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Programming Vacancies

QA Automation Engineer Games Norway – REF 2845

We are working with a revolutionary company based in Norway, who are looking for a QA Automation Engineer to play a critical role in ensuring the quality of their systems. This role is offered fully onsite with a great relocation package and support.

What you will be doing:

  • Provide expert advice on efficient testing strategies throughout the entire software development process.

  • Focus on proactive testing and implementing automated solutions.
  • Help Improve the quality of the software changes through increased level automated tests.
  • Write automated tests at the API layer.
  • Participate in all Scrum ceremonies.
  • Identify and report bugs and other technical issues, ensuring appropriate documented in a bug tracking system.

Who you are:

  • 3+ years of industry experience in a QA Automation Engineer or similar.
  • Experience and knowledge of software testing and development concepts, methodologies, and strategies.
  • Experience in implementing the test automation framework as well as writing automated tests.
  • Solid coding skills for designing and implementing various automated solutions.
  • Experience with Scrum is a significant advantage.
  • Great English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

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

Application

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2845.

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


Unreal Engine Network Developer Games Norway – REF 2837

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.


Front-end Developer Games Norway – REF 2835

Our client is a revolutionary game company based in Oslo, Norway. They are now looking for a talented Front-end Developer to join their team and play an instrumental role in creating and maintaining UI web components and workflows.

What you will be doing:

  • Be responsible for the end-to-end web development process, including design, development, and deployment.
  • Build and maintain web-based applications (SPAs)
  • Evaluate and select the most appropriate front-end architecture and technologies to support the business needs.
  • Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that user interfaces are intuitive and easy to use.
  • Debugging, troubleshoot and fix issues related to automation and LiveOps as they arise.

Who you are:

  • Minimum 4 years of experience in web development, with experience building modern web apps.
  • Strong knowledge of web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
  • Proficiency with web development frameworks such as Reach or Vue.js or equivalent.
  • Experience with state management patterns such as Redux.
  • Experience with scalable and maintainable frontend architectures.
  • Experience module bundlers such as Webpack.
  • Experience with Node.js development tools.
  • 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 2835.

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


Unreal Engine Developer Games Norway – REF 2836

We are working with a revolutionary company based in Norway who are looking for a talented Unreal Engine Developer to join their team.

What you are doing:

  • Develop new features using Unreal Engine 5 (both Blueprints and C++)
  • Write clean, scalable, optimized high-quality code.
  • Conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards.
  • Debug and fix issues where necessary.
  • Work with other colleagues to solve technical challenges to achieve the best results.

Who you are:

  • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience, with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience with Unreal Engine 4/5.
  • Strong knowledge and proficiency of C++.
  • Recent professional experience in the mobile development space.
  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • 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 2836.

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


Remote Backend Software Engineer Games Norway – REF 2838

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.


Remote DevOps Engineer Games Norway – REF 2839

We are working with a revolutionary company based in Norway who are looking for a talented hands-on DevOps Engineer to join their team. This role is offered remote if based in the EU.

What you will be doing:

  • Be responsible for defining and executing the DevOps strategy.
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to implement and manage the DevOps process.
  • Design, build and optimize pipelines for seamless continuous integration and delivery/deployment.
  • Implement and maintain infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Develop and maintain solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery, and security/performance monitoring.
  • Continuously improve the infrastructure and tools to ensure maximum reliability, scalability, and ease of use
  • Monitor and troubleshoot issues if they arise.

Who you are:

  • 4+ years of experience in a DevOps role.
  • Strong understanding of continuous integration and delivery/deployment principles.
  • Proficiency with bash/shell scripting and or/ other programming languages.
  • Experience with CI/CD platforms e.g., GitHub Actions.
  • Experience with containerized applications and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions such as Terraform.
  • Good English written and verbal communication skills.
  • AWS or GCP certification is an added advantage.

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 2839.

