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Come make games at Aardman! We’ve assembled an amazing team to build visually unique games, driven by inventive mechanics and compelling characters, brimming with Aardman’s trademark humour and craftsmanship.
At Aardman, you're not just an employee–you're a co-owner in a world-renowned, independent creative powerhouse. We value creative integrity, excellence, humour, openness, and collaboration–and we'd love for you to bring your engineering expertise to the table.
The project
We’re part-way through development of Chicken Run: Eggstraction, a cross-platform multiplayer heist game, working with the incredible Netflix as our publisher. Help us ship this fantastic game and be a pivotal part of developing our upcoming titles, featuring both beloved and new IP.
We’re seeking engineers who crave creative influence, cherish transparency, and aspire to craft memorable games. But at our studio, you're not just building games; you'll help shape our unique culture and our influence our whole approach to development.
At Aardman, you’ll actively participate in defining technical goals, architecting solutions, and showcasing your work at industry events, and you’ll have agency and comprehensive support throughout each project. Jump into a role where your ideas are valued, your contributions celebrated, and your technical skills are honed.
Responsibilities
Core:
- Help us build high quality games with UE5, on PC and next-gen consoles, as a generalist, or specialising in gameplay, systems, graphics, AI, multiplayer, or live services.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
- Work closely with artists, designers, and other developers to realise the game's vision.
- Troubleshoot and resolve bugs and performance issues.
- Document code and development processes.
- Support the build and iteration of our various development and production workflows.
- Continually develop new skills and techniques.
More Senior:
- Take ownership of large features and systems with considerable autonomy and risk management.
- Help define and create the best practices, tools, and environment for the studio to do its best work.
- Help coach and develop relevant skills and approaches throughout the studio.
- Help drive development of our new IP, touching all aspects of the game.
- Research and integrate new technologies and techniques to keep the game at the cutting edge.
- Effectively communicate with stakeholders about technical aspects.
About you
Requirements:
People have all sorts of varying skills and life experiences. If you think you can deliver exceptional work with respect to the responsibilities, please apply! Our team is especially understanding and supportive of the variability of opportunities and barriers that one might have had. Oh, and make sure you bring passion. Having said that, the following are some guidelines:
Core:
- Great skills with Unreal Engine
- Fantastic C++ programming, debugging, and documentation skills.
- Team experience
More Senior:
- Technical design and architecture skills
- Process development experience
- Experience mentoring and guiding team members.
About Us
Aardman is an independent and multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio. It produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment.
Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world.
In November 2018, Aardman became an Employee-Owned organisation, ensuring that the studio remains independent and securing the creative legacy and culture of the company for the future.
Our Diversity & Inclusion Charter is our commitment to building a workforce that is truly reflective of society, underpinned by the belief that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential in delivering on our mission: to create entertainment for all and to be the most inspirational animation company in the world. We welcome applications from all individuals and are always happy to discuss flexible working needs. Aardman is proud to be both a Disability Confident Employer and a Living Wage Employer.
