Animation Programmer (f / m / d)

As our new Animation Programmer (f / m / d) at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, you will work closely with designers and gameplay programmers to implement gameplay interactions using animation technology.

What you will do :

• Work as a key part of an agile development team, organizing and planning the implementation of features with direction from your lead.
• Use practical solutions to implement feature requests, taking into account performance, maintainability and resource usage.
• Development with an in-house engine, Snowdrop, you will ensure coding standards are followed in your own and others' code.
• Collect, interpret and analyse the technical feasibility of system / feature specifications.
• Write clear and well-structured code using the appropriate data structure and algorithms while bearing in mind performance, maintenance and architectural requirements.
• Include comments in the code and document implemented features.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of load testing and game feature testing and write test code.
• Stay up-to-date with technology advances within the field.
• Perform code reviews for peers.
• Extract and interpret relevant runtime system resource information (disk IO, network, CPU, memory, etc).

Qualifications

What you bring :

• Knowledge of character animation, IK, procedural or physics based animation.
• Good mathematics and physics skills.
• Very good C / C++ programming skills, with very good knowledge of object oriented development including design patterns and UML.
• Experience working with a large game codebase, and it's modules, middleware and associated pipeline.
• Understanding of speed and memory considerations, and able to implement basic optimizations.
• Knowledge of common algorithms, data structures and patterns, and their application.
• Ability to analyse unfamiliar code of a reasonable complexity to understand, extend and refactor an existing module.
• Ability to debug defects of a reasonable complexity, including memory related issues, and multi-threading.
• Knowledge of different software development methods such as Test Driven Development, Unit Testing, Agile etc.
• Understanding the constraints and technical requirements for console platform development within their area.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

What to send our way :

• Your CV, highlighting your education, experienceand skills.
• A cover letter including your earliest starting date, expected salary and why you would like to join us.