Senior Gameplay and Animation Engineer

Greenhouse Software, Inc.; Brighton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hangar 13 is seeking a Senior Gameplay & Animation Engineer in Brighton (preferred) with strong Unreal Engine experience. You will own development of core gameplay and animation systems, extending code, tools, and pipelines, while collaborating with animators, designers, and programmers to deliver standout gameplay features.

The role emphasizes high code quality, proactive problem solving, and staying ahead of industry techniques.

Qualifications

• Proven programming experience in a creative environment.
• Shipped one or more AAA game titles, ideally using Unreal Engine.
• Advanced proficiency in C++, linear algebra, 3D maths; strong OO design.
• Experience with GAS - the Unreal Gameplay Ability System.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine, Blueprints and Unreal Animation Principles.
• Dedication to code quality, documentation, and learning new technologies.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Effective communicator and collaborator with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Work within Unreal Engine 5 adapting existing systems and building new tech to meet project needs.
• Prototype and code gameplay and animation features.
• Collaborate closely with design, animation, and engineering teams to realise creative ambitions.
• Support planning by estimating and dependency checking feature development.
• Identify risks and propose solutions to keep development on track.
• Research techniques to stay current with game industry advancements.

Skills

Strong coding

Effective communication

Deadline-driven

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

C++

Blueprints

GAS (Unreal Gameplay Ability System)

Animation pipelines

Job description

Brighton, England, United Kingdom; Brno, South Moravian, Czechia

Job Title

Senior Gameplay & Animation Engineer

Location(s)

Brighton (preferred), Brno, Prague

Job Type (Permanent, fixed term, internship)

Permanent

Who We Are

Home to the award winning Mafia franchise, our team are united by passion for rich narrative storytelling, cinematic presentation and AAA craft. We're looking for creative minds and driven professionals who share our love of story, style, and adventure. If you're ready to help shape the next generation of narrative driven games, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Summary

As a Senior Gameplay & Animation Engineer you will set a high bar for code quality and a passion for gameplay and animation. In this role, you will own and continue the development of our key gameplay and animation systems, you will extend and maintain the code of our technology, tools, and pipelines, working closely with the animators, character artists, designers, and programmers to help develop spectacular gameplay features for our games.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work within Unreal Engine 5 adapting existing systems and building new technology to fulfil the project’s technical needs and creativity.
• Prototyping and coding gameplay and animation features
• Work closely and constructively with design, animation, and engineering teams to realise creative ambitions
• Support planning efforts by estimating and dependency checking gameplay feature development
• Identify technical and developmental risks/obstacles and generate solutions to overcome identified risks
• Research coding techniques and algorithms in order to keep current on technological developments and advancements in the game industry.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Demonstrable programming experience in a creative environment
• Shipped one or more AAA game titles, ideally using Unreal Engine
• Advanced proficiency in C++, linear algebra, 3D Maths and strong familiarity with Object-Oriented (OO) design principles
• Experience with GAS - the Unreal Gameplay Ability System
• Unreal Engine, Blueprints and Unreal Animation Principles
• Dedication to code quality and documentation, and ability to learn and master new technologies and code
• Ability to work independently and efficiently under deadlines
• Effective communicator and collaborator with multi-disciplinary team members

Highly Desirable

• Hands-on experience developing for Unreal Engine and Xbox Series X/S and PS5
• Experience with player controlled characters, Unreal enhanced inputs, cameras and camera systems
• Implementation experience in one or more of the following areas, Inverse Kinematics techniques, Ragdoll and physics-based character animation, Procedural animation techniques, Keyframe animation and forward kinematics, Machine learning driven animation techniques

Hangar 13 prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities. For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

As part of our hiring process, 2K will conduct a pre-employment background check. We may also require written verification from your current employer that you have ended your employment.