Animation Programmer (C++)

Location: On-site at the Oxford or Warwick studios, United Kingdom. Applicants must have the permanent right to work in the UK without employer visa sponsorship. Relocation support is available, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and transition support.

Company

hirify.global is an independent video game developer and publisher with studios working across video games, film, board games, books, comics, and graphic novels.

What you will do

• Develop and implement animation code for the proprietary Asura engine and project-specific systems.
• Maintain and extend animation tools, content creation features, and runtime systems.
• Collaborate with animators, technical animators, content creators, and project engineers.
• Implement and test complex C++ classes and animation functionality for large-scale projects.
• Diagnose and fix complex bugs in familiar and unfamiliar code.
• Create, review, and update technical and user documentation while supporting programmers across disciplines.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of real-time animation system architecture and internal workings.
• High proficiency in C++ and experience developing and maintaining complex systems.
• Confident use of IDEs, debugging tools, and profiling techniques.
• Experience designing and implementing finite state machines and related animation control systems.
• Good working knowledge of 3D mathematics and geometry.
• Permanent right to work in the UK without employer visa sponsorship.

Culture & Benefits

• Open, friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere with a focus on collaboration and inclusion.
• 22 days of annual leave plus Christmas closure and bank holidays, increasing with service.
• Private medical insurance, healthcare cash plan with dental and vision coverage, life assurance, income protection, and critical illness cover.
• Enhanced family leave, pension scheme, interest-free tax-free loans, and mental health and wellbeing support.
• Free parking at the Oxford studio, free hot drinks, an on-site tuck shop, discounts, social events, and development opportunities.