Senior Animation Engineer

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Who We Are:

We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art united by our core values and inspired by a culture of inclusivity to build amazing games that thrill players everywhere. We pursue growth and innovation in an environment of safety and trust. Our culture is built on the belief that the more varied voices in our collective will strengthen our team and our games. We are looking for our next teammate who will raise our bar and make us better.

We are currently working on Project ETHOS a new freetoplay 3rd person roguelike hero shooter and an exciting evolution on the genre!

Who You Are:

As a Senior Animation Engineer you will be a key contributor to the development of animation systems for a multiplatform & multiplayer AAA title. You will work closely with designers artists and engineers to create innovative and highperformance animation systems that bring characters and worlds to life. With a focus on delivering fluid responsive and realistic animations you will be responsible for developing and optimizing systems for character movement animation blending procedural animation and more. Youll work across various systems including player control AIdriven animation and ingame tools ensuring that animations are tightly integrated with game mechanics and provide a seamless experience for players.

Responsibilities:

• Design develop and optimize animation systems for a AAA game ensuring fluid responsive and highperformance character animations
• Collaborate with the animation art and gameplay teams to develop innovative techniques for character movement procedural animation and animation blending
• Integrate animation systems with other gameplay systems (e.g. AI player control physics) to ensure smooth and realistic interactions
• Continuously refine and optimize animation performance particularly for largescale multiplayer environments and complex gameplay scenarios
• Lead the creation of tools and workflows to streamline the animation process ensuring a smooth collaboration between animators designers and engineers

Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in C and experience with game engine internals particularly in the context of animation systems
• Expertise in animation systems including blend trees procedural animation inverse kinematics (IK) and animation state machines
• Experience optimizing and refining animation performance to meet high standards on both PC and console platforms
• Solid understanding of 3D math physics and how they apply to animation systems including transformations rotations and vector math
• Proven ability to collaborate with crossdisciplinary teams including animators designers and other engineers to deliver highquality polished animations

Relevant Experience:

• Experience working with Unreal Engine 4/5 including Unreals animation tools (e.g. Animation Blueprint Sequencer and Control Rig)
• Experience working with Unreal Engines Gameplay Ability System (GAS) and its integration with animation systems
• Proven track record of working on shipped AAA titles with experience in character animation for both firstperson and thirdperson perspectives
• Experience with character animation on currentgen consoles (PS5 Xbox Series X etc.
• Familiarity with animation middleware (e.g. Autodesk MotionBuilder) and workflows for game animation integration
• Experience with performance profiling and optimization tools for animation systems ensuring smooth gameplay across all platforms

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $120000 and $160000 per year. However base pay offered is based on market location and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates such as jobrelated knowledge skills experience and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a bonus and/or equity awards in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an atwill position and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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