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


Remote All Levels C++ Software Engineer AAA PC/Console - REF 2703

We are working with a leading games studio who are looking for C++ Software Engineers of all levels from mid-level to Lead to help join their Procedural team and develop state-of-the-art procedural technologies. This role is a hands-on coding role, fully remote and is looking to pay up to £115k/€130k depending on experience. This is offered as a minimum 12-month contract with the opportunity to roll over.

What you will be doing:

  • Report to the Engineering Manager and develop state-of-the-art procedural technologies.
  • Work on procedural tools and workflows ranging from mesh processing to world editor and DCC integration.
  • Stay up-to date with the latest technologies and trends.
  • Build high-quality code and work with the game team to help improve and develop existing technologies.
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure the quality and maintainability of code.

Who you are:

  • At least 2+ years of professional software development experience
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.
  • Excellent C++ skills and knowledge.
  • Experience with designing maintainable, structured, and documented code.
  • Experience with object-oriented design patterns and test-driven development.
  • Understanding of multithreaded architectures and synchronization principles.
  • Excellent debugging skills.
  • Great English written and verbal communication skills.

Bonus Skills:

  • Experience with Agile methodologies for software development.
  • Experience Houdini, Maya SDKs or other DCC tools.
  • Experience with geometry/mesh formats and processing.

Benefits:

  • Highly competitive salary offered depending on experience.
  • Fully remote working offered.
  • Great benefits.
  • Friendly and supportive work environment.

Application:

If interested, please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2703.

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


Remote Lead/Senior C++ AI Programmer PC/Console Games - REF 2635

We are working with a well-established games studio who are looking for an experienced Lead/Senior AI Programmer to join their team. This role is offered fully remote.

What you will be doing:

  • Design, develop and implement AI systems and solutions.
  • Collaborate with game designs to define AI requirements and game mechanics.
  • As a Lead, mentor a team of AI programmers, setting development standards and providing guidance where needed.
  • Understanding of all AI systems to work and participate on the generation of cost-effective pipelines.
  • Work on backend for enemy and player skills, RPG systems, etc.
  • Work on specific tools requested by combat designers.
  • Work on TRCs related to AI.

Who you are:

  • For a lead, 5+ years of experience as an AI Programmer, as a Senior 3+ years of experience as an AI Programmer
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar.
  • Deep family, experience and knowledge using Unreal Engine Blueprints and C++.
  • Experience building AI systems for several Unreal Engine PC/Console/Mobile Games.
  • For a Lead, experience in managing a team.
  • Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

  • Flexible working hours with no crunch
  • Remote/home working option
  • Supportive and inclusive work environment
  • Company social events
  • Professional learning and development opportunities

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2635.

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


Lead Engine Programmer VR Games Amsterdam – REF 2828

This world-leading independent virtual reality game studio is looking for a Lead Engine Programmer to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a unique and innovative studio based in Amsterdam.

What you will be doing:

  • Work closely with other discipline Leads to setup the technical director for the project.
  • Scope, estimate, and evaluate tasks for the programming team.
  • Use your C++ knowledge to create solid technical designs.
  • Develop solid and meaningful relationships to understand the needs, goals and skillsets of everyone on the team.
  • Adapt and expand upon our studio pipeline and coding standards.
  • Mentor and guide junior members of the engine programming teams.

Who you are:

  • 5+ years of industry experience as a Engine Programmer or similar.
  • You have managed a team of programmers for at least 1 project, delivering the project on time and successfully.
  • Strong C++ skills.
  • Great Unreal Engine experience.
  • Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with VR is a bonus.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary with a healthy work-life balance.
  • Great benefits offered.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Access to the latest VR hardware and titles.
  • Friendly and supportive work environment.

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2828.

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


Senior AI Programmer VR Games Amsterdam – REF 2747

This world-leading independent virtual reality game studio is looking for a Senior AI Programmer to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a unique and innovative studio based in Amsterdam.

What you will be doing:

  • Work on the AI using decision trees within Unreal/or any other AI systems.
  • Help develop, expand, maintain, and support the AI systems, tools and Ai related gameplay elements.
  • Research and develop AI elements that will enhance the overall game.
  • Keep up to date with the latest trends and research in game AI.
  • Mentor and coach junior members of the team
  • Locate and fix challenging bugs.

Who you are:

  • 3+ years of industry experience in an AI Programmer or similar.
  • Experience with real-time AI systems e.g., decision trees.
  • Excellent C++ skills.
  • At least one project created using Unreal Engine.
  • Interest in AI technology and solutions.
  • Bonus if working in VR.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary with a healthy work-life balance.
  • Great benefits offered.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Access to the latest VR hardware and titles.
  • Friendly and supportive work environment.

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2747.

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


Senior Graphics Programmer VR Games Amsterdam – REF 1894

We are looking for a talented Senior Graphics Programmer for our client, a VR games studio based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This role is offered onsite and is open to candidates from the EU. 

What you will be doing:

  • Create solid technical designs and efficient implementation of these engine systems and adjustments.
  • Adapt and expand upon the studio’s pipelines and coding standards.
  • Work closely with Tech Leads, artists, and core tech team.
  • Create new graphics features that enable the Art team to create the highest visual standard for VR.
  • Mentor and help junior programming members.

Who you are:

  • 3+ years of industry experience in a Graphics Programmer role.
  • Experience working on the low-level side of game engines (preferably Unreal Engine 4) to create special features or functionality that can be used in games.
  • Strong C++ skills, having experience writing several engines adjustments.
  • Unreal Engine 4 experience.
  • Bonus if you have VR experience.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary with a healthy work-life balance.
  • Great benefits offered.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Access to the latest VR hardware and titles.
  • Friendly and supportive work environment.

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 1894.

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


Senior Backend Engineer Mobile Games Barcelona – REF 2825

We are working with a well-established mobile games studio based in Barcelona, who are looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join their team and work on their latest project.

What you will be doing:

  • Extend and maintain the backend of the games, whilst working with existing code
  • Use several technologies and programming languages e.g., PHP, Golang, AWS EC2, Kubernetes etc.
  • Work across multi-disciplinary teams to integrate your components and write technical designs.
  • Help mentor and train junior members of the team.
  • Give your thoughts and views on business decisions as part of the studio’s technical strategy.

Who you are:

  • 5+ years of industry experience in programming.
  • Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science or relevant field.
  • The studio’s primary code is PHP & Golang, but would be interested in someone from a Python, Java, C# background.
  • Be able to explain technical issues to both technical and non-technical people.
  • A passion for games

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary with flexible hours.
  • Great benefits package including private medical insurance.
  • Relocation support offered.
  • State of the art studio including a gym, gaming room and hairdressers
  • Studio based in a beautiful city full of rich culture.
  • Personal development offered e.g., language lessons.
  • Friendly and supportive work environment with social events/parties.

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2825.

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



Senior Data Engineer Mobile Games Barcelona – REF 2547

We are working with a well-known mobile game studio looking for a Data Engineer to join their studio in Barcelona. Your primary role is to prepare data for analytics and being responsible for building data pipelines to bring together information from different source systems.

What you will be doing:

  • Work with your team to design and implement features and services for data analytics solutions
  • Be responsible for designing and implementing scalable features that can handle 100K events per second
  • Keep design choices well-documented and explained
  • Identify best practises for data modelling
  • Mentor and lead members of the Data Engineering team
  • Implement pipelines that extract, transform and load data for product, analytics and operations uses
  • Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams on performance tuning, data quality and reliability

Who you are:

  • 3+ years of experience in a Data Engineer role or similar
  • 2+ years of programming or scripting experience e.g., Java, Python, PHP etc.
  • 2+ years of experience in data warehouse services e.g., Redshift, Snowflake, Vertica, BigQuery etc.
  • 2+ years’ experience implementing large scale ETL architecture
  • Excellent SQL skills
  • Great understanding of best practises in data modelling
  • Good English written and verbal communication skills
  • Passion for videogames and analytics

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary with flexible working hours
  • Great benefits including private medical insurance
  • Relocation support offered, with the studio based in a beautiful and vibrant city
  • Professional growth and training opportunities provided
  • Free language lessons and latest technology offered

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2547.

