Senior Animation Programmer

Techland; Województwo dolnośląskie; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Buddy support

Private medical care

Life insurance

Pro-health campaigns

Training budget

Two paid days for training

Career development opportunities

Language classes (English, Polish)

Office facilities

Free car park (Warsaw/Wroclaw)

Job summary

Techland is seeking an experienced gameplay programmer to research, develop, maintain, and improve animation systems for gameplay and cinematic sequences, ensuring flexibility for AI, designers and animators.

You will own features from content tools to engine runtime, collaborate with engineers, designers and artists, optimize memory and performance, and raise the quality bar for animations.

Strong English, problem solving, and initiative are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of professional programming experience.
• Expertise in C/C++.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Experience with multi-threaded and allocator-aware programming.
• Experience with memory and performance optimization.
• Experience with animation graphs, blend trees and state machines (Unreal, Havok Animation, Morpheme or similar).
• Solid understanding of 3D maths and linear algebra.
• Proficiency in algorithm design; understanding of complexity and software architecture and design.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable and extensible code with attention to reusability.
• Great communication skills, enthusiasm and initiative.
• Very good command of English.

Responsibilities

• Researching, developing, maintaining, and improving animation systems while keeping flexibility for AI, designers and animators.
• Taking ownership of gameplay and cinematic animation features from content tools to engine runtime.
• Collaborating with programmers, designers, and artists to gather requirements and improve animation workflow efficiency.
• Working closely with animation leads to raise the quality bar for animations.
• Profiling and eliminating bottlenecks in complex data processing pipelines and tools.
• Creating documentation for the gameplay and cinematic teams.
• Staying up-to-date on animation technology trends and developments.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Multithreaded programming

Memory/perf optimization

Animation graphs & state machines

3D maths / linear algebra

Algorithm design / software design

Clean code / reusability

English language proficiency

Problem solving / debugging

Communication / initiative

Experience with game animation tools

Tools

Unreal

Havok Animation

Morpheme

Job description

Job Description

• Researching, developing, maintaining, and improving gameplay and cinematic animation systems while maintaining robust flexibility for use by AI, designers and animators,
• Taking ownership of gameplay and cinematic animation features from content creation tools to the engine runtime,
• Collaborating with programmers, designers, and artists - gathering requirements, helping troubleshoot problems and improving animation workflow efficiency,
• Working closely with animation leads and animation director to raise the quality bar for animations in the game,
• Profiling, identifying, and eliminating bottlenecks in complex data processing pipelines and tools (performance, memory, network, IO),
• Creating documentation for the gameplay and cinematic teams,
• Staying up-to-date on animation technology trends and new developments.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of professional programming experience,
• Expertise in C/C++,
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills,
• Experience with multi-threaded and allocator-aware programming,
• Experience with memory and performance optimization,
• Experience with animation graphs, blend trees and state machines (Unreal, Havok Animation, Morpheme or similar),
• Solid understanding of 3D maths and linear algebra,
• Proficiency in algorithm design; understanding of complexity and software architecture and design,
• Ability to write clean, maintainable and extensible code with attention to reusability,
• Great communication skills, enthusiasm and initiative,
• Very good command of English.

Nice to have:

• Experience working on at least one shipped multiplayer title,
• Familiarity with various animation technologies such as compression, motion synthesis, ragdoll physics IK, etc.,
• UX and tool creation experience,
• Console programming experience,
• Maya/Motion Builder or other digital content creation tools experience,
• Python experience,
• Familiarity with animation processing and deployment pipelines.

Additional Information

What we offer:

• A dedicated Buddy who will support you in your daily tasks.
• A wide array of benefits: private medical care, life insurance, pro-health campaigns, gifts for different occasions.
• An outstanding work atmosphere in a highly-skilled team of professionals, with flexible working hours, no dress code, and full support of the dedicated HR Business Partner.
• Many opportunities for personal development: a dedicated development budget for each employee, extra two paid days for training and CSR, stable career paths, extensive internal and external training, and financing of English and Polish language classes.
• State-of-the-art offices filled with chillout zones, a fully equipped kitchen, a gym (Wrocław office), and a free car park (Warsaw limited amount of space).

Company Description

Techland is one of the biggest video game companies in Poland, with over 30 years of experience in the gaming industry. From our studios in Wroclaw and Warsaw, we’ve built an international team of more than 500 talented professionals, all dedicated to pushing the boundaries of game development.

We’re known for creating iconic franchises like Call of Juarez and the zombie genre-defining Dying Light, which has been played by over 45 million players worldwide. With a focus on open-world action, storytelling, and community engagement, we’re committed to delivering unforgettable experiences to our players.

We’re constantly striving to improve, innovate, and take on new challenges. With ambitious plans for the future, we’re looking for passionate people to be part of this exciting journey.