Tools Programmer – Computer / Video Games - West Midlands
Fantastic opportunity for a Programmer to join a leading AAA Gaming Developer.
LOCATION: Birmingham / West Midlands / Worcestershire
What makes it GREAT?
-Excellent opportunity for career progression, going through an exciting period of organic growth.
-Company has very low staff turnover, Excellent sign that they look after their staff.
-Exciting and diverse projects, working on Iconic projects on a variety of platforms.
COMPANY:
Based in the midlands my client is a fast-growing gaming developer working on exciting projects with a long-term pipeline of work to fuel further growth of the business and your career.
Role:
- Develop and deliver high-quality game code for AAA Unreal 4 projects
Responsibilities
- Work with the development team to assess their needs to enhance the production of projects.
- Support existing tools to ensure they still meet current requirements.
- Provide documentation to allow new users of the tools to get the most from them.
- Be responsible for scoping tasks, working to deadlines, and communicating with production if problems arise.
- Liaise with design and production to establish achievable goals
- Communicate with QA to help track down and fix bugs
Requirements
To be considered for this Programmer role you must meet the following criteria:
- Professional C++ experience in the games industry producing production quality code.
- 1 year of professional experience with Python, ideally in the video game industry, or any relevant experience in creating tools.
- A good working knowledge of Unreal Engine 4
- Good level of debugging skills.
- Able to quickly create prototypes to match design criteria.
Demonstrate the ability to..
- Think critically about the requirements of a game engine tool
- Self motivate and have pride in your work
- Work and communicate well within a team and studio environment.
- Create high quality UML for planning the correct structure for your code.
- Create prototypes to demonstrate intent across all stages of development, from design to implementation.
- Be adaptive and master new tools in the process if required.
- Take critique and guidance from others well.
- Manage your time effectively to achieve the highest quality results.
Desirable Skills
- 1 year of Unreal Engine 4 experience. Demonstrate excellent understanding of Unreal Engines tools.
- Experienced with giving and receiving code reviews
- Experience in using MySQL with C#
- Knowledge of other areas of game creation
REMUNERATION:
The successful Programmer will receive:
-Competitive Salary + Benefits
-Company bonus scheme
-Company outings & events
To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now.
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