Animation R&D Programmer: Retargeting (Mid / Senior Level)

Job Description

Rockstar Games is seeking a talented Animation R&D Programmer to join their team in Edinburgh, Scotland. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in animation retargeting or related techniques and will help develop advanced animation systems for large open-world character-based games. This is a full-time, permanent, and in-office position.

The Animation R&D team develops animation technology for massive open-world games. They collaborate on pushing the boundaries of character animation on next-generation hardware and work closely with various teams across Rockstar studios.

Responsibilities:

• Invent, develop, expand, maintain, and support an extensive runtime animation system, pipeline, and tools.
• Develop robust and performant technology to adjust animation to different characters, situations, and environments.
• Collaborate and contribute to the research and development of features related to procedural animation, motion adaptation, and character motion synthesis.
• Research and develop improvements to continuously push technology forward.

Qualifications:

• A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven development of solutions in animation retargeting, motion adaptation, or related subjects.
• Experience creating, extending, or working directly with an animation system within a game engine.

Skills:

• Good communication skills.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills.
• Strong 3D math skills.
• Knowledge of character animation technology, particularly retargeting and IK systems.
• Familiarity with common optimization and multi-threading techniques.

Role Offers:

• Work on world-class entertainment experiences.
• Be part of an inclusive, highly-motivated environment.
• Opportunity to learn and collaborate with talented people.