Programmer (Character Tech)

About Remedy Entertainment

Storytellers at heart, Remedy creates cinematic blockbuster action games that break media boundaries and push the envelope of 3D character technology and visual effects. We believe the Remedy name is a seal of quality, packed with iconic characters, narrative and stylized gameplay. Remedy’s games include Death Rally, Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Alan Wake, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, and Quantum Break.

Position

We are looking for a Programmer to help unify our digital character creation workflows. We have recently started from scratch to unify our character creation pipeline, presenting a unique opportunity to join our team of talented and experienced programmers and artists.

While this a full-time software engineering role, the Character Technology team has also worked on implementing existing skinning algorithms, novel convolutional neural network architectures, facial blendshape solvers, custom photogrammetry hardware and statistical analysis of motion capture among others things.

Responsibilities:

• Help develop an industry leading digital content creation pipeline
• Adhere to high quality programming standards
• Support the teams involved with character creation with tools to make their work easier

Your qualification

• Minimum 2 years of experience working in the game industry (preferably on AAA titles) or VFX industry
• Proficiency in at least C++ and Python
• Curiosity, ability to learn fast and to communicate concisely
• Experience working with Autodesk Maya or MotionBuilder APIs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (in English)

Will be a plus

• A degree in computer science or software engineering
• Experience with any of the following: custom in-house game engines, test driven development, continuous integration, UI frameworks, API design, parallelism

What we offer

• Yes, you get to move to Finland where the quality of life is exceptional and cost of living is affordable
• Moving to a new country can be intimidating, but our relocation service is there every step of the way to take care of you. You can concentrate on work, while we’ll take care of everything else
• You will be offered competitive compensation with a bonus system
• We work hard, but at Remedy we believe in a great work life balance. Happy people work better. In Finland you get up to 5 weeks of paid vacation every year. This is on top of public holidays and other special occasions
• Above all, you get to work on awesome, unique video games that the global audience is interested in at a studio where your input is valued. We try our hardest to keep our team sizes and the work load sensible, so your contributions feel valuable