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


Mid to Senior Machine Learning/AI Programmer AAA Games Japan REF 2824

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.


Senior C++ Physics Programmer AAA South England REF 2505

This co-development games studio based in the Southeast of England and Netherlands, and they are now looking for a Senior Physics Programmer to join their team and work on their AAA arcade racing title.

What will you do:

  • Report to the Technical Director and partner with the Creative Director and gameplay teams.
  • Work closely with Designers, Programming Leads, and other programmers to plan and implement physics features.
  • Create realism using Unreal 5 for Gen 5 consoles and PC.
  • Research new approaches to physics, tooling, and automation.

Who you are:

  • 5+ years of industry experience in C++.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant field.
  • Solid understanding of 3D math, collision detection, game physics and game engines.
  • Solid debugging and optimisation skills in C++.
  • Great English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary with a great bonus scheme.
  • Excellent benefits including private healthcare, pension etc.
  • Flexible hybrid working offered.
  • Access to the latest cutting-edge hardware.
  • Friendly and supportive work environment.

Application:

Please email me your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2505.

We are an equal opportunities recruitment agency, value diversity and don't discriminate.  We are GDPR compliant.


Lead AI Programmer Console Studio AAA - London, England Ref 1835

Our client is looking for a great Lead AI Programmer to join a world-class award-winning console studio in London, England. It will provide exciting new challenges for any experienced developer looking to advance their career and craft extraordinary games.

What you will be doing:

  • Setting clear technical direction, intent, and best practises within your team
  • Lead the AI programming discipline and enable them to reach their full potential
  • Work across multidisciplinary teams to improve AI system
  • Work closely with project leadership to plan long term road maps and improve development processes
  • Identify risks and blockers early and proactively remove them
  • Communicate efficiently/effectively to both technical and non-technical team members
  • Keep up to date with latest trends and research in game AI
  • Mentor and coach junior members of the team
  • Optimize and debug high-end Console and PC performance

What we need from you:

  • Industry experience in a leadership AI programmer role or similar
  • One published AAA title as a Lead AI Engineer
  • A proven track record of successful planning and delivery
  • Experience working on all phases of game development.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong understanding of game-development related 3D maths principles
  • Expert C++ and software architecture skills
  • Strong interest in researching and implementing new AI related technologies

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary
  • Private health care
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Great work-life balance

How do you apply

Please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1835.

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


Senior Graphics Programmer AAA PC/Console Games – REF 2819

Our client is a well-established video game studio in search of a talented Senior Graphics Programmer to join their exciting team and work on their latest project. This role is offered fully remote.

What you will be doing:

  • Be responsible for driving research and implementation of new cutting-edge graphics technology and tools.
  • Analyse, refactor and improve upon existing graphics technology.
  • Work across multi-disciplinary teams to develop features.
  • Identify and fix bugs across projects.
  • Profile and optimise the entire rendering pipeline.
  • Helping mentor junior members of the programming team
  • keep up to date with latest graphic and rendering techniques and tools.

Who you are:

  • Industry experience in a graphics programmer role or similar.
  • Professional Unreal Engine development experience on PC or console
  • Strong C++ skills.
  • Extensive experience of rendering techniques, optimisation, and content pipelines.
  • Experience profiling and optimising code for optimal CPU.
  • Strong understanding of state-of-the-art rendering techniques.
  • Experience working in all phases of game development.
  • Great English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

  • Flexible working hours with no crunch.
  • Remote/home working offered.
  • Supportive and inclusive work environment.
  • Company social events.
  • Professional learning and development opportunities.

