiarity with Maya, Houdini, or other DCC tools.
- Experience with narrative design, or procedural content generation.
- Strong iterative mindset; comfort with rapid prototyping and playtesting-driven development.
Floating Rock’s offering
- The chance to shape the future of Kyoryu from day 1
- Work among professionals who push for excellence every day but also have a lot of fun while doing so.
- Live in beautiful New Zealand
- Competitive salary for NZ market
- Hybrid work (At least 60% in Wellington office)
- Relocation and Visa support
Senior Gameplay Programmer | Games
We’re looking for a highly skilled and pragmatic Senior Gameplay Programmer to lead technical development on our debut game project. This role will help architect and implement core game systems, oversee engineering practices, and act as a technical partner to design, art, and production teams.
As a key hire in our game team, you’ll help build the foundation of the game and we’ll rely on your amazing skills to make Kyoryu truly special.
This is an opportunity to help define the identity and workflows of our debut title from the ground up.
Your day to day at Floating Rock
- Lead technical development and own responsibility for scoping, creating, and supporting core gameplay systems
- Work closely with Design and Art/Animation to build, iterate, and refine working standalone prototypes into full gameplay
- Refactor one-off prototypes into functional systems we can use throughout the game
- Hands on in creating systems for character movement, combat, stealth, AI, navigation, and more
- Future proof the project by anticipating and eliminating issues for the console porting process
- Participate in brainstorms and discussions
Must haves
- 5+ years in game engineering roles with at least one shipped Unreal Engine title on console
- Strong C++ programming skills; fluency with Blueprints and Unreal-specific systems
- Console experience and deep knowledge of unique requirements of porting to console
- Version control proficiency (e.g., Git, Perforce) and understanding of build automation tools
- Strong experience with optimization
Nice to have
- Interest in Dinosaurs and Japanese culture
- Passion for storytelling and cinematography
- Experience with documentation standards such as ADRs and detailed status reporting
- Background in VFX or animation production; familiarity with Maya, Houdini, or other DCC tools.
- Strong iterative mindset; comfort with rapid prototyping and playtesting-driven development.
Floating Rock’s offering
- The chance to shape the future of Kyoryu from day 1
- Work among professionals who push for excellence every day but also have a lot of fun while doing so.
- Live in beautiful New Zealand
- Competitive salary for NZ market
- Hybrid work (At least 60% in Wellington office)
- Relocation and Visa support
Senior Producer | Games
We're seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Game Producer excited to help lead and drive production on Kyoryu. This role will be the heartbeat of the development team, requiring you to own the production pipeline, facilitate communication across departments, and ensure the project remains on schedule and within scope.
We're seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Game Producer excited to help lead and drive production on our debut game. As a key hire in our game team, you’ll help build the foundation of the game and we’ll rely on your amazing skills to make Kyoryu truly special.
This is an opportunity to help define the identity and workflows of our debut title from the ground up!
Must haves
- 5+ years of experience managing end-to-end game production with multiple disciplines
- Proven track record of leading production on a game that shipped simultaneously on multiple console platforms
- Deep understanding of the game development lifecycle from concept to launch
- Expertise in Agile/Scrum workflows, sprint planning, and milestone tracking
- Skilled at budget management and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle
- Proven ability to lead and motivate the team, maintaining clear accountability and alignment
Nice to have
- Interest in Dinosaurs and Japanese culture
- Passion for storytelling and cinematography
Your day to day at Floating Rock
- Define and manage development schedules, budgets, and risk mitigation proactively
- Lead and drive the team’s tasks and meetings, sprint planning, and milestone delivery
- Collaborate with creative leads to align vision and translate high-level goals into actionable plans across disciplines (tech, design, art, animation, audio)
- Act as the primary coordinator and point of contact for the dev team, the publishing team, and external partners to keep everyone aligned and informed
- Help build scalable processes suitable for a growing team and evolving project needs
- Foster a positive, focused team environment that supports collaboration, open communication and sustainable work practices
Floating Rock’s offering
- The chance to shape the future of Kyoryu from day 1
- Work among professionals who push for excellence every day but also have a lot of fun while doing so.
- To live in beautiful New Zealand
- Competitive salary for NZ market
- Hybrid work (At least 60% in Wellington office)
- Relocation and Visa support
We look forward to hearing from you via the form below!
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