Animation Systems Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for an Animation Engineer to develop scalable character animation systems in a remote environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain native animation instances for characters and runtime systems
• Collaborate with Tech Animation to refine data definitions and modular character build logic
• Drive and optimize secondary motion systems and improve animation system scalability across platforms

Required Qualifications

• Expert-level C++ experience with real-time, performance-sensitive systems
• Proven experience with real-time animation systems in Unreal or similar AAA engines
• Deep knowledge of skeletal animation, blending, and state machines
• Strong math foundation including linear algebra and motion/physics integration
• Familiarity with modular character systems and technical considerations of multiplayer animation systems is beneficial