Senior Tools Programmer

Rocksteady Studios is looking to add to its family of permanent staff. We are looking for an exceptionally talented senior programmer who is ready for the challenge of producing a AAA title. This role will involve development and maintenance for art and design workflow tools, including the World Editor, procedural LOD generation and more.

• Collaborate with the content authoring teams to design efficient and robust workflows.
• Work closely with Engine Team to implement efficient and stable back end for the tools produced.
• Implement content and world creation tool to a high quality.
• Maintain the content and world creation tools and respond to issues quickly.

Technical

• Good understanding in C/C++ and software architecture.
• Good understanding of 3D maths and game technology principles.
• An experience in developing efficient asset and world building tools in collaboration with artists and game designers.
• A proven ability to design and implement re-usable systems inside a large code base.
• Worked on at least 1 published title.
• Experience in supporting AAA art & design production workflows an advantage.
• Unreal Engine 3 or 4 experience an advantage.

Skills

• A passion for playing and developing exceptional games.
• Be a positive, active, and contributing team member.
• To be proactive and helpful with ad-hoc problem solving.
• Must be a team player and know the importance of listening to others.
• Able to work independently, prioritize and handle pressure.
• Must have excellent time management skills to perform in a fast paced, high volume, high-pressure environment.
• Good verbal and written interpersonal and communications skills.

• Private family medical care.
• Private family dental care.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Excellent annual bonus scheme.
• £1,000 to £5,000 Finder’s fee for helping recruitment.
• 25 days of paid holiday + 8 public holidays per year.
• 2 days off per year to support a charity of your choice.
• Studio closes between Xmas and New Year (Discretionary)
• Comprehensive Relocation Support.
• Tons of studio clubs to help you get to know people:
• Comic book, War gaming, Board games, Home brewing, Chess, New Parents, Photography, Film nights

• Yoga 5x per week at lunchtimes in our mocap room.
• Football 2x per week at lunchtimes.
• Life Drawing 1x per week in the evening.
• World class training speakers hosted on-site.
• Access to multiple online training websites.
• Access to entire DC back catalogue on Comixology.
• Monthly team meals
• On-site subsidised Masseuse.
• Quarterly salary & promotion reviews.
• Yearly Line Manager & Studio Peer Performance review process.
• Subsidised gym in the office complex.
• Invites to WB films in their London based private cinema before their release date.
• Discounts to WB goodies i.e. HBO, WB films, TV, Harry Potter tour.
• Staff only merchandise store.
• State of the art office with the entire 190+ dev team in 1 open-plan room.
• Free vending machine snacks, fruit, juices and soft drinks.
• National Rail Season Ticket Travel Loan.
• Discounted bicycle equipment to encourage biking to work.
• Employee Support Assistance Programme (Free personal counselling and guidance support).
• Free Eye Test & Discounted Glasses.
• Gym Pass – 70% discount with access to 1495 gyms.
• Back up care benefit – reduced cost of nurseries, in home nannies, holiday clubs or adult personal care workers.
• Game and Book library.