Senior Gameplay Animation Programmer

Senior Gameplay Animation Programmer – Cloud Imperium Games

Join to apply for the Senior Gameplay Animation Programmer role at Cloud Imperium Games. The position is part of our bespoke, ground‑breaking, multi‑threaded engine and focuses on delivering high‑fidelity animated characters, vehicles, and environments in a large‑scale interactive universe.

The main responsibilities revolve around designing and implementing reliable, scalable code, documenting and reviewing technical designs across multi‑disciplinary teams, collaborating with teammates and mentoring others, working closely with animators to support the asset pipeline, providing procedural solutions, and ensuring high‑fidelity results.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing well‑engineered, reliable, scalable, and robust code.
• Documenting and peer reviewing technical designs across several multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Collaborating with team members, including mentoring, and other cross‑functional disciplines to develop various animation systems.
• Working closely with animators to assist with asset pipeline, provide access to procedural solutions, handle complex transition flows and ensure the end result achieves expected fidelity.
• Driving engineering principles and practices for your team, pushing boundaries and promoting new innovative ways of working.

What we look for

• A true passion for making games with a keen interest in animation.
• Comfort working with C++ in a large, shared codebase, including testing, code reviews, and source control.
• Proficiency in 3D math and 3D animation, including procedural solutions, run‑time rigging, layer blending, and optimization.
• Ability to work well in a co‑located yet collaborative team environment.
• Friendly and approachable demeanor for all team members across roles and levels.
• Ability to explain and present technical solutions to all disciplines.

We are looking for Animation Programmers of various levels – from junior to senior and beyond. If the Animation team sounds like a perfect fit, please apply immediately!

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Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Industry: Computer Games

Diversity Statement

CIG is a global company, staunchly committed to cultivating a culture and workplace that celebrates all backgrounds, lifestyles, and perspectives. We strive to build a team that represents all walks of life and encourage everyone to bring their unique qualities to our work environment. The universe is as vast and varied as the people in it, and our differences make it special.