Senior Animation Programmer

About the position

Gearbox Entertainment Company is looking for a full-time Senior Animation Programmer to join our game development team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with animation, rigging, and design teams to prototype and implement animation tools, pipeline, and technology
• Fix bugs and optimize code in existing systems
• Create both technical and designer-facing documentation
• Craft systems with animator and designer usability in mind
• Implement appropriate testing and debugging support as needed
• Support product performance goals by architecting and implementing systems with performance in mind
• Contribute to the overall technical direction of the project by participating in architectural design sessions and code reviews
• Mentor less experienced programmers

Requirements

• 5+ years of animation engineering experience in the games industry
• Experience in animation technology (runtime systems, procedural animation, compression, physics based animation, IK, etc.)
• Knowledge of animation techniques and authoring packages (Maya, Max, Motion Builder, etc)
• Excellent understanding of C++
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to work closely with animators, designers, and programmers in strike teams
• Independent and self-motivated
• Shipped titles as an animation programmer or similar role
• Console development experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in game design or computer science

Nice-to-haves

• Animation programming experience with first person shooter games
• Experience with Unreal Engine