Senior Animation Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Animation Engineer, you will set a high bar for code quality and drive character animation tech. You will own core animation systems, tools, and pipelines, collaborating with animators, artists, designers, and engineers to deliver believable game animation. You’ll work in Unreal Engine 5 to adapt systems, prototype features, and extend runtime capabilities. This role blends technical leadership with hands-on implementation to help our games reach life-like animation and creative ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Adapt and extend animation systems in Unreal Engine 5 to meet project needs
• Prototype and implement animation features and runtime systems (graphs, state machines, blending)
• Develop and maintain animation tools and pipelines for animators and technical artists
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to realize creative goals
• Support planning with estimation and dependency checks for animation features
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and obstacles
• Stay updated on animation techniques and industry trends

Key requirements

• Proven programming experience in a creative environment
• Shipped one or more AAA game titles, preferably with Unreal Engine
• Advanced proficiency in C++, linear algebra, and 3D maths; strong OOP knowledge
• Strong experience with Unreal Engine, Blueprints, and Animation Blueprints (state machines, blend spaces)
• Hands-on experience with IK techniques, ragdoll/physics-based animation, procedural animation, keyframe and FK

• Effective communicator
• Collaborative across multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to work independently under deadlines
• Unreal Engine 5
• C++
• Animation systems (graphs, state machines, blending)

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