Lead Unreal 4 programmer - Virtual Reality

Company Description

We create next-generation Virtual Reality Content that represents a new form of entertainment. We bridge the gap between video games and movies, providing a level of immersion, emotional engagement and realism never before seen.

Job Description

• Be the in-house expert on the Unreal Engine 4 including blueprints.
• Implement practical and timely solutions that meet the game design and technical requirements.
• Implement code /blueprints that is modular self-contained and defensive and observes the technical constraints on the system.
• Work closely together with the CCO.
• Ensure coding standards are followed and help to enforce good programming practices within the engineering team.
• Maintain technical documentation for the engineering team as well as other disciplines.
• Optimise code and data for memory usage and performance as required.
• Keep abreast of new advances in virtual reality hardware, rendering technology and algorithms.
• Sharing knowledge and techniques across the studio
• Mentoring programmers 

Qualifications

•  5+ years of experience in game development
• Expert knowledge of working with UDK, Unreal Engine 3, Unreal Engine 4.
• Excellent Unreal Engine blueprint skills.
• Excellent C/C++ programming skills with good knowledge of object oriented development.
• Expert knowledge of mathematics ability and a familiarity with common 3d graphics principles and rendering algorithms.
• Expert knowledge Good working knowledge of current GPU architecture and rendering APIs experience with DirectX 11 /12 
• Experience with commonly used development tools such as Visual Studio and Perforce.
• Solid commercial software development experience with significant involvement in 1 published AAA game in a 3d environment
• Knowledge of common algorithms data structures and patterns and the ability to apply them to problems while keeping constraints and performance in mind.
• Able to analyse unfamiliar code of a reasonable complexity to understand and extend the functionality of an existing module.
• Proven ability to debug defects of a reasonable complexity.
• Good eye for details
• English language
• A strong team player and leader by example

Additional Information

Pluses

• Shipped AAA PC or console titles as a Senior 3D Programmer
• Work experience with Unreal Engine 4
• Understanding the difference between developing for VR compared to traditional game development.
• A passion for developing and playing virtual reality experiences