Programmer III

Hardsuit Labs, Inc.; British Columbia; Hybrid; CAD 93,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental and health insurance

RRSP with employer matching

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Job summary

Hardsuit Labs, Inc. is seeking an experienced Programmer III to join our Programming team in a remote Canada role. You will design and implement extensions to existing systems and create pivotal new systems for content developers and external partners.

Requirements include 5+ years of software development, 2+ years with Unreal Engine, strong C++, and 3D math expertise. You will work with cross-functional teams and provide guidance to junior staff in a collaborative, remote environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional software development.
• 2+ years professional Unreal Engine experience.
• 2+ years developing in a team environment.
• Strong C++ knowledge.
• Extensive experience working in at least one large code base.
• Ability to discuss and review technical proposals, requirements, designs, algorithms, source code with programmers and managers.
• Ability to provide meaningful time estimates for medium-sized tasks.
• Ability to break down large work into sub-tasks.
• Experiment with debugging tools to fix bugs in unfamiliar code.
• Interest in AI-assisted software development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain features across subsystems (AI, UI, Physics, Character, Graphics, Engine, Tools).
• Design, author and maintain robust, optimized systems meeting design/technical/schedule requirements.
• Coordinate with QA and leadership to ensure stability and address defects.
• Document systems and provide feedback on technical/user documentation.
• Collaborate on overall technical design and architecture.
• Work with minimal guidance on medium-impact tasks or independently on low-risk tasks.
• Provide guidance and informal supervision to junior staff.
• Help teammates set up tools and troubleshoot workflow blockers.

Skills

C++ knowledge

Unreal Engine

Team collaboration

Code reviews

Time estimation

3D math

Debugging tools

AI-assisted workflows

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

[English, French to follow)

As a member of our studio's Programming Team, you will work closely with Programmers, Designers, Artists and Producers on the project. You will design and implement extensions to existing systems and pivotal new systems to address the needs of our team of content developers and external third-party partners.

Our team is built on a culture of teamwork, problem-solving and knowledge sharing. We expect that every employee, regardless of the role, will contribute to our general studio-wide effort to build and maintain team culture through positive working relationships with each other. Upholding and promoting this culture is part of the job.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Develop and maintain features across various subsystems, such as AI, UI, Physics, Character, Graphics, Engine and Tools.
• Design, author, and maintain robust and highly optimized systems that meet all design, technical and schedule requirements.
• Work closely with QA and technical leadership to ensure the stability and accuracy of systems by identifying, communicating and resolving defects.
• Author, review and provide feedback on technical and end-user documentation of systems.
• Collaborate with Technical Leadership and other Programmers to help establish overall technical design and architecture.
• Work with minimal guidance on medium-impact tasks or independently on low-risk tasks.
• Provide guidance and informal supervision to more junior staff.
• Help team members set up tools and troubleshoot minor tools issues and workflow blockers.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• 5+ years professional software development.
• 2+ years professional Unreal Engine experience.
• 2+ years developing in a team environment.
• Strong C++ knowledge.
• Extensive experience working in at least one large code base.
• Ability to openly discuss and review technical proposals, requirements, designs, algorithms, source code, and reference documents with programmers, content creators, and managers.
• Ability to provide meaningful time estimates for medium-sized tasks.
• Ability to take a large body of work and break up into actionable sub-tasks.
• Proficiency in identifying areas that could use optimization.
• Extensive experience using debugging tools to fix bugs in unfamiliar code.
• Interest or experience in using AI-assisted software development workflows, to support activities such as code exploration, implementation, debugging, documentation, and code review.
• Strict adherence to project coding standards.
• Strong cross-discipline collaboration skills.
• Willingness to receive and act upon feedback.
• Great communication, written and verbal.
• Experience or comfort with client-facing communication and the ability to represent the studio professionally when interacting with external partners.
• Expert knowledge in 3D math.

NICE TO HAVE

• AAA experience.
• While Unreal is our primary focus, experience with Unity or proprietary custom engines is a strong plus.
• Experience developing on console.
• At least one shipped title.

Job Details

• Job Title: Programmer III
• Reports to: Director of Programming
• Department: Programming
• Work Location: Remote
• Employment status: Full Time
• FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt
• Benefits:
  • Group Insurance: dental and health care benefits
  • Group RRSP + employer matching contribution
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program

Salary Range: $92,500 to $107,500 CAD

Primary working language: English

ABOUT HARDSUIT LABS

We are an independent game developer founded in 2015 in Seattle, Washington. We believe that great games can only be built with great people and that great people thrive and do their best work in a healthy, collaborative, and positive work environment that values them. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace and building equity throughout the organization. At Hardsuit Labs, we are respectful and inclusive, we are problem solvers and efficiency champions, we are curious and collaborative, we are flexible and adaptable, and most of all, we are always looking to deliver excellence in the experiences and products that we craft!

