Pipeline Engineer at Radical Forge in Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

Job Summary

Job Description

Radical Forge seeks a Pipeline Engineer to design and implement solutions for production and runtime requirements. Responsibilities include integrating new technologies, collaborating with developers, building and maintaining graphics/animation pipeline components, providing support and training, documenting workflows, and advocating best practices. The ideal candidate possesses robust C++ programming skills, experience with other languages (Python, C#, etc.), excellent communication skills, and experience developing processing tools for geometry, animation, and textures. A solid math background, troubleshooting skills, and familiarity with service-based architectures, Qt, DCC plugins (Houdini, Maya), and various file formats (FBX, USD, Alembic) are essential. MMO or GaaS experience and Perforce expertise are a plus. The role is a 12-month contract, potentially extendable, fully remote, and requires UK residency and right to work.

Must have:

C++ programming skills
Experience with processing tools
Excellent communication
Solid math background
Experience with various formats (FBX, USD, Alembic)
UK residency and right to work

Good to have:

Python, C#, AngelScript experience
Experience with service-based architectures
Qt and DCC plugin development experience
MMO or GaaS experience
Perforce experience

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Job Details

Our Mission

Radical Forge is a Middlesbrough, UK-based developer that has provided co-development services on a range of AAA and indie titles. In 2021, the company created its first original IP, 'Brightpaw', which Rogue Games published on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series S/X, Google, and iOS. The studio is currently working on the much-anticipated silly, physics-based, sandbox farming game, 'Southfield'.

Since its beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to over 60 incredibly talented, collaborative, and creative individuals. We are the sum of our skills, passion, and, most of all, our people. We firmly believe that treating individuals with genuine respect, understanding, and kindness creates a welcoming culture that allows creativity to thrive and for individuals to join together to create games they are genuinely proud of.

Your Mission

Design and implement solutions that provide both production and runtime requirements.
Integrate new technologies into the pipeline.
Collaborate with developers in surrounding disciplines to build and maintain long lived, architecturally sound graphics and animation pipeline components.
Provide support and training to co-developers and users.
Document workflows and advocate best practices.

Ideal Applicant

Robust programming skills in C++
Experience working with other languages (Python, C#, AngelScript, etc.)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Experience developing processing tools (ex: geometry, animation, textures)
Solid math background
Strong troubleshooting skills
Self-sufficient, with strong time management skills
Interest/experience in service-based architectures
Solid understanding of contemporary graphics capabilities and processes
Familiarity with Qt
Experience developing plugins for various DCCs (Houdini, Maya, etc.)
Experience with various formats: FBX, USD, Alembic, Proprietary
Experience working on MMO or GaaS
Perforce experience

We will require all applicants to live in the UK, and have a pre-existing right to work in the UK.
The role will initially be a 12 month contract with the potential to extend after this.

Interested in the job but don't feel you match the criteria? If you feel passionate about this role or joining the Radical Forge team we would still like to hear from you! We value our company culture, and we’re always looking for creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join our team!