Senior Tools Programmers - Remote UK/Liverpool

" Ref - 5238300. As a Senior Tool Programmer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the tools used by designers, artists and technical artists. You will be working on next gen platforms and in areas such as but not limited to – animation, rendering, 3D software pipelines, in editor tools, motion capture integration, cameras and sequencers, etc. We expect Seniors to be able to mentor more junior programmers and take full ownership of the tools they create.

Key Responsibilities:

- Work directly on content authoring tools used by the development team.

- Work closely with the leads and other programmers to plan and build new tools and technology features.

- Monitor performance and memory usage and plan and execute performance and memory optimizations.

- Develop other game, editor, tools or infrastructure features as required.

- Mentor more junior programmers.

- Take full ownership of one or multiple tools.

Requirements:

- Strong knowledge of, and experience of programming in C++.

- Learning specific areas of and debugging issues in large and complex C++ based codebases, that utilise custom tools and engines.

- General software engineering knowledge, such as OOP, design patterns & API development.

- Confidence working with 3D maths, vectors, matrices, linear algebra.

- The ability to write and optimise solid, robust and maintainable tool code that respects agreed development guidelines.

- Previous experience in a similar role, with experience of working with and a passion for tools development.

 To apply, please send your CV to Krishan@datascope.co.uk We look forward to hearing from you! or Programming Jobs"