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Lead Programmer - Studio Elevation (Remote)
2 years ago
nDreams Studio Elevation will be bringing the evolution of VR development to core gamers.
This is an all-new studio seeded by the creative talent that brought you the innovative, genre defining award-winning VR title Phantom: Covert Ops.
We are looking for exceptional talent to help pave the way forward with fresh innovation for the next generation of VR hardware and software.
THE ROLEWe’re looking for an exceptionally talented Lead Programmer to help us explore, create, and deliver innovative software. Become one of the founding members pathfinding a remote first studio, crafting a new generation of VR development and bringing core VR games to fruition.
As Lead Programmer, you will be responsible for the technical inception and development of core game features. You will be a a team player who can collaborate cross discipline in a fun and inclusive environment, sharing ideas and expertise whilst maintaining a bigger picture view of the product.
Key Responsibilities:- Build high quality, scalable features for our AAA-quality VR games.
- Demonstrate sound technical design and implementation, setting an example for the team.
- Guide features through full development cycle – from rapid prototyping, evolving through production development, with iteration/balancing and bug fixing.
- Work alongside the Technical Director to develop robust, innovative systems.
- Be a positive behavioural and mental role model for the team and studio.
- Create a healthy working environment, ensuring positive scenarios of success for your team.
- Support an agile, fail-fast methodology when discovering and exploring gameplay content
Requirements
Essential capabilities:
- Aptitude for providing feedback, noting potential issues, and mentoring junior coders.
- Advanced knowledge of C++ programming, design patterns and software engineering.
- 3D maths and data structures knowledge, with performance-minded development and optimisation skills.
- Collaborative with a multi-discipline team, empowering artists, and designers.
- Capable of understanding complex tasks to produce results efficiently.
- Ability to combine visual, audio, and haptic feedback to create convincing and fun interactions.
Desired experience:- 5+ years proven experience developing high-quality features for 3+ published PC, console, or mobile titles.
- Experience working professionally with Unreal Engine 4.
- Experience developing for mobile, console or PC VR.
Benefits
Why nDreams ELEVATION?
This is the opportunity to build upon an already proven, world class foundation of VR expertise, to further shape and mould a new way of working, that continues to deliver and innovate for the next generation of core VR games.
We are a remote first studio, with all the perks that come with it. Work from anywhere to push the boundaries of VR with cutting edge technology and the support of established VR expertise from the wider nDreams group.
Rapidly growing to support a variety of genres, nDreams is one of the world’s leading developers/publishers focused on VR games, creating multiple studios dedicated to making the best games out there.
Salary is competitive and dependent on your experience.
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