We are working with a very well-established PC/Console games studio based in London who are looking for an experienced Lead Systems Programmer to join their team and work on their latest projects. This role is offered onsite, or as a hybrid alongside excellent relocation assistance, competitive salary, and great benefits.

What you will be doing:

• Set clear technical direction, intent and best practises within your team
• Identify risks and blockers early and proactively removing them
• Work across multi-disciplinary teams to implement and improve game systems
• Mentor and guide junior programmers on the team
• Work efficiently and effectively in open and collaborative environments
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies and techniques in game programming

Who you are:

• 5+ years of experience in a programming or similar, with strong experience in the console/PC space
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant field
• Expert knowledge of C++
• Strong understanding of 3D maths principles
• Experience iteratively implementing low-level engine features from inception to delivery
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Bonus:

• Professional experience in Unreal Engine 4 development
• Experience developing for Scarlett, PS5, Xbox One and/or PS4
• Experience profiling and optimising code for optimal CPU, memory, and bandwidth

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 1824.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a well-established multi-platform games studio who are looking for C++ Unreal Gameplay Programmers to join their team and work on their latest projects. This role is offered remote or as a relocation if based in the UK, Ireland, or EU.

What you will be doing:

• Design, implement, and maintain gameplay features using C++ and Unreal Engine
• Write high-quality, efficient and scalable code
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure gameplay mechanics are fun, engaging and meet the design vision
• Optimize game performance for various platforms
• Identify and solve technical problems in a timely manner

Who you are:

• 2+ years of experience in game development or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant field
• Strong C++ skills
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4
• Understanding of multiple gameplay technologies e.g. AI, Physics, Navigation, Scripting, UI, Rendering
• Good English written and verbal communication skills

Bonus:

• Good C# skills, and experience with scripting languages (LUA)
• Unity 3D experience
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Great added benefits such as private medical cover etc.
• Relocation assistance provided/Remote working offered
• Friendly and supportive work environment

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2888.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a well-established multi-platform games studio who are looking for talented Senior/Lead Programmers to join their team and work on their latest projects. This role is offered remote or as a relocation if based in the UK, Ireland, or EU.

What you will be doing:

• As a Lead, lead a team of programmers in the development and implementation of game machines, systems and features
• Be responsible for writing clean, efficient and maintainable C++ code for game systems and mechanics
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure all game features are implemented according to design specifications
• Mentor and help junior members of the programming team
• Debug and optimize game code
• Stay-up-to-date with industry developments and new technologies

Who you are:

• For a Lead, 5+ years of experience as a Programmer in the games industry, 3+ years of experience for a Senior
• Strong C++ skills and proficiency
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4
• At least 1 title shipped in a Senior/Lead position
• Good understanding of gameplay technologies e.g., AI, Physics, Navigation, Scripting, UI, Rendering
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Bonus:

• Good C# skills, and experience with scripting languages (LUA)
• Unity 3D experience
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Great added benefits such as private medical cover etc.
• Relocation assistance provided/Remote working offered
• Friendly and supportive work environment

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2887.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a very exciting studio, based in Prague who are looking for a talented C++ Programmer to work on their latest projects. This role is offered onsite with a great relocation package.

What you will be doing:

• Be responsible for implementing a designed set of functionally following company software development standards
• Put an emphasis on code quality and best practices
• Adhere to the defined development process including software development lifecycle and development workflow
• Apply a basic understanding of algorithms and data structures in completing designated tasks
• Work across multi-disciplinary to ensure smooth integration of software components

Who you are: 

• Experience in a C++ programming position or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
• Great understanding of C++
• Good understanding of algorithm categories and time complexity
• Basics of linear algebra
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Great benefits and added perks
• Relocation assistance provided
• Opportunity to use the latest hardware and technology
• Friendly and supportive work environment

Application

If interested, please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1208.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a revolutionary game company based in Oslo, Norway who are now looking for a talented Unreal Engine Network Developer to join their team and help design and implement network infrastructure and systems.

What you will be doing:

• Be responsible for designing and implementing the network infrastructure and systems for multiplayer games.
• Build and maintain dedicated servers and game features with cross platform multiplayer support.
• Monitor and troubleshoot issues with network infrastructure and systems.
• Conduct code reviews and ensuring coding standards.
• Develop and maintain the codebase and technical documentation.

Who you are:

• 3+ years of experience in games development, with a focus on multiplayer network infrastructure and systems.
• Strong understanding of game development and multiplayer games principles
• Strong C++ skills.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine.
• Experience with implementing and optimizing multiplayer functionality and dedicated servers.
• Deep understanding of the games industry.
• Great English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

• A competitive salary offered.
• Flexible working hours.
• Great benefits package and schemes.
• Remote working offered.
• Opportunities for professional career development and career growth.

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2837.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client is a revolutionary company based in Norway who are looking for a talented Backend Software Engineer to join their team. This role is offered remote if based in the EU.

What you will be doing:

• Be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining high scalable and resilient distributed systems.
• Integrate with the third-party APIs and services as needed.
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that the back-end systems meet the needs of the organization.
• Troubleshoot and monitor issues with the back-end systems.
• Continuously improve the back-end systems o ensure maximum reliability, scalability, and efficiency.

Who you are:

• 7+ years of experience in software development or relevant field.
• Experience and proficiency working with horizontally scalable backend systems with excellent system design skills.
• Experience with microservices and event driven architecture.
• Proficiency with programming languages e.g., TypeScript.
• Experience with NoSQL and SQL databases (DynamoDB, Cloud Spanner).
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, LB, VPC).
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, Route53, CloudFront, etc).
• Experience with Node.js and Containerized applications.
• Good English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

• A competitive salary offered.
• Flexible working hours.
• Great benefits package and schemes.
• Remote working offered.
• Opportunities for professional career development and career growth.

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2838.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a well-established AAA games studio based in Tokyo, Japan who are looking for an experienced Machine Learning/AI Programmer to join their team. For this role no prior Japanese language skills are needed, and relocation support is provided.

What you will be doing:

• Be responsible for improving the game development, pipeline, runtime feature design, player experience quality and AI.
• Be involved in various projects.
• Keep up to date with new technologies and approaches.
• Look towards opportunities for personal development and growth.

Who you are:

• Strong industry experience in a Machine Learning/AI Programmer role or similar.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Advanced knowledge in Machine Learning.
• Advanced skills in C++, Python, mathematics and debugging.
• Knowledge of machine learning APIs (TensorFlow, Keras, Pandas etc).
• Knowledge of GPGPU Computing (CUDA).
• Knowledge of Linux and cloud computing.
• Great English written and verbal communication skills.
• Passionate about video games and technology

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with a good bonus scheme.
• Great relocation support provided.
• Great benefits offered.
• Friendly and supportive work environment

Application:

Please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2824.

Big Planet is an equal opportunity recruitment agency and value diversity. We do not discriminate. We are a GDPR compliant company.

We are working with a leading AAA console game whose studio culture is rooted in an open, friendly, and collaborative environment. They are now looking for a talented Lead Gameplay Programmer to join their team and work on their latest projects.

What you will be doing:

• Collaborate with gameplay coders establishing code guidelines, performance budgets and quality goals
• Be responsible for setting the clear technical direction and intent within your team
• Write high quality, maintainable and scalable code when needed
• Assess the overall performance of your team, providing mentorship and guidance
• Be involved in the planning of long-term road maps and improving overall development processes
• Anticipate, identity and solve risks and blockers early on

Who you are:

• 5+ years of experience in a Gameplay Programmer role or similar  
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant field
• Expert proficiency and knowledge of C++
• Excellent time management and self-organisational skills
• Able to analyse and debug unfamiliar code of a reasonable complexity
• Great understanding of game-development related 3D mathematical principles
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in a leadership role
• Knowledge and experience driving in agile methodology within a team

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with no crunch
• Great benefits including private medical and dental cover
• Generous bonus and reward schemes
• Friendly and supportive work environment
• Excellent additional perks including discounts, car leasing schemes etc

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 1980.

