Engine programmer (Unreal/Unity) Contract

As part of the Technologies team, you will deliver state of the art applications involving a wide range of products, services and platforms.

The daily role will involve updating our current worldwide client software working in conjunction with the server team.

You will also be researching and providing innovative proof-of-concepts using a range of hardware technology that can integrate with backend technologies and application source code.

This is for a contract position for 12 months with the possibility to extend.

What you’ll be doing

• You will be involved in all stages of the development life cycle within an agile environment, from feature design and planning through to implementation, QA and launch
• Designing, implementing and delivering applications with C++ and Unreal Engine
• Working within a small team with additional designers, artists and programmers
• Researching and presenting proof-of-concepts using different software and hardware solutions

What we are looking for

This is a mid-level to senior role, but open to new and recent graduates that can demonstrate the below skills with a portfolio/github repo. You’ll need to be passionate about games, software and hardware design, and you’ll need to have some (not all) of the following:

• Strong proficiency in modern C++
• Unreal Engine programming experience
• Shader programming experience
• Experience of 3D/UI graphics programming with Vulkan or similar API
• Experience with testing methodology and frameworks
• Strong technical background in maths or computer science, educated to at least degree level or with equivalent experience
• Able to review, debug and enhance already produced code
• Ability to work constructively as part of a larger team
• Ability to work proactively on your own
• Good presentation and communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with Unity (c#)
• Experience with git/github source control
• Experience with Jenkins continuous integration systems
• Experience of video encoding
• Knowledge of Xbox or Playstation hardware and SDK