As a studio, we have built a reputation as an Unreal Engine-focused development house, working in a multitude of genres and games, from support work and engagement for hire to the development of original in-house projects. We have long standing relationships with some of the largest gaming companies in the industry and are certified developers across all major platforms.

Hardsuit Labs is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinitive Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice here. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

Hardsuit Labs is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail]

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavor to create a workplace which provides for equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

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Role Information: EN

Studio: Hardsuit Labs

Location: Americas, Canada

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Pattern: Remote

En tant que membre de notre équipe de programmation du studio, vous collaborerez étroitement avec les programmeurs, les concepteurs, les artistes et les producteurs sur le projet. Vous concevrez et mettrez en œuvre des extensions aux systèmes existants ainsi que de nouveaux systèmes centraux pour répondre aux besoins de notre équipe de développeurs de contenu et de nos partenaires tiers externes.

Notre équipe repose sur une culture de travail d’équipe, de résolution de problèmes et de partage des connaissances. Nous nous attendons à ce que chaque employé, indépendamment du rôle, contribue à l’effort collectif du studio visant à bâtir et à préserver une culture d’équipe fondée sur de bonnes relations professionnelles. Maintenir et faire rayonner cette culture font partie du travail.

CE QUE VOUS FEREZ

• Développer et maintenir des fonctionnalités à travers divers sous-systèmes, tels que l’IA, l’IU, la physique, les personnages, les graphiques, le moteur et les outils.
• Concevoir, créer et maintenir des systèmes robustes et hautement optimisés qui répondent à toutes les exigences en matière de conception, techniques et d’échéancier.
• Collaborer étroitement avec la direction de l’AQ et technique afin d’assurer la stabilité et la précision des systèmes en identifiant, en communiquant et en résolvant les défaillances.
• Créer, passer en revue et fournir des commentaires sur la documentation technique et destinée à l’utilisateur final des systèmes.
• Collaborer avec la direction technique et les autres programmeurs pour aider à mettre en œuvre la conception et de l’architecture techniques globales.
• Travailler avec un minimum de conseils sur des tâches à impact moyen ou de manière autonome sur des tâches à faible risque.
• Fournir des conseils et une supervision informelle au personnel recrue.
• Aider les membres de l’équipe à configurer les outils et à résoudre les problèmes d’outils mineurs et les blocages dans les flux des travaux.

CE QUE VOUS APPORTEREZ

• Au minimum 5ans d’expérience professionnelle en développement de logiciels.
• Au minimum 2ans d’expérience professionnelle avec le moteur Unreal.
• Au minimum 2 ans de développement dans un environnement d’équipe.
• Solides connaissances en C++.
• Expérience professionnelle approfondie sur au moins une base de code volumineuse.
• Capacité à discuter et à examiner ouvertement les propositions techniques, les exigences, les conceptions, les algorithmes, le code source et les documents de référence avec les programmeurs, les créateurs de contenu et les gestionnaires.
• Capacité à fournir des estimations de temps pertinentes pour des tâches de taille moyenne.
• Capacité à décomposer un volume de travail volumineux en sous-tâches concrètes.
• Aptitude à identifier les domaines susceptibles d’être optimisés.
• Expérience approfondie des outils de débogage pour corriger les bogues dans du code non familier.
• Intérêt ou expérience dans l’utilisation de flux des travaux de développement logiciel assistés par l’IA, pour soutenir des activités telles que l’exploration de code, la mise en œuvre, le débogage, la documentation et la revue de code.
• Respect strict des normes de codage du projet.
• Solides compétences en collaboration interdisciplinaire.
• Volonté de recevoir des commentaires et d’y donner suite.
• Excellente communication, tant à l’écrit qu’à l’oral.
• Expérience ou facilité dans la communication avec les clients et capacité à représenter le studio de manière professionnelle lors des interactions avec les partenaires externes.
• Expertise en mathématiques 3D.

ATOUTS

• Expérience avec les jeux AAA.
• Bien que notre cœur de métier soit le moteur Unreal, une expérience sur Unity ou sur des moteurs propriétaires représente un sérieux atout.
• Expérience de développement sur console.
• Au moins un titre livré.

Détails du poste

• Intitulé du poste : Programmeur(-se) III
• Se rapporte au/à la: Directeur(-trice) de la programmation
• Service : Programmation
• Lieu de travail: Télétravail
• Type d’emploi: Temps plein
• Statut de l’exemption FLSA : Salarié(e), Exempté(e)
• Avantages sociaux:
  • Assurance collective:couverture des soins dentaires et de santé
  • Régime enregistré d’épargne-retraite collectif (REER) et cotisation paritaire de l’employeur
  • Programme d’aide aux employés et à leur famille

Ce poste est actuellement ouvert seulement aux candidats et candidates résidant dans les provinces canadiennes suivantes: Ontario, Québec et Colombie-Britannique. Les candidats et candidates doivent être légalement autorisé(e)s à travailler au Canada et résider dans l’une des provinces mentionnées ci-dessus.

Fourchette salariale: