Company Description

Foundry 42 Ltd is looking for a skilled and talented Junior Gameplay Programmer to work on our exciting PC space combat sim. The Junior Gameplay Programmer will work in a cooperative, cross-disciplinary team environment to implement game features and systems within the Lumberyard Engine.

Covid-19 Hiring Update: We've transitioned to a work-from-home model and we're continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person's circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.

Position

• Work well in a cooperative, multi-disciplinary team environment to develop and maintain new gameplay features.
• Design and implement well-engineered, reliable, maintainable, and bug-free code.
• Develop and test code, fix bugs, and profile and optimize code as directed.
• Follow best practices, development processes, and coding standards.
• Work with QA, providing information needed to fully test developed code.
• Provide support to internal customers for developed software.
• Keep up to date on state-of-the-art software engineering methods, practices, and technologies.
• Possess and develop areas of engineering expertise.

Requirements

• Strong C++ programming skills.
• Strong mathematics skills, including proficiency with matrices, trigonometry and linear algebra.
• Great attention to detail.
• A passion for making and playing games.
• Work well in a cooperative environment.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.

Other information

• Working demos, preferably extra-curricular.
• Basic knowledge of network synchronisation principles.
• FPS/Action/Adventure/Flight-sim development experience.
• Multi-threaded programming skills and knowledge.
• Passion for science fiction and space exploration.

Please provide a portfolio of your work upon application or any working examples

Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK