Job Location: We are hiring for this position in Sherman Oaks, CA.
About Us
Pure Imagination Studios started in 2012 as a diversified entertainment company built by a team of creators who shared a true passion for storytelling. We thrive on imagination, and everything we do is designed to bring a tangible experience to anything our clients, partners and even ourselves, are able to imagine. We believe that pure imagination should be the fuel to our reality.
We are storytellers, dreamers, and creators of new worlds – striving to develop the future of entertainment. Join our team today!
Responsibilities
- Work with fellow programmers, as well as the rest of the production team, as a lead programmer and manager
- Use UE4’s framework to create game systems and features in C++ and Blueprint, factoring external direction and team feedback into design decisions.
- Guide artists and Blueprint developers to create work that adheres to the design of game systems while maintaining good style and optimization.
- Dive into the UE4 source to make necessary architectural changes and understanding how that will affect future versions of the engine.
- Work with VR tools and concepts for the development of complex high-level stationary, room-scale and arena VR experiences, as well as integration of related peripherals and prop motion-tracking.
- This is a general programmer role, so tasks will involve things ranging from, but not limited to: Simple and complex AI, UI, cinematics, optimization, engine functionality, particle effects integration, sound integration, and general gameplay mechanics.
- Must have very strong problem-solving and analytic skills
- Work with emerging technologies to create new tools and systems for interactive real-time production.
- Produce clean, well-documented code.
Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience with Unreal Engine 4
- 4+ years with C++, both within the confines of Unreal and in general.
- Experience launching at least one shipped title as a lead developer.
- Experience with development for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR, or other VR/AR tools and related hardware.
- Thorough understanding of Computer Science fundamentals.
- Experience with Perforce version control, including streams and integration processes. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
Working knowledge of the content creation tools and processes involved in real-time 3D asset production.
Additional Qualifications
- Multiplayer experience.
- Experience with the processes of 3D asset creation, shader creation, rigging, procedural animation logic. Experience with Python.
- Experience with pipeline scripting in DCC applications such as Autodesk Maya or 3ds Max.
- Leadership experience.
- Networking experience.
Salary: $100,000-$125,000 annually
Pure Imagination Studios is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
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