Senior Tools Engineer

Lighthouse Games; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A new AAA game studio is seeking a Senior Tools Engineer in Royal Leamington Spa. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality tools delivery and mentoring junior engineers. Ideal candidates possess experience on AAA titles, knowledge of DCC tools, and excellent communication skills. Join a collaborative work environment where you can enhance your career and contribute to exciting projects in game development.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday, plus 1 day for your birthday

Studio Shutdown between Christmas and New Year

Qualifications

• Experience working in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to produce quality code with minimal guidance.
• Experience in planning and delivering large projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure excellent quality work is produced throughout the team.
• Work closely with content teams to provide necessary tools.
• Seek opportunities to improve quality across all work.

Skills

Experience working as a Tools Engineer on AAA titles

Knowledge of DCC tools (3DS Max, Maya, Substance Suite, Houdini)

Passion for tools development

Solid understanding of code architecture best practices

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Passion for gaming and game development

Experience in Unreal Engine 4 or 5

Experience mentoring other Engineers

Experience supporting remote teams

Job description

Game Engineering Full-time Royal Leamington Spa

Lighthouse Games is a new AAA studio in Leamington Spa. We are defined by our pedigree of talent, and serious ambition to build a new best-in-class game. When you join us at Lighthouse, you will be able to create the best work of your career, in an environment that feels truly collaborative. You will learn from the best, and work along side the future greats of the gaming industry.

As the Senior Tools Engineer, you will be responsible for the reliable delivery of best-in-class tools from your team, pushing for quality at every opportunity to ensure that colleagues from all disciplines have what they need to do their work to the best of their ability. As a senior team member, you will share your knowledge with those with less experience to ensure high quality code is created throughout the team.

Key Duties Include

• Ensure excellent quality work is produced throughout the team, including the use of automated testing processes
• Work closely with all content teams to ensure they have the tools needed, and actively identify areas of improvement
• Pro-actively seek opportunities to improve the quality of everything we do
• Actively take part in and encourage our collaborative and creative team spirit

Requirements

• Experience working as a Tools Engineer on one or more AAA titles
• Knowledge of common DCC tools, such as 3DS Max, Maya, Substance Suite, and Houdini
• Passion for tools development and improving the working environment of others
• Solid understanding of code architecture best practices
• Work effectively and independently with minimum guidance and support
• Excellent written and verbal communication skillsli>
• Passion for gaming and game development
• Experience in Unreal Engineer 4 or 5 on a AAA title
• Experience mentoring other Engineers
• Experience supporting remote teamsExperience in planning and delivering large bodies of work throughout the full project lifecycle
• 25 Days Holiday, plus 1 day for your birthday
• Studio Shutdown between Christmas and New Year