Senior Gameplay Animation Engineer
Description For Senior Gameplay Animation Engineer
2K Games, a renowned global video game publisher, is seeking a Senior Gameplay Animation Engineer for their 2K Sports Lab in Vancouver, BC. This role is part of a small collective driving the research and development of future sports interactive entertainment programs. The position offers an opportunity to work on what could become the next major sports franchise in the gaming industry.
The role combines technical expertise in animation systems with gameplay engineering, requiring strong C++ skills and deep understanding of animation techniques. You'll be collaborating with animators, designers, and producers to develop sophisticated animation behaviors that authentically replicate sports movements. The position demands both technical proficiency and creative vision to create engaging gameplay mechanics.
The company offers a competitive salary range of CAD $87,800 to CAD $133,400 and promotes an inclusive work environment with their "Come as You Are" philosophy. As part of 2K Games, you'll be joining the company behind successful franchises like NBA 2K, BioShock, and Borderlands. The role is hybrid, allowing for flexibility while maintaining collaborative opportunities with the team.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers passionate about gaming and sports to contribute to cutting-edge animation technology in game development. The position offers the chance to work with advanced animation systems, including inverse kinematics and procedural animation techniques, while being part of a company with a strong track record in sports game development.
Responsibilities For Senior Gameplay Animation Engineer
- Collaborate closely with gameplay engineers/designers to identify and develop new gameplay features
- Feature owner of key animation-driven gameplay mechanics
- Support requests and features for content creation tools, and animation review/analysis
- Assist engineers in making the best use of existing and new animation features
- Keep up to date with the latest industry work and implement these techniques
- Write and maintain robust and performant code
- Optimize code and debug animation issues as they arise
Requirements For Senior Gameplay Animation Engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
- Excellent 3D math and linear algebra skills
- Solid familiarity and experience with C++
- 2+ years of proven experience working with animation or gameplay systems
- Implementation experience in inverse kinematics techniques, procedural animation techniques, keyframe animation and forward kinematics
- Ability to explain technical topics to people of varying levels of expertise
- An eye for detail in creating dynamic, authentic, and responsive character animation
- Love for video games
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