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Graduate Programmer

d3t is at the cutting edge of technology, delivering work-for-hire video game development services to our global triple-A clients. As a successful and growing business based near Runcorn, Cheshire we are always interested in recruiting talented individuals. We offer an amazingly professional, fun, inclusive and supportive working environment.

In our 11th successful year and part of the global Keywords Studio Group we are a 130+ person studio, continuing to expand and deliver exciting projects. Our talented team are the key to our success and we have a new and exciting opportunity for a Junior Programmer to join the programming team.

We are passionate about what we do and pride ourselves on our anti-crunch mentality, mentoring ethos and have been awarded ‘Best Places to Work’ multiple times by GamesIndustry.biz. most recently winning the 2021 award.

Projects we are proud to have worked on in the past have included Mafia II Definitive Edition, Guardians of the Galaxy, Alan Wake, Burnout Paradise Remastered, The Witcher III, Human Fall Flat plus many more we can’t yet talk about. We continue to work on a wide variety of creative projects with world class studios.. Be prepared to be challenged daily, on incredibly varied projects, when working as a Junior Programmer at d3t.

"Typical Day" - d3t Junior Programmer

The first hour of your day might be spent looking at code reviews submitted by other team members. You could then spend the rest of the morning working on a tool you’ve been developing which communicates via HTTP to a game title we’re involved with. Before your lunch, you might submit your code for review. Your afternoon could be spent working on a different project you have on the go – helping to port a PC title to console. You could be involved with all aspects of this port, including networking, rendering, input, console OS etc. You’d be reporting to a more senior programmer who is on-hand to offer advice and help when you’re stuck

Requirements

Person Specification

• Confident and able to communicate at all levels
• Able to demonstrate a sense of reliability and responsibility
• A can-do attitude
• An interest in both games and business software
• Hungry to learn and improve as a programmer

Essential Skills

• Demonstrable programming ability in at least 1 programming language (C++/C#/Java/etc)
• A technical bias, with an interest in getting stuck-in to difficult problems every day
• A working understanding of object-oriented development

Desirable Skills

• Experience working in graphics / rendering
• Experience working in multiple programming languages
• Experience working with game engines such as Unreal or Unity
• Experience working in graphics / rendering

Benefits

Just some of the many benefits and perks offered by d3t:

• 22 days holiday (+ 3 extra at Christmas + bank holidays)
• Company Pension Scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Eye care scheme
• Anti-crunch ethos - an amazingly professional, fun and supportive working environment!
• Income Protection
• Annual Bonus – be rewarded for great teamwork!
• Free Parking
• Monthly Fitness Sessions
• Complimentary Refreshments – an extensive range to suit all dietary preferences
• Company Socials, Project Launch/Wrap Parties + Annual d3t Events
• Breakout Areas – filled with perks such as games, snacks etc.

Please note we currently have some of the d3t team working remotely from home and once it is appropriate to do so, we will be returning to the studio. This position will be studio based in Runcorn, Cheshire with some flexibility for working from home.