At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of programmers to build and maintain asset management tools for AAA games.
- Company: Join Rocksteady, a renowned studio within the WB Games group, known for its innovative game development.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid working model that combines remote and in-office work arrangements.
- Other info: UE5 experience is preferred, enhancing your contribution to cutting-edge game development.
- Why this job: This role offers the chance to influence development best practices in a leading game studio.
- Qualifications: Candidates must have experience leading programmers and a solid understanding of Python, C#, and C++.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Responsibilities
- Leading, supporting and guiding our team of experienced pipeline & tools programmers.
- Building and maintaining robust asset management tools to support large volumes of project content for varied content teams.
- Building and maintaining asset tracking tools to help production and content teams track assets through the pipeline.
- Overseeing development, organisation and delivery of your team’s work.
- Combining technical knowledge with pragmatic scheduling to produce a realistic and achievable plan of action for your team.
- Identifying and resolving technical risks before they impact development.
- Collaborating closely with team members from all disciplines, communicating technical concepts and requirements, and facilitating smooth workflows.
- Leading by example in development best practices and helping to continuously improve our development environment.
- Working with sibling studios to share knowledge, technology, and strategy for pipelines and asset tracking with the broader WB Games group.
Qualifications
- Experience leading programmers.
- A solid understanding of Python, C#, and C++.
- Broad knowledge of asset pipelines on AAA games.
- Experience creating and maintaining a variety of content tools.
- Self-directed, organised and able to prioritise effectively.
- Excellent communication skills and experience working closely with a range of disciplines.
- UE5 experience preferred.
Working arrangement
Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.
Guiding principles and inclusion
This company embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit the accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
Rocksteady Lead Pipeline and Tools Programmer employer: WB Games
Rocksteady is located in London and is part of the WB Games group. The studio values diverse perspectives and offers a hybrid working model, promoting flexibility and inclusivity in the workplace.
