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Senior Tools Engineer

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Senior Tools Engineer

3 Hours ago • 4-8 Years • Technical Art

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Job Description

As a Senior Tools Engineer at Lighthouse Games, you'll lead a team in delivering high-quality tools for various content teams. Key responsibilities include ensuring excellent quality through automated testing, collaborating with content creators to identify and address tool needs, proactively seeking improvement opportunities, and mentoring junior team members. You'll need AAA game tools engineering experience, familiarity with DCC tools (3DS Max, Maya, Substance Suite, Houdini), strong code architecture knowledge, and excellent communication skills. A passion for game development and improving team workflows is essential.

Must have:

AAA game tools engineering experience
DCC tools knowledge (3DS Max, Maya, etc.)
Strong code architecture understanding
Excellent communication skills
Automated testing experience
Passion for game development

Good to have:

Unreal Engine 4/5 experience (AAA title)
Mentoring experience
Remote team support experience
Experience planning large projects

Perks:

25 days holiday + birthday day off
Studio shutdown (Christmas/New Year)
Discretionary bonus scheme
Private pension scheme
Private healthcare
Health & well-being benefits
Dental care
Optical treatments
Mental health support

Description

Lighthouse Games is a new AAA studio in Leamington Spa. We are defined by our pedigree of talent, and serious ambition to build a new best-in-class game. When you join us at Lighthouse, you will be able to create the best work of your career, in an environment that feels truly collaborative. You will learn from the best, and work along side the future greats of the gaming industry.

As the Senior Tools Engineer, you will be responsible for the reliable delivery of best-in-class tools from your team, pushing for quality at every opportunity to ensure that colleagues from all disciplines have what they need to do their work to the best of their ability. As a senior team member, you will share your knowledge with those with less experience to ensure high quality code is created throughout the team.

Key Duties Include

Ensure excellent quality work is produced throughout the team, including the use of automated testing processes
Work closely with all content teams to ensure they have the tools needed, and actively identify areas of improvement
Pro-actively seek opportunities to improve the quality of everything we do
Actively take part in and encourage our collaborative and creative team spirit

Requirements

Experience working as a Tools Engineer on one or more AAA titles
Knowledge of common DCC tools, such as 3DS Max, Maya, Substance Suite, and Houdini
Passion for tools development and improving the working environment of others
Solid understanding of code architecture best practices
Work effectively and independently with minimum guidance and support
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Passion for gaming and game development

Desirable

Experience in Unreal Engineer 4 or 5 on a AAA title
Experience mentoring other Engineers
Experience supporting remote teams
Experience in planning and delivering large bodies of work throughout the full project lifecycle

Benefits

25 Days Holiday, plus 1 day for your birthday
Studio Shutdown between Christmas and New Year
Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Private Pension Scheme
Private Healthcare
Health and Well-Being Benefits
Dental Care
Optical treatments
Mental Health Support

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About The Company

Lighthouse Games

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Lighthouse is a game development company, and our ambition is to create a studio that embodies what it means to be at the bleeding edge of video game development – a studio that enables developers to create the best work of their career, in an environment that feels truly collaborative.

We are a home for ambitious developers who value collaboration and possess a determination to deliver quality. We want talent to flourish in our state-of-the-art studio and welcome experienced developers with a passion for mentoring. Our studio is a great environment for new talent to grow and develop their careers because they will be part of an outstanding studio with a long, bright future, where they can learn from the best.

As a growing AAA development studio, we are actively searching for talent and by joining Lighthouse you will work with some of the leading lights in AAA game development, who will support you in creating the best work of your career in an environment which fosters openness and respect.