Animation System Developer

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Build a Rocket Boy Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Animation System Developer to join our team at Build a Rocket Boy. As an Animation System Developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining large scale animation systems in collaboration with our technical animation and design teams.

Your goal will be to deliver animation systems that support building believable characters, to delight and entertain players. You will have a solid understanding of best practices and techniques across a range of animation technologies, such as IK, animation graphs, and cinematic systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver high quality animation systems for gameplay and cinematic features.
  • Support other technical teams and animators in effective and efficient use of the team's animation systems.
  • Use appropriate data structures and algorithms to maximize efficiency for development tools and game runtime.
  • Proactively highlight problems, delays and risks, and seek support when required.
Requirements
  • Strong C++ programming and debugging skills.
  • Excellent understanding of animation technologies and practical usage in games.
  • Experience with Unreal Engine and animation pipelines.
  • Good algorithm and data structure skills (including time and space complexity and real-world vs theoretical performance of basic data structures).
  • Excellent understanding of animation technologies, such as animation trees, IK, retargeting, and motion matching.
Bonus Requirements
  • Experience developing workflows with animation tools such as Maya and MotionBuilder.
  • Shipped at least one multi-platform game on PC or current gen consoles.


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