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Senior Animation Programmer

Overview

MachineGames is growing and we are now looking for a talented Senior Animation Programmer to join our studio!

You will be working in our programming department that is a diverse, passionate group of people that loves the game industry, just like the rest of our studio! Our studio is located in central Uppsala, Sweden which is a small and vibrant city 40 minutes north of the capital, Stockholm. It has a historical heritage reaching back to pre-medieval times.

MachineGames is a part of Zenimax Media inc. alongside sister studios Alpha Dog games, Arkane studios, Bethesda game studios, Id Software, Roundhouse Studios, and Tango Gameworks, and ZeniMax Online Studios.

Our studio has a legacy of being down to earth and free from big egos, our everyday work as well as our long-term goals are driven by our values:

- We value Team performance over individual performance - We practice an open door policy - We deliver what we promise - We give constructive and actionable feedback - We practice ownership and accountability - We learn from our mistakes.

This is a permanent position starting as soon as possible. We will support your relocation and/or application for work permit if you are not an EU citizen and/or not currently residing in Sweden.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement features in C/C++, that is CPU, GPU and memory efficient, with an eye to a quality end-user experience
• Develop, extend and debug features related to animation while respecting platform and design constraints
• Collaborate well with programmers and other disciplines involved in the day to day work
• Review code written by programmers across the studio and collaborate with them to improve code quality
• If required, debug, modify, extend or use the tools pipeline as necessary
• Construct solutions for unforeseen design problems in a timely manner
• Proactively provides suggestions on how to utilize new technologies and tools and implement them into our workflow

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in animation development, preferably for games
• Demonstrate and apply strong problem-solving and debugging skills in C++
• Write clean, professional, well commented, and maintainable code
• Show good knowledge of mathematics for animation and 3D game development.
• Experience with skinning and joint based animation blending.
• Experience with secondary or vertex based character animation.
• Experience with physics simulated or procedural animation blending.
• Experience with facial rig and face animation techniques.
• Worked with animation DDC software like Motion Builder and Maya.
• Are independent and self propelled with little need for supervision
• Continuously look for ways to improving processes and achieve results. Isn’t satisfied with the status quo. Come up with solutions to problems or challenges.
• Exhibit a high level om communication skills, both by listening and sharing information. You provide constructive feedback to individuals and teams
• and you take initiatives to collaborate cross functionally.
• Lastly, you are passionate about games!

Preferred Skills

• Preferably previous Havok experience.

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