Senior Programmer

Talk Recruitment; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Allowance / Assistance

Paid Overtime

Private Health Cover

Gym / Health Club Memberships

Life Assurance Scheme / Critical Illl

Digital Allowance

Office Kitchen snacks and treats

Regular team lunches and events

Job summary

Talk Recruitment is seeking a Senior Programmer for a Warwickshire-based games studio. Role focuses on Unreal Engine C++ in multiplayer environments, owning core systems and driving performance improvements.

The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in debugging, optimization and cross-disciplinary collaboration to deliver high-quality content on a fast-growing project pipeline.

Qualifications

• Passion for Unreal Engine C++ and game architecture systems.
• Proven debugging and performance optimization in games development.
• Familiarity with version control, continuous integration, bug tracking and code review systems.
• Proactive, collaborative working with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Work with the technical team to design and own systems in a multiplayer environment using C++ within Unreal Engine 4, initially on PC.
• Drive improvements throughout the codebase alongside the rest of the technical team.
• Build strong collaborative working relationships with all members of the team and studio, regardless of discipline or seniority.
• Understand the audience and core goals and game ethos.

Skills

Unreal Engine C++

Performance optimization

Version control / CI / bug tracking

Team collaboration

Maths / 3D geometry

Tools

Unreal Engine 4

Job description

SENIOR PROGRAMMER - Computer Games / Video Games - Warwickshire

Fantastic opportunity for a Senior Programmer to join and progress with an Award Winning and fast-growing Gaming Developer.

LOCATION: Warwickshire

Based in Leamington Spa, known as one of the UK's biggest Gaming hub locations.

Not only is this location the hot spot for a career in gaming, it is also a nice place to live.

What makes it GREAT?

-Company has very low staff turnover, Excellent sign that they look after their staff.

-Recent Award for "Best Places to Work 2019"

-Unique projects, shaping the future of gaming.

-A highly successful and profitable business, a stable employer where you can progress your career for the long term.

-Exciting time to join their business as they look to unveil a new landmark project this summer.

-Fantastic company culture, big enough to keep you busy, but small enough to know your name, excellent option if you are fed up with being treated like just another number.

-Top company benefits and great working environment.

-Flexible working hours.

-Ethical business with strong values

-A reputation for promoting good work life balance and also a good social environment, with plenty of lunchtime social activities organised by staff, including board games, a table tennis league and a running club.

COMPANY

We are seeking a Senior Programmer to join our client, a fast-growing gaming developer based in Warwickshire, working on exciting projects with a long-term pipeline of work to fuel further growth of the business and your career.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the technical team to design and own systems in a multiplayer environment using C++ within Unreal Engine 4, initially on PC.
• Drive improvements throughout the codebase alongside the rest of the technical team.
• Build strong collaborative working relationships with all members of the team and studio,regardless of discipline or seniority.
• Understand the audience and core goals and game ethos.

REQUIREMENTS

• A passion for Unreal Engine compliant C++ and game architecture systems.
• Proven track record of debugging, performance analysis and optimisation in games development.
• Familiarity with version control, continuous integration, bug tracking and code review systems.
• Proactive individual with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team of mixed disciplines, with good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand and implement algorithms to specification.
• Solid foundation in maths, particularly 3D geometry.
• Flexible individual able to impact and build consensus across interdisciplinary areas of a project.

DESIRABLE

• Experience with graphics programming
• Enthusiasm for working with rendering systems.
• Experience using Unreal Engine 4.
• Familiarity with Mobile and Console platforms.
• Experience applying Automated Testing with Unit and Integration tests.
• Familiarity with the constraints of developing networked games.
• Experience developing Games As A Service.
• Basic understanding of scripting languages (e.g. Python/Lua).
• Familiarity with UGC games (e.g. Roblox, Dreams, Garry's Mod).

REMUNERATION

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Flexible Working Hours
• Relocation Allowance / Assistance
• Paid Overtime
• Private Health Cover
• Gym / Health Club Memberships
• Life Assurance Scheme / Critical Illness & Income Protection
• Digital Allowance
• Office Kitchen fully stocked with snacks and treats.
• Regular team lunches, company funded trips and events.