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Job Title Senior Animation Engineer Department Engineering Location(s) Brighton (preferred), Brno, Prague Reports To Lead engineer Job Type Permanent Job Summary As a Senior Animation Engineer you will set a high bar for code quality and bring a deep passion for character animation and the technology behind it. In this role you will own and continue the development of our core animation systems, tools, and pipelines, extending and maintaining the code of our technology while working closely with animators, character artists, technical artists, designers, and fellow engineers to bring our characters to life and deliver spectacular, believable animation for our games. Duties and Responsibilities Work within Unreal Engine 5, adapting existing animation systems and building new technology to meet the project's technical and creative needs. Prototype and implement animation features and runtime systems (animation graphs, state machines, blending, layering). Build and maintain animation tools and pipelines that empower animators and technical artists to work efficiently. Work closely and constructively with animation, art, design, and engineering teams to realise creative ambitions. Support planning efforts by estimating and dependency-checking animation feature development. Identify technical and developmental risks/obstacles and generate solutions to overcome them. Research coding techniques and algorithms to stay current with technological developments and advancements in animation and the wider game industry. Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience Demonstrable programming experience in a creative environment. Shipped one or more AAA game titles, ideally using Unreal Engine. Advanced proficiency in C++, linear algebra, and 3D maths, with strong familiarity with Object-Oriented design principles (OOP). Strong experience with Unreal Engine, Blueprints, and Unreal animation principles (Animation Blueprints, state machines, blend spaces, linked layers). Hands-on implementation experience in one or more of the following: inverse kinematics techniques, ragdoll and physics-based character animation, procedural animation techniques, keyframe animation and forward kinematics. Dedication to code quality and documentation, and the ability to learn and master new technologies and code. Ability to work independently and efficiently under deadlines. Effective communicator and collaborator across multi-disciplinary teams. Highly Desirable Experience with machine-learning-driven animation techniques (e.g. motion matching, learned pose generation). Experience with Control Rig, IK Rig, and Motion Warping. Experience with new features like Mass locomotion, Mover and/or UAF/AnimNext . Strong familiarity with Data-Oriented design principles (DOP). Hands-on experience developing for Xbox Series X/S and PS5. Hangar 13 prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities. For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination. As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation. SECURITY NOTICE - We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate. Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews. If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JF1
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.