Senior Tools Programmer

Originally founded in 1999 as Free Radical Design our ambition and passion comes through as strongly now as when we first began. We are always seeking individuals who can emulate our values - passion, quality, and teamwork - which are embodied in our diverse and inclusive culture.

Even if you’re not sure that you meet all the criteria for a role, don’t be put off from applying - we want to hear from you. Our only requirement is that you work from the UK, and if you’re not here right now we can discuss relocation if the role requires you on-site frequently (if the role requires this, it’s outlined in the advert below).

Our internal Wellbeing Committee and Mental Health First Aiders help ensure that our diversity is championed in a safe environment in our city centre studio.

Dambuster Studios - creators of the number one BAFTA-nominated smash hit Dead Island 2 - has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Tools Programmer to join our highly talented Infrastructure team.

As a Senior Tools Programmer, you’ll play a key role in shaping how content gets made across the studio. Working at the intersection of engineering and our content teams, you’ll build and evolve the tools, pipelines and workflows that allow artists, designers and other developers to work effectively and turn ideas into game-ready content.

You’ll work directly with the people using our technology, understand where development is slow, awkward or unnecessarily complex, and turn those problems into robust, intuitive solutions. Sometimes that means solving an immediate production challenge; at other times it means recognising a recurring problem and designing a better way for the studio to work.

As a senior member of the team, you’ll bring both technical expertise and judgement: helping shape our tools strategy, influencing how problems are approached, raising engineering standards and supporting the growth of other programmers.

If you enjoy seeing the direct effect of your work on the people around you and like the challenge of making complex technology feel simple to the people using it this is an opportunity to have a significant influence on how we build our games.

This role can be offered on an onsite or hybrid basis fromour Nottingham Studio.

• Core hours 9.30am – 4pm, remaining hours worked flexibly
• Relocation support to Nottingham, UK (if required)
• Holiday allowance that increases with service (to a maximum of 30 days plus statutory public holidays)
• Annual pay reviews
• Company pension contribution that increases with service
• Company enhanced full pay for maternity leave for the first 26 weeks (to qualifying expectant mothers)
• Clear career progression within Dambuster Studios
• Studio funded learning and development opportunities
• Modern game development environment with the latest technologies
• Vibrant, modern city centre location with good transport links
• Fully subsidised gym membership with Virgin gym (Nottingham)
• Annual Christmas party and Summer Family BBQ
• Quarterly company funded cross-team events
• Free financial advice
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Weekly office treats, including breakfast on Monday and pastries on Friday

• Develop and extend tools systems primarily focused on digital content creation packages.
• Solve the day-to-day problems encountered by the content creators ensuring that they can work effectively.
• Communicate effectively with the content teams to ensure that problems are identified and solved in a timely manner.
• Guide and mentor junior team members to help develop skills and share knowledge.
• Collaborate with both other members of the team and the users to unsure the systems developed are effective and complete.
• Writ…