Animation Systems Programmer

Job Description

Rockstar Games is seeking an Animation Systems Programmer to join the Animation R&D team in Manhattan, New York. The role involves developing advanced animation systems for large open-world character-based games. The ideal candidate will possess strong C++ programming skills, knowledge of character animation systems, and a passion for realistic, high-quality character motion.

Rockstar Games develops animation technology for massive open-world games. The company's global team of programmers and researchers collaborate to push the boundaries of character animation on next-generation hardware, supporting performance capture, technical art, animation, physics, and gameplay teams across multiple Rockstar studios.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with animation, gameplay, physics, graphics, technical art, and tools teams across different Rockstar studios.
• Develop, maintain, extend, and support an extensive high-level animation system, pipeline, and tools.
• Implement well-designed, robust, highly optimal new animation features, integrating them into existing systems.
• Research and develop improvements to continuously push our technology forward.

Qualifications:

• A degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of industry experience as an engine or animation systems programmer.
• Industry experience working on AAA character-based games or character-based VFX animation.
• Experience developing within a large existing codebase.

The role offers:

• Opportunity to work on AAA games