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Academy 3D Systems Programmer - Studio Elevation (Remote within UK)

We have an amazing opportunity to join our nDreams Academy as a 3D Systems Programmer at Elevation Studio. This role is offered as a six-month contract with a salary of £25,000 per annum (pro-rata) with the opportunity to move into a full-time role.

At nDreams and Academy, we take pride in fostering an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity. We encourage applications from individuals with varying educational journeys whether from university, college, self-taught routes, or equivalent hands-on experience. This is your chance to break into the industry – with all of the support, learning, and experiences you need to achieve your potential.

✈ The role is Remote-First – you can work from anywhere in the UK with a good internet connection and professional home-working environment.

This role will help you acquire skills utilising industry tools, an understanding of the development process and real games industry experience, all while working alongside experienced professionals. As a 3D Systems Programmer, you will be responsible for expanding our world-class VR interaction technologies, helping provide a level of immersion and presence not yet seen in VR games.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Developing game technology and content for cutting-edge VR hardware using Unreal 5
• Improve the C++ systems and blueprint that allow the player to manipulate the world and objects
• Maintain and enhance the C++ systems that animate characters when grabbing objects or scenery
• Develop supporting editing tools, pipelines, blueprints and content
• Maintain readable, well-designed, performant and commented C++ and blueprints
• Support the design and art teams using the systems and generate documentation and samples
• Break down and estimate timescales for your tasks with help from your lead

Requirements

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for nDreamers who:

• Understand 3D geometric maths including transform hierarchies, matrices, quaternions, IK systems, vector/plane projection, dot/cross product and how to combine these to develop real-time 3D systems

• Have solid, demonstrable programming capabilities
• Have either a computer science or similar degree, a non-games-industry programming job, or provable programming experience with a portfolio of your own games or relevant technology demos.
• Have a good working knowledge of Unreal Engine or similar engine such as Unity
• Share, believe, and demonstrate our nDreams behaviors.
• Show a positive, solution-orientated attitude that empowers others.
• Are results-driven, ambitious, and committed to producing work of the highest quality.

Preferred Characteristics:

• A thorough knowledge of C++
• Some knowledge of Unreal’s character animation system and VR development experience

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to join the nDreams Academy you will:

• Have under 6 months industry experience.
• Have left education within the last 2 years.
• Be based in the UK.
• Be eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills relevant to the discipline of which you have applied.

Benefits

Who are we?

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 who set the standard for VR action games with 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 own 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.