Senior Programmer

d3t, part of the global Keywords Studios Group, is at the cutting edge of technology and we deliver truly ground-breaking video game projects for our A-list clients. We offer work-for-hire and co-development services to the video game sector, adding value to games and working with award winning global clients. As a successful and growing studio, we are always interested in recruiting talented individuals to our expanding programming team.

Our studio is based in Runcorn, Cheshire and offer an amazingly professional, fun and supportive working environment. We are passionate about what we do and pride ourselves on our anti-crunch mentality, mentoring ethos and have been awarded ‘Best Places to Work’ multiple times including 2021 by gamesindustry.biz. We are offering the option of being studio based, hybrid or remote working with studio visits as and when required for the Senior Programmer role.

Senior Programmer - Role and Responsibilities

In a typical day this role would involve:

• Looking at code reviews submitted by other team members
• Rendering bugs with an OpenGL to DirectX port
• Working on a memory allocator for a console title
• Help junior coders working on other aspects of the title such as input, save games etc, and would be responsible for ensuring they had clear direction in the way they can tackle client projects

Essential Skills

• At least 4 years’ experience working in a programming position
• Experience shipping games or apps from inception to completion
• Fluent in multiple programming languages including C/C++
• A technical bias, with an interest in getting stuck-in to difficult problems every day
• Experienced and confident working on low-level code in areas such as physics, rendering, memory management, networking etc.

Desirable Skills

• Experience working in multiple programming languages
• Experience working with in-house or commercial game engines.

Person Specification

• Confident and able to communicate at all levels
• Able to demonstrate a sense of reliability and responsibility
• A can-do and flexible attitude
• A keen interest in video games and programming
• Ability and willingness to support junior programmers and other team members as required