Senior Gameplay Animation Programmer

Company Description

People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA games development studios with an international team of hundreds of talented individuals working from offices located in Poland, UK, US, and Canada, and from all over the world thanks to our remote work programs.

Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. We are one of the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry and we are expanding it with in-house solutions called PCF Framework.

Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini is our new project being developed with Square Enix; Bifrost, Victoria and Dagger are projects we're growing in the self-publishing model. We also have one project in the concept phase – Red; as well as two projects in VR technology – Green Hell VR and Thunder - a new project based on one of the IPs from the Group's portfolio.

With over 20 years of experience, PCF sets out to explore new horizons. We aim to combine our expertise with creativity of the best and most forward-thinking talents in the industry to work together on the new generation of action games for the global gaming community.

If you decide to accompany us on this journey, you'll have a chance to perfect your craft and expand your knowledge, working alongside leaders in the industry on bringing a brand-new unique experience to the players worldwide.

Project Dagger is a yet unannounced AAA action- adventure game developed by our North American team supported by PCF's European studios.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Gameplay Animation Programmer to join our team and work on an unannounced new project. He/She will be working with our gameplay and animation teams to integrate the animations into our game and build the bridge between our animation technology and our gameplay requirements. He/She will be responsible for implementing technology required by our gameplay teams to play and run animations with high quality in our game, including the dynamic look and feel of our characters, natural character movement reactions to controllers input, implementing the character movements over network and maintaining and improving our current animation systems as well as optimizing animations for all platforms.

Qualifications

Strong C++ knowledge

Minimum 6 years of software engineering experience

At least one shipped AAA title developed and delivered from start to finish

Knowledge in software design patterns and the ability to design maintainable, extendable and well optimized code

Good math skills, specifically linear algebra

Experienced in implementing gameplay related animation requirements

Strong communication skills and team focus

Experienced in working with graph based animation systems like Unreal animation system, Unity mecanim, Havok animation and similar technologies

Being able to mentor less experienced developers in case of need

Good understanding of character movement systems and their implementation within multiplayer games

Working knowledge in file versioning systems like Perforce, Git or similar software

Working knowledge in software management systems like JIRA or similar software

Additional Information

What we offer:

U.S.

100% group health insurance benefit premiums paid by PCF (Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life, and Supplemental Live) and start on day 1 of employment.

401K with 100% match, up to 3% of employee salary, and vested immediately.

Paid week off during Winter Holidays.

20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

Long term disability, short term disability, travel insurance, as well as other benefits provided.

Canada

Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $500 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage).

Full Dental coverage, including major dental and orthodontics.

4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1.

Paid week off during Winter Holidays.

20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

UK

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.

Private medical healthcare (Vitality) and BUPA dental insurance for PCF's employees and their families.

Access to wellbeing platform - Gympass for employees and family members.

Access to Worksmile - cafeteria program.

Online Polish and English language classes.

Access to the pension scheme.

Flexible working hours.

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.