Description
THE THIRD FLOOR, Inc. is the world’s pre-eminent, Emmy
Award visualization company with offices in Los Angeles and London as well as
on location with productions around the world. For the past 12 years, the
studio has helped clients visualize and maximize content by producing
computer-animated blueprints, known as “previsualizations”. Recent film and
television projects THE THIRD FLOOR, Inc. has worked on include The Martian,
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Marvel’s Ant-Man, San Andreas, Marvel’s
Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road, Maleficent, X-Men: Days of Future
Past, Edge of Tomorrow, Guardians of the Galaxy and Game of Thrones Seasons 4,
5 and 6. We continue to push the boundaries of entertainment with content
development for exciting cutting-edge projects.
Senior Engineer - Interactive VR
The Third Floor visualizes stories at every stage of their
creation - From storyboards to post-production, we collaborate across the globe
to explore narrative; design shots; and create technical solutions to help
build award-winning visuals and immersive experiences.
Our VR team is looking for an experienced programmer to help
build our next generation of products. You will work with the VR team to
contribute across all aspects of development. Strong candidates will have a
deep understanding of interactive design and engineering, systems
implementation, and be able to take responsibility for discrete systems.
Being agile and able to quickly switch between multiple tasks is an
essential requirement in this fast-developing space.
Responsibilities:
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Build amazing VR games and
experiences.
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Work closely with technical and
creative disciplines to define and rapidly prototype interactive products.
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Create clean, efficient, and
well documented solutions for use across multiple VR projects.
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Improve existing systems and
pipelines to aid in the creation of new experiences.
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Investigate and create new
tools and technologies to improve efficiency and power our next generation of
content.
Required Skills:
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Expert knowledge of Unreal
Engine and C++.
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Experience working within game
or interactive entertainment development teams.
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Strong engineering skills
applicable to VR and gaming applications, including a combination of VR
interaction techniques, 3D graphics, UI / UX, animation and IK systems.
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Track record of commercially
published titles, preferably on console or VR platforms in entertainment space.
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Deep working hands-on knowledge
and understanding of software design and coding techniques.
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5+ years of interactive
development experience.
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Knowledge of VR and gaming
platforms and middleware technologies - strengths & weaknesses.
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Debugging and optimization
skills.
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Experience with project
management tools and techniques (Agile / Scrum, Perforce, Jira / Trello, GreenHopper,
etc.).
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Able to think creatively
resolve technical challenges and limitations.
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A desire to learn new
innovative technologies to improve personal development and skills.
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BS or MS in computer science,
software engineering, or equivalent formal qualifications.
Desired Skills:
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Additional experience with
Unity and C# highly beneficial.
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Working knowledge of 360
spherical video and stereographic techniques.
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Experience developing across
multiple VR / AR systems such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, GearVR
and Google Daydream, etc.
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Experience with Maya and other
content creation tools, ability to understand and communicate asset budgets and
best practices.
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Solid understanding of
optimization techniques to target multiple platforms.
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Bonus points for back-end
scripting, BI / Analytics, and tools automation.
Personal Characteristics
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Agility – Flexible, capable of
jumping in and running with multiple task simultaneously.
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Self-managed, self-motivated,
enthusiastic and passionate.
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Must be willing to listen and
learn, can research complex problems and bring solutions.
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Be courageous, persevere,
experiment, try and re-try.
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Strong understanding of
industry trends, techniques, and stays up-to-date.
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Enthusiastic and willing to
make their mark.
To apply, please visit: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=oJBL4fwT&s=Creativeheads.net