Associate Engine Lead Programmer

1 Month ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As Larian Studios seeks to create high-quality role-playing games, they are looking for an Associate Engine Lead Programmer. Responsibilities include leading and mentoring the Engine team, assisting with recruiting, managing code reviews and documentation, working with other programming leads, maintaining and extending the proprietary engine across multiple platforms, debugging and optimizing code, and ensuring timely completion of tasks to a high standard. The role requires safeguarding company assets and demonstrating a passion for making high-quality games. The ideal candidate will possess lead or management experience, extensive programming experience for games, excellent C++ skills, strong mentoring ability, and experience with graphics APIs. The position is a full-time, on-site role.
Must have:
  • Lead or Management experience
  • Extensive programming experience for games
  • Excellent C++ skills
  • Strong mentor and coaching ability
  • Excellent written and spoken English skills
  • Passion for making and playing great games
  • Experience with graphics APIs like Directx 12 and Vulkan
  • Experience with a wide range of CPU and GPU profiling tools
  • Multi threading should be second nature
Perks:
  • An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios around the world
  • An open, collaborative environment
  • A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields
  • Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues
  • Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees
  • Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback

Job Details

With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for an Associate Engine Lead Programmer to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.


Responsibilities
  • Lead, mentor and coach our Engine team
  • Assist with recruiting of Engine Programmers
  • Manage code reviews and code features documentation
  • Work in tandem with Larian Studios other programming Leads
  • Assist in maintaining, porting and extending our proprietary engine on multiple platforms
  • Debug and optimize code to hit quality and performance targets
  • Show a strong passion for low level coding and a big interest in performance analysis
  • Complete all tasks in a timely manner and to a consistent high quality standard 
  • Develop well designed software within project schedule to team standards
  • Show strong passion for making the highest quality state of the art games 
  • Safeguard company assets including source code, art work, tools, technical know-how


Requirements
  • Demonstrable Lead or Management experience
  • Extensive experience programming for games
  • Excellent C++ skills
  • Strong mentor and coaching ability
  • Excellent written and spoken English skills
  • Passion for making and playing great games
  • Experience with graphics APIs like Directx 12 and Vulkan
  • Experience with a wide range of CPU and GPU profiling tools
  • Multi threading should be second nature
  • This is a full-time, on-site role, requiring your presence in the office to support collaboration and creativity.


What We Offer
  • An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios around the world, each of which have their own unique qualities, and maintain a small-studio feel
  • An open, collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged
  • A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields
  • Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues
  • Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees
  • Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback


We are looking for highly motivated individuals with ever-evolving skillsets and passion for player experience. If you want to contribute to making amazing RPG experiences, we would love to hear from you.

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About The Company

In 1996, in a small office in Ghent, Belgium, Larian Studios was born. Since then, our passion to create a world class video games has driven the Divinity series - six games that straddle multiple genres and defy expectations. Our first crowdfunded success, Divinity: Original Sin, won over 150 awards and nominations, and the recently-released sequel Divinity: Original Sin 2 launched with a 93 Metacritic rating, as well as over 160 awards (Including the Bafta for Best Multiplayer Game) and counting! Thanks to the success of these two games, our family has grown to over 400 people around the world, working in our Ghent, Quebec, Dublin, Kuala Lumpur, Guildford and Barcelona studios. Our latest title Baldur's Gate 3 released in 2023 to critical acclaim and is now listed among Metacritic's Must-Play games.

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