To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator and aim at excellence.

At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make video games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004.

With over 3,500 staff in 19 studios around the world, Virtuos is one of the largest independent game developers. Since 2004, Virtuos has contributed to hundreds of games on all major platforms. Our track record is full of achievements. Virtuos has worked with 18 of the top 20 game companies worldwide (2K, Activision-Blizzard, Bandai-Namco, EA, Microsoft, Square Enix, Sony, Ubisoft, Warner Bros...) by contributing to many of their largest AAA, New-Gen titles as well as shipping over 10 co developed titles each year in recent years.

Virtuos Group contributed to creation of such games as Batman - Return to Arkham, Assassin's Creed Liberation Remastered, Marvel's Avengers, The Last of Us Part II, Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel Midnight Suns, NFS Unbound, Callisto Protocol...

Our French studios are located in Paris, Lyon and Montpellier - join us to make games better, together.
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Avec plus de 3 500 employés et 19 studios à travers le monde, Virtuos est l'un des plus gros développeurs indépendants au monde.
Depuis nos débuts en 2004, 18 des plus grands acteurs de l'industrie (2K, Activision-Blizzard, Bandai-Namco, EA, Microsoft, Square Enix, Sony, Ubisoft, Warner Bros...) nous ont fait confiance pour réaliser des assets graphiques, des niveaux, des quêtes, des DLC complets, des adaptations ou des missions d'engineering.

Nos équipes multiculturelles et cosmopolites ont régulièrement l'opportunité d'oeuvrer sur des jeux vidéo populaires tels que Batman - Return to Arkham, Assassin's Creed Liberation Remastered, Marvel's Avengers, The Last of Us Part II, Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel Midnight Suns, NFS Unbound, Callisto Protocol...

Nous recherchons des talents passionnés pour rallier les équipes de nos studios français à Paris, Lyon et Montpellier.

For on-going and unannounced projects, we are looking for a developer who is motivated by versatile missions centered around animation processing or integration of cutting-edge technologies essentially on Unreal Engine 5 for AA or AAA games on PC, Xbox Series or PlayStation 5, and who can cover a wider scope if needed, including the development of game systems, implementation, analysis and performance optimization or the integration of third-party technologies.

Responsibilities :

• Analyse the needs of animators in order to streamline their tool chain from animation production to integration and execution in game.
  
• Analyse the game designers' requests, and iterate with them, in order to implement the different states and transitions of animations associated with the gameplay mechanisms developed, from the prototype to the polishing, and resulting in a fun and striking result while being robust and performing.
  
• Participate in the technical architecture defined by the lead developer and the technical director.
  
• Develop any tools and functions associated with the processing of animations, in order to expose to the animators and game designers the parameters and events to be tuned.
  
• Collaborate with other team members and other development, art or production teams, local or remote.
  
• Make propositions to improve existing functionalities, for the sake of the final quality of the game.
  
• Deliver a clean, clearly commented and structured code, in respect of the suitable conditions of performance and reliability.
  
• Integrate in game when necessary, any delivered asset (characters, environments, props, animations, cut-scenes, UIs, sounds, special effects, etc.).
  
• Analyse and fix bugs identified in the source code (even if written by other developers).
  
• Track performance or memory troubles (if any) and solve them by bringing appropriate optimizations.
  
• Make sure the final results fit the expected quality.
  
• Do reporting according to deadlines, as well as provide any necessary relevant information, which might be needed for efficient use
  
• When necessary, write a technical document explaining the developed or studied system.
  

Must have qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as a programmer in the video game or multimedia industry, or beginner with relevant school projects.
  
• Proven experience with Unreal Engine in gameplay programming or game system development.
  
• Proficiency in C++ and object-oriented programming.
  
• Excellent understanding of the code impact on performance and memory utilization.
  
• Autonomous and proactive personality
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as good level of English both written and spoken
  

Nice to have qualifications

• Credited in one or several released games.
  
• Experience in developing heroes or AI associated with characters.
  
• A strong interest for animation programming.
  

Position
Permanent contract located at Cergy, France. Partial work from home possible.

What we offer

• Open and collaborative employee culture.
  
• Team buildings and company activities.
  
• Healthcare plan.
  
• Partial remote work possible.
  
• Oversee work opportunities.
  
• Located in a green campus near RER.
  
• Meal allowance.
  
• Videogames and board-games library.
  
• Complimentary drinks.
  
• And more...
  

Resume, cover letter, references, web site (if relevant)

To: Talent Acquisition Specialiste