Senior Programmer

Third Kind Games; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Programmer to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work on exciting projects with some of the biggest names in the gaming industry. You'll be responsible for designing and developing high-quality code systems while mentoring junior staff. The company prides itself on its collaborative and creative environment, ensuring a strong work-life balance and a commitment to employee well-being. If you're passionate about gaming and eager to contribute to innovative projects, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in programming.
• Proven ability to work in a team and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality code systems for games.
• Mentor and develop junior staff while owning complex systems.

Skills

C++

C#

Debugging

Unity

Unreal Engine

Tools

Cloud services (PlayFab, GameSparks)

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As a Senior Programmer you will have a desire to focus and specialise your technical skills further, working with our teams to reach your next career step as a Principal or Lead.

Third Kind Games - a Virtuos Studio, is a world-class co-development games studio. Third Kind Games was founded in 2016 by a team of nine former Activision veterans and became a Virtuos Studio in 2024.

Our studio is based in Royal Leamington Spa and we also have remote studios in Poland and Spain. Our three studios have been built on the same original spirit and values since our beginning.

We work with some of the biggest names in the games industry such as Blizzard, Amazon, Microsoft and Mythical Games. We're proud of our track record working on critically acclaimed games and franchises. We are also setting new benchmarks for creativity in the games industry, driving technical expertise in programming alongside creative innovation.

What is it like to be a Third Kinder?

We are a diverse team of people. We are collaborative, open-minded creatives who embrace ideas and knowledge from everyone in our team, with the aim of developing and inspiring ourselves, our projects and our games.

Work life balance and flexibility are very important to us and our team. At TKG we offer a place where our team can be their most creative, imaginative and confident selves. We want all of our team to feel valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are at work. TKG recently received a GOLD Award in Mind Charity's Workplace Wellbeing Index, recognising our dedication to our team's mental health and wellbeing.

Role Overview

You enjoy:

• Working with a highly experienced team on all areas of the game, both client and server.
• Fully owning complex systems through design and development, working closely with the game designers and other disciplines to realise their visions.
• Playing a key role in bug fixing and helping the team to deliver milestones.
• Taking an active role in the mentoring and development of junior staff.
• Using your passion for gaming, you will design, plan and develop high quality code systems, working closely with the game designers and other disciplines to realise their visions.
• Good communication skills with the ability to contribute to Scrum meetings and create innovative solutions for our games.
  
  

You Would

What we are looking for from a Third Kinder

• Be capable of working autonomously, gathering your own requirements and creating your own solutions.
• Be capable of learning a new language or technology without guidance.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry movements.
• Enjoy working with a lot of different technologies, and have a keen desire to learn new ones.
• Will prefer a creative, open-thinking environment over one driven by specs and detailed requirements.
• Be adept at communicating with colleagues and customers to work well as a team.
• Enjoy working with a lot of different technologies and have a keen desire to learn new ones.
• Be motivated by creative freedom, ground-breaking initiatives and unknown territory.
• Prefer a creative, open-thinking environment, over one managed through specs and have a passion for working on a wide variety of tasks.
• Be able to work alone and also as part of a team, whilst knowing when to ask for advice from your colleagues.
  
  

Skills You Need

• 5+ years' industry experience.
• Several years' C++ or C# experience.
• Experience with other engines such as Unity or Unreal.
• Proven debugging and critical analysis skills.
• Proven ability working in a team.
  
  

Experience With

Skills it would be great to have

• Cloud services such as PlayFab and GameSparks.
• Modern console development.
  
  

If you think this is the role for you please send us your CV and an introductory email, which helps us to get to know you better. We aim to respond to your application within 2 working days.

Usually we will conduct a telephone interview, prior to any face to face or virtual interviews.

If you experience an error submitting your application, please email us at [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer Games

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