Senior Physics Programmer

We are looking for a talented and experienced Physics Programmer to join our team and create a high quality general purpose physics system to support the needs of our game projects. We are a technology focused company with an experienced programming team and an advanced proprietary game engine.

A successful candidate will be a skilled and motivated physics programmer able to write concise, logical, bug-free code that is on the cutting edge of technology in the the space of real-time physics simulation.

Candidates local to Ontario, Canada are preferred, but this is not a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Implement low level physics systems from the ground up in a proprietary engine.
• Research academic papers to stay informed on latest trends in advanced real-time physics simulation.
• Write systems for rigid body collision, soft body simulation including ragdoll, cloth, and fluid simulation.
• Design, implement, and maintain clear, concise, bug-free physics code.
• Debug, optimize, or modify code to adhere to quality, readability, and reliability standards.
• Review, test, and verify code to ensure correctness, robustness, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with designers and artists to understand and implement physics systems that are functional, easy to use, and support the needs of our engine.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 2 years of physics engine development experience on shipped products.
• Expert proficiency with C++.
• Deep knowledge of advanced, low-level physics systems.
• Expertise architecting robust, well-written, and efficient solutions to complex technical problems.
• Experience writing and debugging code inside a proprietary or commercial C++ 3D game engine such as Unreal Engine.
• Motivated self-starter with exceptional technical ability and exceptional communication skills.
• Passionate about developing high quality video games and engine systems.

Bonus Skills

• Bachelor's degree in physics.
• Experience using third party physics systems such as PhysX or Havok.
• Experience programming in Java.

How to Apply
You will need to provide:

• Resume detailing your experience. (required)
• Cover letter. (preferred)
• References. (preferred)

Send the aforementioned items either by link or as an attachment to jobs@tacticstudios.com, subject "Senior Physics Programmer".

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