Gameplay Animation Engineer – Unreal, C++ & Tools

Absurd Ventures, LLC; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Absurd Ventures, LLC in Santa Monica, California, is seeking a Gameplay Engineer to build and optimize animation systems for locomotion, traversal, combat, interactions and intelligent character behaviour. This full-time, in-studio role requires five days per week in the studio.

You will create workflows in C++, Blueprints and Unreal animation technologies, integrate rigs and assets, and profile performance, memory use and scalability to ensure smooth, scalable gameplay in a new AAA open-world

Qualifications

• At least three years as a gameplay engineer or similar, including animation-system work.
• Strong C++, professional Unreal Engine experience, and knowledge of skeletal animation, blending, state machines and inverse kinematics.
• Debugging skills and close collaboration with animation and technical-art teams; motion matching and animation-pipeline tools are advantages.

Responsibilities

• Develop animation systems for locomotion, traversal, combat, interactions and character behaviour.
• Create tools and workflows in C++, Blueprints and Unreal animation technologies.
• Integrate rigs and animation assets, then profile performance, memory use and scalability.

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine

Skeletal animation

State machines

Inverse kinematics

Animation tools

Debugging

Tools

Blueprints

Job description

Absurd Ventures, LLC in Santa Monica, California, is seeking a Gameplay Engineer to build and optimize animation systems for locomotion, traversal, combat, interactions and intelligent character behaviour. This full-time, in-studio role requires five days per week in the studio.

You will create workflows in C++, Blueprints and Unreal animation technologies, integrate rigs and assets, and profile performance, memory use and scalability to ensure smooth, scalable gameplay in a new AAA open-world