Senior Animation Developer

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Rockstar Full time

We are seeking a talented engineer to join our team at Rockstar Games, creators of world-class entertainment experiences.

The ideal candidate will have strong C++ programming skills and a passion for realistic, high-quality character motion. This role is focused on developing advanced animation systems for our large open-world character-based games.

Responsibilities
  • Develop robust and performant technology to adjust animation to different characters, situations, and environments.
  • Collaborate and contribute to the research and development of features related to procedural animation, motion adaptation, and character motion synthesis.
  • Keep up to date with the latest academic and industry breakthroughs, independently researching and developing improvements to continuously push our technology forward.
Qualifications
  • A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
  • Proven development of solutions in animation retargeting, motion adaptation, or related subjects.
  • Experience creating, extending or working directly with an animation system within a game engine.
  • Strong C/C++ programming skills.
  • Strong 3D math skills.
  • Knowledge of character animation technology, particularly retargeting and IK systems.


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