Lead Audio Programmer

Warner Bros. Entertainment; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Audio Programmer to join their dynamic team in London. This role involves leading a talented group of audio programmers to create immersive gaming experiences. You will blend creative and technical skills to develop audio features and systems, ensuring top-notch quality for a highly anticipated AAA title. Join a collaborative environment where your contributions will directly influence the future of gaming, and enjoy a range of thoughtfully curated benefits that support your growth and well-being.

Qualifications

• High level of C++ and technical ability required.
• Experience leading a team of programmers is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of audio programmers to ensure high-quality work.
• Develop audio features and maintain expertise with game codebases.

Skills

C++

Audio Programming

Game Development

Python

C#

Unreal Engine 4

DSP Programming

Tools

Wwise

GUI Design

Job description

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career-defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best self. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Rocksteady Studios is an award-winning, critically acclaimed video game developer. Founded in 2004, we are home to the widely celebrated Batman: Arkham series of games. Our philosophy for game development is all about treating people well to create quality entertainment that stands the test of time. We’re a one-project studio that built our success by combining genre-defining gameplay and character-driven cinematic narrative with AAA production values. Born in the heart of London, our multicultural team takes inspiration from the culture and history of our home in one of the most diverse cities in the world.

Rocksteady is looking for a Lead Audio Programmer to join our dedicated and collaborative team working on our upcoming AAA title Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

The role involves leading, supporting, and providing guidance to our team of experienced audio programmers. You’ll also be applying your technical expertise directly by writing code, developing pipelines, and resolving complex and challenging issues.

Working closely with sound designers and other tech leads, and in line with our Audio Director’s vision, you’ll help to ensure we deliver the functionality and content needed to create the highest quality game experience for our players.

Leading, supporting, and providing technical guidance for our team of experienced audio programmers so they consistently produce high-quality work, and in doing so, enable the same of the Audio Design team.

Developing audio features and systems, and maintaining a high level of hands-on experience and expertise with the game and related codebases.

Combining both creative and technical knowledge with pragmatic scheduling to produce a realistic and achievable plan of action for Audio Code.

Ensuring project audio engineering, tools, and related technical requirements are met on time, to best-in-class standards.

Keeping audio content creation processes and pipelines highly efficient, including dialogue recording and localisation.

Identifying and resolving technical risks to audio before they impact development or content creation schedules.

Leading by example in development best practices.

Interviewing applicants for positions on the Audio Code team and selecting the best candidate for the role.

Qualifications & Experience…

• A high level of C++ and general technical ability
• Professional game development experience on high-quality projects
• A broad and comprehensive understanding of audio programming, audio asset pipelines, and game technology principles
• Experience leading and supporting a team of programmers
• Self-directed, organized, and able to prioritize effectively
• Experience with Python or C#, Unreal Engine 4, Wwise, GUI design and programming preferred
• DSP programming preferred
• Familiarity with the latest generation of consoles preferred

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How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day-to-day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [e-mail].