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Software Engineer - Physics

Codemasters have been making iconic games for over 30 years. We're a world-leader in the development of racing titles across studios in the UK and Malaysia. We've been creators and guardians of some of the most adored titles and are proud to be the home of the official games of FORMULA ONE.

Ask anyone in Team Codies what the secret to our success is and they'll tell you it's about the people; the creativity; the vision; the tech and the family: One Codemasters. We've reached where we are today by raising the game, empowering people and sharing our passion to make the greatest racing games in the world.

We are currently looking to welcome an experienced Software Physics Engineer with a proven background in games development.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will collaborate in a distributed team on the continued development of our collision, rigid body simulation, cloth, destruction, character physics, and other libraries.
• You will be responsible for the full simulation of physical bodies within the game world, particularly high-performance vehicles.
• You will collaborate in a distributed team on modelling of complex vehicle drive trains, tyre friction, aerodynamics, rigid body dynamics, collision detection, surface deformation and fracture etc.
• You will develop tools, workflows, and user interfaces to empower game makers.
• You will complete all aspects of software engineering including debugging, documentation, and optimization.
• You will build engineering skills and physics simulation knowledge with experienced team members.
• You will work extremely closely with the vehicle handling team to produce accurate simulations of vehicle characteristics.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Strong C++ knowledge
• Previously worked on completed game projects
• Extensive computer architecture knowledge
• Cross platform and console experience
• Experience of debugging and profiling tools
• Rigid body dynamics, forward and inverse kinematics
• Collision detection

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• A degree in a relevant subject (particularly Maths or Physics)
• Scrum and agile processes
• Friction modelling
• Dynamics solvers (LCP, MCP, impulse based)
• Vehicle dynamics