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Physics Programmer (World Simulation)
1 year ago
Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.
In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a four-day work week as well as supporting in-studio, remote, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.
Blackbird Interactive needs an experienced programmer to join our team and help take a respected and established IP in exciting new directions.
As a Gameplay Programmer, you'll report to the game Technical Director as part of the gameplay team. You will solve interesting technical challenges and empower our talented designers and artists to achieve their creative vision. As a key member of a collaborative team you will help to make good decisions and ship a great game.
Responsibilities
- Work with designers and artists to develop a complex world simulation
- Develop high performance simulation of terrain, water, wind, fire and vegetation
- Profile and optimize the simulation for CPU and GPU performance across platforms
- Assess requirements and provide effort estimates to guide an evolving plan
- Embrace and improve our practices for technical design, implementation, and delivery.
Requirements
- 5+ years of game development on shipped products
- 3+ years of relevant experience with gameplay or simulations
- Solid grasp of modern C++
- Self direction and a proven ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
- Good interdisciplinary collaboration skills, both verbal and written
Pluses
- History of shipping AAA games
- Experience on multiple platforms
- Familiarity with Unity, Unreal, or similar full-featured game engine
- Familiarity with ECS programming patterns (entity-component-system)
- Demonstrated passion for games and technology.
Vacation & Extras
+ 4-day, 32-hour work week for all full-time staff
+ Mentorship program
+ Skunkworks internal game jam program
+ 4 weeks paid vacation per year
+ 11 paid stat holidays
+ 3 paid days per year for professional development
+ December holiday studio closure (extra paid time off!)
+ Comprehensive health/dental benefits from day 1
+ Life insurance
+ $300 Healthcare Spending Account per annum
+ RRSP matching up to $1500
+ Profit-sharing bonus program
If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.
Any questions about the role and/or accessibility requests can be sent to: hr@blackbirdinteractive.com
Unfortunately, we cannot reply to everyone. Only successful applicants will be contacted about the next steps. Thank you for your understanding.
If you are interested in the role, please apply even if your experience and skills don’t perfectly match our ideal credentials. We are committed to inclusion and especially encourage members of historically marginalized communities to apply. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on gender, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities.
Blackbird Interactive is privileged to be developing our projects on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ /Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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