Animation Tools Programmer

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

PROGRAMMING - UNREAL ENGINE

What We Do

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

We are looking for an experienced Tools and Animation Programmer for our Engine Development team. You will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining the core systems, tools, and user interfaces of the Unreal Engine 5 animation system and optimizing them for multiple platforms. You will work directly with the brightest technical minds in the business as we build the premier game engine for a multitude of platforms.

In this role, you will

• Architect, implement and maintain core animation systems of Unreal Engine 5
• Design and develop user interfaces for the animation systems of Unreal Engine 5
• Work closely with other programmers, animators, technical animators, product designers, leads and external technology
• Partner across multiple teams and timezones 
• Write technical documentation and designs

What we're looking for

• 3+ years of professional game / VFX / or animation system development experience
• Previous experience developing tools in Unreal and extensive experience in writing C++ applications
• Excellent linear algebra skills and applications of linear algebra in software development
• Experience with multi-threaded programming and performance optimization
• A basic understanding of animation concepts
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with both technical and non-technical people alike

Nice to have skills

• Experience with rigging systems, animation state machines, low-level animation systems, physics-based animation and/or IK systems
• Demonstrated interest in games
• An eye for detail and appreciation for the craft of making games and animation
• Fluent in state-of-the-art animation systems, algorithms and techniques
• Experience with gameplay systems, such as character movement, collision querying, and action sequencing

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.