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2819.

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


JS/TS Gameplay Programmer Games France – 2697

Our client is a highly acclaimed indie game studio based in the South-West France; they are now looking for a JavaScript/Typescript Gameplay Programmer to join their exciting team.

What you will be doing:

  • Hands-on prototyping, developing, implementing, and maintaining key gameplay systems
  • Work within technical constraints to meet performance and quality goals
  • Work across multi-disciplinary teams to develop and refine game mechanics
  • Follow best practices, development process, documentation, and coding standards
  • Identify and anticipate risks associated with tasks

Who you are:

  • 3+ years of experience in a Gameplay Programmer position or similar
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant field
  • Excellent knowledge and proficiency of JavaScript and TypeScript
  • Good understanding of gameplay system implementation
  • Solid understanding of mathematics
  • Great communication and teamworking skills

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary with no crunch
  • Great benefits package including health insurance
  • Relocation support provided
  • Profit sharing and holiday bonus
  • Friendly and supportive work environment
  • Amazing added benefits in terms of transportation, sports, studio media library

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2697.

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


Remote Unity Gameplay Programmer Cross-Platform Games REF 2809

Our client is working on an exciting new project and they looking to appoint an experienced Unity Gameplay Programmer to join their team. This role is offered as a 6-month contract, fully remote or at their offices based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

What you will be doing:

  • Design, develop and maintain high quality game modes and features
  • Work together with UX/UI designer to set up a versatile UI that will function will on all platforms including iOS and Android
  • Improve the overall experience by fixing issues
  • Stay up to date with the latest developments in game programming and technology
  • Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams

Who you are:

  • 3+ years of Industry experience in a gameplay programmer role or similar
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant field
  • At least 1+ years of experience with Unity’s UI (uGUI)
  • At least 2+ years of experience with the Unity3D engine
  • Strong experience and proficiency with C#
  • Great English written and verbal communication skills
  • Passion for video games

Benefits

Remote working, or an option to work on-site in Copenhagen, relocation assistance, excellent remuneration with a friendly and supportive work-environment.

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2809.

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


Remote Software Engineer PC/Console Games SE England - REF 2782

Our client is a multi-platform videogame studio looking for a talented Software Engineer to join their team. This role is offered remote if based in the UK, Ireland or Germany.

What you will be doing:

  • Contribute to the core development of their hit simulation franchise
  • Understand and help contribute towards best practises including coding standards and review processes
  • Participant in planning and estimation of work
  • Help support and mentor junior members of your team
  • Contribute towards the overall software architecture

Who you are:

  • Industry experience in a software engineer role or similar
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar
  • Strong knowledge of C++
  • Good understanding of debugging, profiling, analysis and optimisation
  • Great English written and verbal communication skills
  • Passion for games and delivering a quality simulation software

Benefits

A great work life balance with a healthy and supportive work environment, alongside a competitive salary and amazing benefit package

Application

To apply pls forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2782.

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


Remote Build Engineer Games SE England – REF 2801

Our client is a multi-platform videogame studio looking for a Build Engineer join their team and improve performance, develop, and optimise engine extensions. This role is offered remote with based in the UK or Ireland.

What you will be doing:

  • Implement methodologies for software development in a multiplatform environment
  • Implement or integrate tools for code and asset building, deployment, software analysis and reporting infrastructure
  • Provider support for teams
  • Create and maintain documentation of the build process
  • Facilitate and support the continuous integration process
  • Ensure the development tools are used effectivity

Who you are:

  • Industry experience in a build programming role or similar
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant field
  • Experience in source control, automatic building, and unit testing tools
  • Great knowledge of Python, C#, C++
  • Good knowledge and understanding of game development pipelines
  • Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

A great work life balance with a healthy and supportive work environment, alongside a competitive salary and amazing benefit package

Application:

To apply pls forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2801.

