We are looking for a Animation Programmer to work on a ground-breaking next generation PvP shooter project with a Games as a Service focus. This is a AAA quality original IP at an exciting stage! The opportunity is to join at the earliest stages of a multi-year development and help shape an incredible new game experience.
The project is a huge multi-platform next generation action shooter experience with a heavy focus on Games as a Service, looking to bring unique mechanics and a bombastic tone to blow the doors off and bring something new to the genre!
Key Responsibilities
- Prototype, implement, iterate and polish world class character animation and locomotion.
- Be a point of contact for TA, artists and other coders for the systems you create and maintain.
- Take full ownership of one or multiple game systems.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of, and experience of programming in C++.
- Thorough knowledge of Unreal Engine Animation Graph, custom animation nodes, behaviour trees
- Experience in debugging, profiling and optimising CPU performance of large real-time oriented systems.
- General software engineering knowledge, such as OOP, design patterns & API development.
- Confidence working with 3D maths, vectors, matrices, linear algebra.
- Previous experience as an Animation Programmer on at least one shipped PC or Console title, and a passion for character animation.
Additional Or Desired Skills
- An intuition for, and interest in, ‘game feel’.
- Experience with Console development.
Benefits
- Private Healthcare Plan
- Pension Plans
- Work From Home
- Training & Development
- Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling
Firesprite is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable applicants regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
