Engineer (Any Level)

About the Job

Start Date: ASAP
Full Time: 37.5 hours per week, 9.30am – 6pm
Contract: Fixed term contract until the end of May 2024
Salary: depending on experience
Location: Gas Ferry Road Studio, Bristol (some remote working to be agreed with your Line Manager)
Come make games at Aardman! We’ve assembled an amazing team to build visually unique games, driven by inventive mechanics and compelling characters, brimming with Aardman’s trademark humour and craftsmanship.
At Aardman, you're not just an employee–you're a co-owner in a world-renowned, independent creative powerhouse. We value creative integrity, excellence, humour, openness, and collaboration–and we'd love for you to bring your engineering expertise to the table.
The project:
We’re part-way through development of Chicken Run: Eggstraction, a cross-platform multiplayer heist game, working with the incredible Netflix as our publisher. Help us ship this fantastic game and be a pivotal part of developing our upcoming titles, featuring both beloved and new IP.
We’re seeking engineers who crave creative influence, cherish transparency, and aspire to craft memorable games. But at our studio, you're not just building games; you'll help shape our unique culture and our influence our whole approach to development.
At Aardman, you’ll actively participate in defining technical goals, architecting solutions, and showcasing your work at industry events, and you’ll have agency and comprehensive support throughout each project. Jump into a role where your ideas are valued, your contributions celebrated, and your technical skills are honed.
The Role:
Responsibilities:
Core:
•Help us build high quality games with UE5, on PC and next-gen consoles, as a generalist, or specialising in gameplay, systems, graphics, AI, multiplayer, or
live services.
•Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
•Work closely with artists, designers, and other developers to realise the game's vision.
•Troubleshoot and resolve bugs and performance issues.
•Document code and development processes.
•Support the build and iteration of our various development and production workflows.
•Continually develop new skills and techniques.
More Senior:
•Take ownership of large features and systems with considerable autonomy and risk management.
•Help define and create the best practices, tools, and environment for the studio to do its best work.
•Help coach and develop relevant skills and approaches throughout the studio.
•Help drive development of our new IP, touching all aspects of the game.
•Research and integrate new technologies and techniques to keep the game at the cutting edge.
•Effectively communicate with stakeholders about technical aspects.
Requirements:
People have all sorts of varying skills and life experiences. If you think you can deliver exceptional work with respect to the responsibilities, please apply! Our team is especially understanding and supportive of the variability of opportunities and barriers that one might have had. Oh, and make sure you bring passion. Having said that, the following are some guidelines:
Core:
•Great skills with Unreal Engine
•Fantastic C++ programming, debugging, and documentation skills.
•Team experience
More Senior:
•Technical design and architecture skills
•Process development experience
•Experience mentoring and guiding team members.
For a full role profile and to apply, please go to: https://jobs.aardman.com/vacancies/167/engineer-any-level.html
We will be reviewing applications for interview as they're submitted. Please confirm your salary expectations and availability in your cover letter.
Closing Date for applications is: 5pm on 31st January 2024

More about the company

Aardman, based in Bristol (UK) and co-founded in 1976 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton, is an independent and multi-award-winning studio. It produces feature films, series, advertising, interactive entertainment and attractions for both the domestic and international market. Their productions are novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team.
The studio’s work is often imitated and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world. In November 2018, Aardman became an Employee Owned organisation, ensuring that the studio remains independent and securing the creative legacy and culture of the company for the future.