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


Senior C++ Unreal Programmer PC/Console Studio Austria - REF 2038

Our client is an independent PC and Console studio who are currently looking for a talented C++ Unreal Programmer to join their passionate team of developers to work in their studio in Vienna.

What you will be doing:

  • Produce and implement well-engineered, reliable, maintainable and bug-free code
  • Implement major features for their current game project
  • Work across multi-disciplinary teams
  • Work on code architecture
  • Develop tools and technology for the project
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
  • Work on task estimations and risk management

Who you are:

  • Industry experience in Programmer role or similar #
  • Experience with Unreal development
  • Excellent C++ skills
  • Good knowledge and understanding of software architecture and design patterns
  • Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:
Great renumeration and relocation package, good work life balance and central city centre location.

Application:
CVs to cvs@big-planet.biz to apply quoting reference 2038. 

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


Lead UI Programmer AAA Console Games Midlands, UK – REF 2786

Our client is looking for a Lead UI Engineer to join their exciting team to work on an open world RPG, this is an opportunity to join an exciting new project and put your creative input into the look and feel of the UI.

What you will be doing:

  • Be responsible for providing technical direction for the UI
  • Work with stakeholder groups to identity UI and core technology requirements
  • Collaborate with Production to ensure effective planning to meet project goals
  • Define, deploy and measure career development goals
  • Manage goals and ensure delivery of work for your team
  • Mentor and coach junior members of the UI team
  • Facilitate communication between multi-disciplinary teams

Who you are:

  • 5+ years of industry programming experience
  • At least 1+ published title in a UI management role (ideally AAA)
  • Expert knowledge of C++
  • Strong understanding of UI frameworks and patterns, WPF experience is a plus
  • Great understanding of game development technologies and methodologies
  • Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
  • A passion for video games

Benefits:

  • Very competitive salary
  • Great benefits including Private health care
  • Flexible hours
  • Excellent relocation package offered
  • Friendly and supportive work environment

Application 

Please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2786.

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


C++ Engine Programmer AAA Midlands - REF 749

Our client is looking for a well experienced engine programmer to join an expert team who have delivered some of the best quality games to date located in the West Midlands, UK. This is a contract role offered up to 22 months. 

Your expert software architecture skills and experience of delivering robust, re-usable code will see you working as part of a team to drive the technology forwards. Your ability to architect and implement large re-usable game systems will allow you to bring a vital contribution to the game and pipelines needed to deliver a new and exciting AAA title.

What we need from you:

  • A track record of successful planning and delivery
  • Superb communication skills
  • Experience of working on current-gen consoles
  • C++ and software architecture skills
  • Excellent knowledge of console technical requirements
  • Ability to design and implement re-usable systems
  • A passion for games

Benefits:

  • Very competitive salary
  • Private health care
  • Flexible hours
  • childcare vouchers
  • Regular company outings

Application 

Please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 749.

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


Lead Golang Backend Developer AAA Games London - REF 2655

We are working with a fantastic AAA game studio based in London who is looking for a talented Lead Backend Developer to join their team. This is a great opportunity to join a AAA studio and play an integral part of the development of an exciting unannounced title. Following the success from their previous release, this studio is looking to continue the creation of their engaging multiplayer experiences. 

What will you be doing:

  • Providing excellent technical leadership 
  • Managing and monitoring the backend team
  • Working in a collaborative multi-disciplinary team
  • Pushing forward essential game features e.g. inventories, progression, customer support...
  • Ensuring scalability, flexibility and efficiency of backend services

Who you are:

  • Knowledge of and experience with scalable architecture fundamentals and distributed systems
  • Experience with deploying, building and operating microservices
  • Golang
  • Cloud-hosted infrastructure automation, Docker, AWS
  • Design patterns
  • Linux systems
  • Relational and non-relational databases
  • Leadership skills

Benefits:

  • Private family medical care
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Minimal crunch
  • Great work life balance
Application

If this the job for you please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2655.

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



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