Lead Unreal Programmer – AAA Games

Black Shamrock - a Virtuos Studio; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Shamrock is seeking a Lead Programmer to join in Dublin to develop AAA games under the Virtuos umbrella. The ideal candidate will lead a team of senior and junior developers, shaping gameplay systems, animation pipelines, and high-performance code.

Required are proven Unreal Engine leadership, strong C++, and the ability to collaborate with designers, animators, and project managers to deliver ambitious, polished experiences on multiple platforms.

Qualifications

• Experienced lead with Unreal Engine expertise having shipped at least 1 title using Unreal as lead.
• At least 5 years experience with Unreal Engine.
• Expertise in programming character movement and animation systems.
• Proven ability to work with designers and animators on the above systems.
• Experience building tools for debugging and developing movement and animation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and direction of a team of seniors and juniors.
• Establish strong coding standards and practices for team members.
• Report project risks in a timely manner, propose mitigations, and elevate when necessary.
• Analyse and create technical documentation.
• Share knowledge with other teams at Black Shamrock and Virtuos.
• Develop and implement NPC behaviours and Character movement in UE5.
• Fulfil design's visions in creating realistic high NPC behaviours, movement and animation.
• Work closely with Game Designers, Animators and Project Managers.
• Deliver high performance, high-quality code.
• Prioritize and execute tasks.
• Anticipate production technical needs.

Skills

Unreal Engine

C++

Team leadership

Gameplay programming

NPC movement/animation

Unreal Editor

Tools

Unreal Editor

Job description

Black Shamrock is seeking a Lead Programmer to join in Dublin to develop AAA games under the Virtuos umbrella. The ideal candidate will lead a team of senior and junior developers, shaping gameplay systems, animation pipelines, and high-performance code.

Required are proven Unreal Engine leadership, strong C++, and the ability to collaborate with designers, animators, and project managers to deliver ambitious, polished experiences on multiple platforms.