Animation Programmer

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
At the moment the project is in the prototyping phase with a team of around 25 developers where most have 10+ years of experience and have shipped multiple AAA games on several platforms. The team will stay this size for the next year which means that you will be involved in all aspects of the game and code related questions and topics but be the expert when it comes to Animation programming.
The game is a AAA, single player, third person, open-world action-RPG set in a modern era and made in Unreal5. At Liquid Swords, we don’t believe in buzzwords. We approach game development in a quite simplistic way as game development is complicated as it is so no need to complicate the process further. This allows us to focus on quality and allowing our team members to be the experts they are and to fully unleash that expertise in their respective field. You will both help to find and evaluate what tech and tools will be best for the game, produce code within many different areas and help form the code department.
After this phase we will continue to keep the project small throughout the development and aim to be about 80-100 people where everyone will sit on the same office floor to continue our collaborative and uncomplicated way of developing the game. The code team will consist of about 20 developers with minimal hierarchies and great opportunities for everyone to make an impact on both the game and the company. At the end of the prototype and while going into the next phase you will get the opportunity to focus on only Animation or if you found a new area of interest, go into that.
This is a full-time position based out of Liquid Swords legendary HQ in Nacka, Sweden (10 minutes from the city of Stockholm) with the possibility to work from home on occasion.
Why you should be working at Liquid Swords!
A privately held company financed by founder Christofer Sundberg, who is also CCO of the company
We are a return to a more simple time in game development focusing on the collaboration, where all our creativity is unleashed. To us, content and quality is king
Core team at Liquid Swords have a track-record of developing multi-million selling franchises including Just Cause, Battlefield, PayDay and GTA
We develop AAA games with a fluid, indie approach. We do not plan to grow the studio into a 200+ employee company but rather maintain it as skilful and compact
Our goal is development of mature intellectual properties for the adult player where character and narrative are more important than monetization loops
Everyone is encouraged to be entrepreneurs within their field of expertise and step into multiple areas of responsibility
A senior start-up in that essentials like insurances, pensions and funding are in place already and you get to be involved in building both studio and game from the ground up
We take calculated risks that are worth taking in order to avoid distractions for the team and allow everyone to do their best work in respective disciplines
Liquid Swords utilize and develop all of our games using Unreal Engine 5 ™
A programmer with previous experience from programming on AAA console games.
You have professional experience working in a C++ based game engine, if you have experience from working in Unreal that is extra meritorious.
You have a keen interest in games and animation and are probably a gamer yourself.
You enjoy working in cross-functional teams with a lot of cooperation and are excited to take the step to join a startup and be part of building a brand new game and company!



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