We are an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a co-development studio who works with global AAA clients, working on multiple and exciting projects. They are now looking for a talented Graphics Programmer to join their team. This role is offered fully remotely if based in the UK.

What you will be doing:

• Be responsible for designing and programming graphic engine components and shaders for PC and next generation console
• Develop high performance, clean and well-tested code
• Follow best practises, development processes and documentation
• Identify, anticipate, and solve problems that arise
• Work across multi-disciplinary teams on a different project
• Optimise and maintain existing code

Who you are:

• 2+ years of experience in a Graphics Programmer role or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant field
• Strong knowledge of C/C++ programming languages
• Good knowledge of HLSL/GLSL shader programming languages
• Excellent 3D math skills (linear algebra, vector math etc.)
• Deep knowledge and proficiency with modern graphics APIs (e.g., Direct, OpenGL, Vulkan)
• Experience of rendering hardware and implementing some modern rendering techniques
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Great benefits package including private medical insurance schemes
• Employee share scheme and annual bonus offered
• Relocation support is provided if needed
• Amazing addition perks including monthly fitness sessions

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 1028.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with an award-winning studio based in London, who creates team-based multiplayer games. They are now looking for a talented Lead/Principal Graphics Programmer to join their team.

What you will be doing:

• Driving the effort of your team from architecture design to implementation of large-scale rendering features
• Identify risks and blockers early and play a part in removing them
• Ensure your team is reaching critical milestones on time  
• Mentor and support junior members of your team
• Drive a clear technical direction and ensure best practises within your team
• Keep up to date with the latest developments in graphics technology
• Communicate ideas and constraints to both technical and non-technical team members

Who you are:

• 5+ years in a Graphics Programmer role or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant field
• Expert knowledge and experience using C++
• Great understanding of the graphics coding process, standards, and methodologies
• Strong understanding of 3D game related principles
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working in all phases of game development
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with no crunch
• Great benefits including private medical and dental cover
• Generous bonus and reward schemes
• Friendly and supportive work environment
• Excellent additional perks including discounts, car leasing schemes etc

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2700.

We are an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client is a co-development studio working with some of the biggest AAA games studios in the world based in the NW of England. They are now looking for a C++ Lead Programmer to join their talented team and help work on their latest exciting projects.
As part of your role you will be responsible for developing, motivating, and managing a team and be pivotal in terms of shaping the studios upcoming projects.

What you will be doing?

• Leading designing, writing, testing, development and implementing systems and game code
• Mentor and provide feedback to team members, improving the volume and quality of work implemented
• Protype, Architect, Refractor game systems during different phrases of development
• Improve existing game production workflow
• Improve CIS and ensure broken builds can be solved within timely constraints
• Communicate effectively across multi-disciplinary teams
• Implement and take ownership of estimating tasks and deliver high-quality code to that schedule

Who you are?

• 5+ years of experience in programming or a similar role
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or relevant field
• Excellent C++ skills and ability to code and architect game systems/tools
• Experience leading a team of gameplay engineers
• Knowledge and experience with Unreal Engine
• Experience with multi-threading, optimisation techniques and profiling
• Solid understanding of debugging, performance, and algorithms
• Knowledge of 3D asset creation
• Experience with a wide range of gameplay systems including networking, AI, gameplay, and UI
• Experience programming for console games
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Great benefits schemes including medical and dental insurance
• No crunch
• Opportunity to work with a friendly and supportive team
• Personal development opportunities

Application

If you are interested, please forward your CVs to bonnie@big-planet.biz quoting the reference number 2625.

