Senior Programmer - nDreams Studio (Hybrid)
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We are looking for a Senior Programmer to help bring our unannounced next-gen VR game to life at nDreams.
You will be collaborating with a talented team to help us explore, create, and deliver innovative software.
If you are someone who sees the potential in VR, we want to hear from you!
Apply yourself to the studio’s goal of trail-blazing fresh, creative and immersive uses of every discipline, to converge on truly innovative games and experiences.
Key Responsibilities:
- Writing stable, readable and modular C++ code that best uses the Unreal Engine.
- Working closely with the design department to ideate, plan, implement and balance gameplay features and player-facing mechanics.
- Building flexible and robust systems and tools that empower the art and design teams to create and balance the game.
- Collaborating with production to estimate timescales for feature implementation and issue resolution.
- Profiling and optimising code and systems.
- Taking ownership of key features, ensuring a stable codebase and great player experience.
Requirements
Essential capabilities:
- 3+ years of professional knowledge of C++ programming.
- Working knowledge of the Unreal engine.
- Ability to write readable, robust and performant code utilising appropriate design patterns and software engineering principles.
- 3D maths and data structures - Thorough knowledge and proficient application of 3D maths, algorithms and data structures.
- Collaborative - An empathetic individual who can collaborate with a multi-discipline team, empowering artists and exchanging ideas/technical plans with the design team.
- Self-learning and mentoring - Someone who desires to research, learn, and improve their knowledge, and pass that knowledge on to others.
- A knack for making game mechanics feel right, creating convincing and fun interactions.
- Capable of understanding complex tasks to produce results efficiently.
Desired experience:
- Proven experience developing high-quality features for published PC, console or mobile titles.
- Experience working professionally with Unreal 4, with Unreal 5 being a bonus.
- Experience developing for VR.
- Interest in the VR market and the latest gameplay innovations
Benefits
Who we are -
We are nDreams, a world-leading game developer and publisher with nearly a decade of VR specialism. Combining a drive to push technological boundaries with proven gaming excellence, we are the team that set the standard for VR games with Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Synapse, Fracked and the award-winning Phantom: Covert Ops.
With our team’s triple-A credentials and sensibilities, alongside bespoke VR technologies, we’ve got the skillset, processes and creative vision to deliver innovative, high-end games for all VR platforms and genres. If it’s VR gaming, you will find nDreams at the forefront of it.
Our projects continue to advance the present and define the future of VR. Want to be a part of it? Apply today to join a studio with a state-of-the-art collaborative workflow and diverse talents assembled from world-leading game developers and publishers.
Why nDreams?
Our expanding company shares a passion for innovation, collaboration and leading the future of VR. We encourage an open and diverse culture and empower people to explore ideas and put their stamp on their work. With humble beginnings as an independent studio, we combine amazing projects and considerable scale with a personal, caring touch.
We offer great perks, including flexible hours, duvets days, your birthday off, dedicated personal development time and support, as well as regular socials and parties. Beyond this, there’s an excellent holiday offering, pension scheme, health insurance, life cover and much more. Our newly refurbished nDreams studio space has some fantastic facilities and is built around collaborative work (and play!).