Tools Programmer

Tools Programmer – Computer / Video Games - West Midlands

Fantastic opportunity for a Programmer to join a leading AAA Gaming Developer.

• Excellent opportunity for career progression, going through an exciting period of organic growth.
• Company has very low staff turnover, Excellent sign that they look after their staff.
• Exciting and diverse projects, working on Iconic projects on a variety of platforms.

Based in the midlands my client is a fast-growing gaming developer working on exciting projects with a long-term pipeline of work to fuel further growth of the business and your career.

• Develop and deliver high-quality game code for AAA Unreal 4 projects

• Work with the development team to assess their needs to enhance the production of projects.
• Support existing tools to ensure they still meet current requirements.
• Provide documentation to allow new users of the tools to get the most from them.
• Be responsible for scoping tasks, working to deadlines, and communicating with production if problems arise.
• Liaise with design and production to establish achievable goals
• Communicate with QA to help track down and fix bugs

To be considered for this Programmer role you must meet the following criteria:

• Professional C++ experience in the games industry producing production quality code.
• 1 year of professional experience with Python, ideally in the video game industry, or any relevant experience in creating tools.
• A good working knowledge of Unreal Engine 4
• Good level of debugging skills.
• Able to quickly create prototypes to match design criteria.

• Think critically about the requirements of a game engine tool
• Self motivate and have pride in your work
• Work and communicate well within a team and studio environment.
• Create high quality UML for planning the correct structure for your code.
• Create prototypes to demonstrate intent across all stages of development, from design to implementation.
• Be adaptive and master new tools in the process if required.
• Take critique and guidance from others well.
• Manage your time effectively to achieve the highest quality results.

• 1 year of Unreal Engine 4 experience. Demonstrate excellent understanding of Unreal Engines tools.
• Experienced with giving and receiving code reviews
• Experience in using MySQL with C#
• Knowledge of other areas of game creation

The successful Programmer will receive:

• Competitive Salary + Benefits
• Company bonus scheme
• Company outings & events