Animation Engineer

Role Overview

Join our highly experienced and innovative team as an Animation Engineer to bring life and movement to characters in procedurally generated environments. Collaborate with the animation team to design, develop, and implement robust animation systems within Unreal Engine.

What You Will Do

Collaborate with the animation team to design, develop, and implement robust animation systems within Unreal Engine. Implement techniques to achieve smooth and responsive animations, considering factors such as frame rate, memory usage, and scalability.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Highwire is built on mutual trust and respect. As a team, we value honesty, authenticity, transparency, and professionalism. We are committed to building an ethical, trustworthy company, and we expect the same high standards from everyone on our team.

Requirements

• 5 years of videogame industry experience
• Proficiency in Unreal and strong programming skills in C++
• In-depth understanding of animation principles
• Experience with animation systems such as state machines and graphs
• Familiarity with physics-based animation techniques and simulations
• Ability to optimize animations for performance

Benefits

• Highwire is built on mutual trust and respect
• Hybrid Culture
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401k
• Flexible PTO
• Equitable Profit-sharing Program
• Impact