We are an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a well-respected outsourcing games studio based in Paris looking for a C++ Online Programmer to work on their latest AAA console project using Unreal engine. This role is offered onsite at the studio and open to worldwide candidates.

What will you do?

• Designing and implementing systems and tools that support the networking needs of the game
• Creating architecture and applications for multiplayer online features
• Testing existing systems and propose new systems and features implementations whenever is cost-effective
• Testing, debugging, profiling, and optimizing implementations
• Creating design documentation according to quality standards
• Participate in code review

What skills do you need?

• 3+ years of experience in the production of games for consoles and PC
• Released title under your belt for PC or console
• C/C++
• Experience in developing advanced server architecture and applications for online console or PC video games
• Good understanding of client-server methodology, scalability, and security considerations
• Good understanding of Internet and network architectures with bandwidth considerations
• Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code
• Work to tight deadlines
• Knowledge of any project management and bug tracking software
• Strong verbal and written English
• Open-minded team player attitude
• Strong work ethic and self-motivated

• Passionate about playing and making video games
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, Math, Game Development or similar
• Project methodologies e.g. JIRA, Agile, Scrum
• Version control software e.g. Git

Bonus

• Experience working on consoles
• Unreal Engine 4 knowledge

Benefits

• Pension
• Relocation package
• Good work life balance
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment
• Work in a creative team

Application

Please email your CV to bonnie@big-planet.biz quoting reference number 2588.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency and GDPR compliant.

This well-known mobile game studio is looking for a Senior Backend Programmer to work on their games.  The role is based in their London studio and is onsite. You will participate in high-load backend services for the game and core backend features development. You will have experience with server programming and working on large scale live game environment.

What skills do you need?

• Live games experience
• Creating new features and tools
• Writing  bug free, maintainable code
• Multiplayer backend experience
• SQL
• Docker
• Linux
• Concurrency
• Games development experience
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Performance optimization
• Functional and load testing
• Nakama server experience is a bonus
• Troubleshooting and research for best practice
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, game development or similar

Benefits

Great work life balance, city centre location, competitive pay and bonus, healthcare…

Application

To apply pls forward your CV to bonnie@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2387.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency and GDPR compliant.

This well-established games studio has a vacancy for an experienced Systems Administrator to join their team in Southern Germany.

You will be responsible for the set-up, configuration, and maintenance of the their cloud platform, coupled with management of the scalability, performance, availability, and health of the system. This role requires in depth knowledge of Linux and Windows as well as open source software.

Your role

• Support of all Linux servers, storage, and related operating systems software
• Support of the network infrastructure
• Provide a structured, hands-on approach to issue resolution, infrastructure projects and environment management
• Ensure the security of data, systems, network access and backup systems
• Participate in an on-call rota for production incidents (incentivised)
• Adhere to clearly defined change management procedures
• Install, configure and maintain the development, testing, staging and production environments
• Cloud deployment

Benefits

Competitive pay, relocation assistance, bonus, medical and other perks.

Application

To apply pls forward your CV to bonnie@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2380.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency and GDPR compliant.

We are working with a mobile studio based in Turkey who is looking for a passionate gameplay C# Unity Programmer to join their team.

What will you be doing?

•   Developing top quality mobile social games
•   Working alongside designers and server side developers to develop the game client
•   Estimating timescales to ensure milestones are delivered on time
•   3D real time games experience
•   Rapid prototyping
•   Live game development

Who you are?

•   Professional C# experience in the games industry
•   Technical design
•   C# game engine Unity...
•   Client/Server development
•   Interpersonal and communication skills
•   F2P Mobile game development experience
•   Degree in Software Engineering/Computer Science/Mathematics a bonus
•   Java, Python, Objective C, Swift is a distinctive advantage

Benefits

This company offers a great work/life balance, competitive salary in a friendly and comfortable working environment, as well as a fantastic relocation package and pension scheme.  

To apply

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document to bonnie@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2234.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

To apply send CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2131.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency and GDPR compliant.