Tools Programmer

Tools Programmer – Computer / Video Games  - West Midlands

Fantastic opportunity for a Programmer to join a leading AAA Gaming Developer.

LOCATION: Birmingham / West Midlands / Worcestershire 

What makes it GREAT?

-Excellent opportunity for career progression, going through an exciting period of organic growth.

-Company has very low staff turnover, Excellent sign that they look after their staff.

-Exciting and diverse projects, working on Iconic projects on a variety of platforms.  

COMPANY:

Based in the midlands my client is a fast-growing gaming developer working on exciting projects with a long-term pipeline of work to fuel further growth of the business and your career.
 

Role:

•  Develop and deliver high-quality game code for AAA Unreal 4 projects

Responsibilities 

• Work with the development team to assess their needs to enhance the production of projects. 
• Support existing tools to ensure they still meet current requirements. 
• Provide documentation to allow new users of the tools to get the most from them. 
• Be responsible for scoping tasks, working to deadlines, and communicating with production if problems arise. 
• Liaise with design and production to establish achievable goals 
• Communicate with QA to help track down and fix bugs 

Requirements 

To be considered for this Programmer role you must meet the following criteria:

• Professional C++ experience in the games industry producing production quality code.
• 1 year of professional experience with Python, ideally in the video game industry, or any relevant experience in creating tools. 
• A good working knowledge of Unreal Engine 4 
• Good level of debugging skills. 
• Able to quickly create prototypes to match design criteria. 

Demonstrate the ability to.. 

• Think critically about the requirements of a game engine tool 
• Self motivate and have pride in your work 
• Work and communicate well within a team and studio environment. 
• Create high quality UML for planning the correct structure for your code. 
• Create prototypes to demonstrate intent across all stages of development, from design to implementation. 
• Be adaptive and master new tools in the process if required. 
• Take critique and guidance from others well. 
• Manage your time effectively to achieve the highest quality results. 

Desirable Skills 

• 1 year of Unreal Engine 4 experience. Demonstrate excellent understanding of Unreal Engines tools. 
• Experienced with giving and receiving code reviews 
• Experience in using MySQL with C#
• Knowledge of other areas of game creation 

 REMUNERATION:

The successful Programmer will receive:

-Competitive Salary + Benefits

-Company bonus scheme

-Company outings & events

To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now.

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