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Senior to Lead Engine Programmer
- Posted 16 March 2023
- Salary Negotiable
- LocationBarcelona
- Job type Permanent
- DisciplineProgramming
- Reference18825
- Contact NameIvan Cannon
Job description
We are supporting Smilegate Barcelona as they seek an experienced Senior to Lead Engine Programmer to lead a team of highly skilled engine programmers and fostering a culture that balances productivity, innovation learning, and healthy communication.
In this role, you will be bringing a strong understanding of Unreal Engine and how to expand it and a solid understanding of all game engine systems to work with and discuss needs from other departments and generate cost-effective pipelines.
Your responsibilities…
In this role, you will be bringing a strong understanding of Unreal Engine and how to expand it and a solid understanding of all game engine systems to work with and discuss needs from other departments and generate cost-effective pipelines.
Your responsibilities…
- Working with all other departments to identify specific needs and build a structure that supports rapid prototyping while keeping code stability in the long term
- Coordinate with QA, build engineers, and level design team to define the best coding processes that balance rapid iteration with stability
- Be the representative and champion for the engine coding team to all other parties
- Coordinate engine coders establishing code guidelines, code structure, and performance budgets
- Communicate with console manufacturers to understand and get the best of the latest generation hardware
- Continuously monitor the performance of all game systems
- Help build up a world-class engine programming team by being involved in interviewing and hiring process
- Be the mentor, guide, and leader of your team of handpicked coders
- Provide meaningful feedback to your team through team meetings, 1 on 1 sessions, and 360 feedback
- Be on top of the personal development goals of your coders, making sure there is always a healthy environment that fosters learning
- Excellent track record, with being credited on two or more shipped AAA games, either as senior or lead engine programmer
- Experience and deep working knowledge on building game engine components
- Unreal Engine working experience in a modern console environment
- Innovative thinker with creative problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary, iterative environment
- Strong understanding of development processes, workflows, and tools
- Ability to lead and delegate as required
- Relocation package with VISA support
- Monthly restaurant tickets approximating to 2,160€/year
- Studio refreshments
- 16 weeks Maternity and Paternity leave
- Private health insurance, including dental coverage
- Team building events