• Advanced Software Engineer (FX)

    Warner Bros. Discovery (Salt Lake City, UT)


    _Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of._

     

    Who We Are…

     

    When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the _storytellers_ bringing our characters to life, the _creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the _dreamers_ creating what’s next…

     

    From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

     

    Avalanche is a Warner Bros. Games studio located in downtown Salt Lake City nestled against the backdrop of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. We’ve been in the video game business since 1995, creating interactive experiences for fans of the world’s largest franchises. Join the team behind the blockbuster open world, action RPG Hogwarts Legacy as we create what’s next!

     

    Advanced Software Engineer (FX)

     

    Avalanche Software, a division of Warner Brothers Games Inc., seeks an Advanced Software Engineer with extensive rendering and special effects experience to join our talented team that created Hogwarts Legacy! As a member of our studio's VFX team, you will collaborate with designers, artists, and other engineers to develop immersive gameplay experiences with industry leading visuals.

     

    Your responsibilities include the design, authoring, maintenance and refactoring of visual and effects systems that meet all design, technical and schedule requirements. You will collaborate with technical leadership and other engineers to help establish overall technical design and architecture. You will work in concert with designers and content creators to engineer solutions that satisfy design and content requirements. You will partner with the production staff in building and maintaining realistic schedules, identifying dependencies and raising red flags where appropriate. You will cooperate closely with QA and technical leadership to ensure the stability and accuracy of code and authoring systems by identifying, communicating and resolving defects.

    JOB REQUIREMENTS

    + B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent

    + Over 5 years of professional game programming experience

    + Experience with special effects, shaders, and physics

    + An understanding of system optimization issues

    + Strong verbal communication skills: the ability to easily communicate technical topics with both engineers and non-technical people

    + Self-starter attitude, and comfort with collaboration

    + Strong passion to build industry-leading game visuals and ship the highest quality AAA games

    + Proficiency with Unreal Engine

    PLUSES

    + Experience in collaborating with technical and FX artists to deliver fully realized effects

    + Experience in Houdini and/or SideFX

    + Work in compute shaders or other massively parallel general processing paradigms

    + Experience working in console game development, from start to finish, on multiple projects

    + Experience with Unreal Engine’s Niagara and Chaos systems

     

    How We Get Things Done…

     

    This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

     

    Championing Inclusion at WBD

     

    Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

     

    If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page (https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/accessibility) for instructions to submit your request.