Senior Programmer 12-month FTC - Studio Elevation (Remote within the UK)

nDreams; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative studio is seeking a Senior 3D Interactions Programmer to pioneer VR development. This role involves refining VR interaction systems using Unreal Engine 5 and collaborating with a diverse team to create genre-defining titles. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to crafting immersive experiences and fostering a culture of respect and well-being. With a fully remote setup, flexible hours, and a commitment to diversity, this opportunity is perfect for passionate developers eager to make a mark in the VR space.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Duvet days

Birthday off

Personal development time

Regular socials

Excellent holiday offering

Pension scheme

Health insurance

Life cover

Qualifications

• 5+ years in game development with 3 shipped titles.
• Strong knowledge of 3D maths and C++ with Unreal Engine.
• Experience in rapid prototyping and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop VR interaction systems in Unreal Engine 5.
• Enhance C++ and blueprint systems for player interactions.
• Support game content creation and project planning.

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine 5

3D maths concepts

Game development processes

Rapid prototyping

Communication skills

Team player

Tools

Visual Studio

Perforce

Job description

Elevation will re-establish the boundaries of VR. We’re looking for an exceptionally talented Senior 3D Interactions Programmer to help us explore, create, and deliver world leading innovation in software and VR hardware. Become one of the founding members of Elevation, pathfinding a remote first studio, crafting a new generation of VR development and bringing core VR games to fruition.

As a Senior 3D Interactions Programmer, you will be responsible for prototyping and collaborating with a diverse team of engineers and developers, capable of creating genre leading titles. You will be driving high levels of innovation and implementation with both your team and your own work. You will own and drive the discovery, implementation, and refinement of intuitive, world class and aspirational VR games.

The rundown:

• 12-month fixed term contract

• Full time (37.5 hours per week)

• Fully remote within the UK

• Salary is competitive and dependent on experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and refine the system that powers the player character’s VR interactions with the world in Unreal Engine 5.

• Enhance and develop the C++ and blueprint 3D systems that allow the player to manipulate the world and objects and propel themselves around the environment.

• Support other disciplines in creating robust and performant interactive game content.

• Work with peers to ensure our code is clean, organised and easy to maintain.

• Break down and estimate timescales for your tasks.

• Help with the higher-level technical design and project planning for your areas of work.

• Contribute to nDreams shared studio technology and drive technical innovation.

• Work within an agile sprint-based ‘fail-faster succeed-sooner' methodology when discovering and exploring new interaction techniques.

• Be a positive behavioural and mental role model for the team and studio.

Requirements

The skills you'll need:

• 5 years of professional game development experience, with a minimum of 3 shipped titles including at least 1 current generation console title

• Proven, demonstrable knowledge of 3D maths concepts including transform hierarchies, matrices, quaternions, vectors, vector/plane projection, dot/cross product and how to combine these to develop real-time 3D systems.

• A deep knowledge of C++ and Unreal

• Demonstrable experience at owning and delivering game features or systems

• Strong communication skills with a focus on positive cross discipline teamwork

• Proven, demonstrable knowledge of game development processes, real-time implementation, optimization, and cross platform development

• Experience in rapid prototyping and creative problem solving

• A committed team player, recognizing the importance and value of people within a technology environment

• Passionate about creating award winning VR titles.

The nice to haves:

• Professional experience in VR game development.

• Professional experience developing shipped games in Unreal 4 or 5.

• A good working knowledge of game physics systems.

• A good understanding of Blueprint and how to interface it with C++

• Prior experience with Perforce and Visual Studio.

• Experience developing for Oculus, PSVR2, SteamVR or similar.

• Comfortable working in an Agile environment, with an ability to respond positively to change as the project progresses.

• Approachable and light-hearted, with a good sense of fun and a positive mental attitude.

Benefits

We are nDreams – we develop and publish the world’s most immersive VR games. You may know us as the developer behind Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Fracked, and Frenzies. As a publisher, we have also supported the release of other studio’s titles including Little Cities, PowerWash Simulator VR, and Vendetta Forever. With humble beginnings as an independent studio, we combine amazing projects with a personal, caring touch. We’ve got more incredible titles to be announced soon!

We believe the best workplaces and games are created by diverse, happy and safe teams. We're committed to building a culture centred on respect, wellbeing and balance. It's crucial we make our games and industry more accessible to underrepresented communities. We strive to live this through the people we hire, the experiences we create and the causes we support.

We want everyone to have the opportunity to bring their best, authentic self to work. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the interview process by emailing [e-mail] or speaking to your nDreams recruiter. For more information about reasonable adjustments, check out this guidance from Scope.

We offer great perks, including flexible hours, duvets days, your birthday off, dedicated personal development time and support, as well as regular socials. Beyond this, there’s an excellent holiday offering, pension scheme, health insurance, life cover and much more.