Senior Tools Engineer (Hybrid)

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Posted 10 July 2023
Salary £65000 - £75000 Per Year
LocationFarnborough
Job type Permanent
DisciplineProgramming
Reference19139
Contact NameChantelle Morris

Job description

Aardvark Swift is supporting nDreams in their search for a Senior Tools Engineer to build, develop and maintain tools to aid the studio’s development team in making cutting-edge, high quality VR games as efficiently as possible.

Your key responsibilities…
  • Work closely with multi-disciplined teams including designers and artists to write or iterate on tools to help the programmers with their workflow
  • Gather requirements from stakeholders to help define tools roadmap
  • Write and maintain clear technical design documents on detailed and well informative tools manuals for multiple users to understand and use
  • Design, create, and maintain a diverse array of tools used by game developers
The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…
  • 5 years’ experience in as a Tools Programmer or similar role
  • Experienced in real-time engines, ideally Unreal Engine 4/5 and batch scripting
  • Excellent understanding and proven track record of using C++, C#, and python experience
  • Experience of version control using perforce
  • A self-driven and autonomous individual
  • An interest in the VR market and the latest gameplay innovations
Perks and benefits include…
  • Private healthcare
  • Enhanced family policies
  • Wellbeing and mental health support
  • Opportunities to work abroad
  • Two Duvet Days a year and birthdays off
  • Death in service cover
  • Flexible working
  • Funded personal development opportunities