We are looking for a junior programmer with a passion for games to join our team working on an exciting simulation title. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are a must, as well as being familiar with C++ and blueprinting processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting to the senior programmer on the team, plus working with all disciplines in the studio.
- Implement vehicle physics in UE4 for our Train Sim World DLC products using blueprints and Dovetail Games' own simulation extension.
- Working closely with the team to turn ideas from design, through prototyping, to production.
- Help drive the team forward by implementing the technical aspect of the process into UE4 using blueprints.
- Test, debug, profile, analyse and optimise your code
Commercial Experience
- Graduate level or 1-2 years experience. This is not a hard and fast number, just an indicator of experience level.
Required Skills
- Proactive individual with a can-do attitude.
- Comfortable working with a team of mixed disciplines, with good verbal and written skills.
- An undergraduate or post graduate degree in computer science or a related subject
- Good knowledge of working in UE4.
- Good C++ programming, comfortable coding and debugging systems.
- Comfortable using blueprinting in UE4.
- An understanding of vehicle physics
- Ability to work independently without close supervision.
- Be self-motivated and proactive as well as working under guidance and as part of a team.
- A passion for all forms of games.
- Excellent Communication skills (Verbal and Written)
- Ability to receive and implement feedback
Beneficial Skills
- Previous commercial or professional Development experience
- Experience with Jira and Confluence or similar
- Source control experience (SVN)
- Experience with or playing Simulation Games
Important
- We will need to see examples of your work when applying, so please link to any released games, demos or projects that you'd like to show us.
- We are based in Liverpool, but the role can be a remote position. We will hopefully return to the office at some point in 2021, and the successful candidate could choose to work in house if they preferred.
- If that happened, you must be eligible to work in the UK, we are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.
- We can offer this position as contract of full time depending on the preference of the candidate.
If you think you meet the requirements and are interested in applying for the role, please send CV and links to relevant projects to
info@skyhookgames.com
