Expert Physics/Animation Engineer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Expert Physics/Animation Engineer (Gamedev): Developing, designing, and optimizing physics or animation pipelines and engine systems for AAA games with an accent on creating high fidelity and scalable environments and assets. Focus on crafting high fidelity animation systems, behaviours and improving character fidelity.

Location: Melbourne

Company

hirify.global is a leading worldwide developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty.

What you will do

• Develop, design, modify, optimize and debug physics or animation pipeline and engine systems.
• Communicate features and collaborate with engineering, design, art and productions teams.
• Participate in the design, performance and code review process.
• Contribute to design and roadmap of industry-leading AAA engine.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Maths related field.
• Strong maths skills.
• Knowledge of CPU and memory architectures.
• Familiarity using modern CPU performance analysis tools.
• Strong background in C/C++.
• Solid debugging skills including ability to debug at an assembly-level when necessary.

Nice to have

• Experience with game physics middleware APIs (Havok, PhysX, etc.).
• Background with parallel programming and multi-threaded code.
• Experience with rigid-body dynamics, collision detection, contact/collision resolution.
• Experience with rag-doll technologies and IK systems.
• Experience with vehicle physics simulation.

Culture & Benefits

• Driven by delivering unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy together.
• Creating the most inclusive company.
• Delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for player community to enjoy.