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Specialising in AAA PC/console development, Red Kite has a proven track record in the creation of cutting-edge games across varying genres.

Having set up home in the beautiful Grade-II listed Park Row House in Leeds city centre, Red Kite continues to develop top-quality games for multiple world-class AAA publishing partners including Microsoft, Sony, Activision, 2K, SEGA, Rare and Codemasters.

Several titles include Mafia: Definitive Edition, Battletoads, Two Point Hospital, Crackdown 3, Payday 2, Team Sonic Racing, DiRT 4, God of War III: Remastered and Call of Duty: Strike Team.

It’s a very exciting time to join Red Kite; not only are we working on multiple high-profile games for current-gen and new-gen platforms, we're also developing our own IP. Here’s what we can tell you about:

  • We're helping to develop two AAA open world, action games for current-gen and new-gen platforms
  • We're enhance porting a hugely successful AAA battle royale game to multiple console platforms
  • We're porting an award-winning AAA action game to a new-gen streaming platform
  • We’re working in UE4, Unity and custom engines across all major platforms

One of the most interesting aspects to working at Red Kite is the diversity of projects present within the studio. It's certainly never boring and we constantly find ourselves pushing the boundaries when it comes to the gameplay that we're creating and the technologies that we're engineering.

Come join the team, build a rewarding career, and help to make great games with a lovely bunch of people!

Red Kite are working on a variety of exciting open world AAA games and has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced gameplay programmer to strengthen and shape one of our teams.

In this role you will be expected to implement and take ownership of key game features, in collaboration with our multi-disciplined development teams.

Your knowledge and expertise will also be invaluable in supporting projects across a multitude of platforms, genres and game areas.

In your new role you will:

  • Collaborate with the design team to create, iterate and deliver gameplay mechanics
  • Implement well-engineered, reliable, scalable and maintainable code across a wide variety of projects
  • Follow best practices, development processes, documentation and coding standards
  • Mentor less experienced people, sharing knowledge and best practices with the team
  • Assist in planning your work and the work of others

To be successful you will have:

  • Shipped multiple titles with at least one AAA game in a key position
  • Excellent C++ programming skills
  • A desire to solve problems
  • Programmed across a range of gameplay mechanics
  • A passion for games and game technology

Experience in any of these areas may be advantageous but not essential:

  • Prior console development experience
  • Leveraging tools and systems within Unreal or Unity to deliver gameplay mechanics
  • Adoption of efficient development methodologies (e.g. continuous integration, automated testing, tools pipelines, etc.)

*Please Note* – In what are clearly unprecedented and challenging times for everyone due to COVID-19, Red Kite remains committed to hiring the best and brightest that our wonderful industry has to offer. We would also like to take this opportunity to alleviate any concerns in respect to applying to Red Kite during this period by stating that all applications will be processed and that all live job roles are still very much active. As expected the Red Kite team are currently setup temporarily to work remotely and should you wish to join our ambitious studio then the support and reassurance required to do so will be provided.

Red Kite is located in central Leeds, a major European city connected to London by rapid rail links and the M1 motorway – plus the rest of the world via Leeds Bradford airport. It's home to some of the best restaurants, bars and museums in the North of England, and is within easy reach of spectacular countryside (the Yorkshire Moors and Bronte Country), historical York and the Yorkshire East coast (you should definitely check out Whitby and Runswick Bay).

We offer a superb flexible benefits package – which includes but is not limited to:

  • Flexi-time – Including 'finish early on Fridays'
  • Annual Bonus & Share Incentive Plan
  • 27 Days Holiday – Including your birthday, Duvet Days and Christmas Eve
  • 5 Learning & Development Days – Including Udemy Access
  • Employee Assistance Programme – Including health, mental health and wellbeing support
  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave
  • Life Assurance & Income Protection
  • Relocation Support & Visa Sponsorship

Nurturing Red Kite's studio culture is at the heart of everything we do and has been proudly recognised by the following awards:

  • GI.biz – Best Small Company for 2020
  • Best Companies – A World Class, 3 Star place to work for 2021

Red Kite is a social studio – the team regularly gather for drinks, game nights, film nights, to play sports etc. – making this a great place to build a career whilst making friends...and let's not forget Red Kite's legendary Summer BBQ and our epic Christmas party – plus much more!

Red Kite's studio is relaxed, friendly and built upon the belief that working smarter is better than working harder. Every team member has the opportunity to shine and we pride ourselves on providing a positive social atmosphere, facilitated by shared interest groups, afterwork clubs and charity fundraising events. Red Kite are proud supporters of the gaming charity SpecialEffect.

Ultimately we’re looking for talented individuals that love what they do and want to make friends doing it!