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Senior Animation Engineer

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Job Summary

Own and advance core animation systems, tools, and pipelines that power character animation for AAA games. Build and extend technology in Unreal Engine 5, prototyping animation runtime features such as animation graphs, state machines, blending, and layering. Develop tools and workflows that help animators and technical artists work efficiently, collaborating across animation, art, design, and engineering while assessing risks and documenting high-quality code.

Location: Brno, Prague

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Work within Unreal Engine 5 to adapt existing animation systems and build new technology for project needs.
•Prototype and implement animation features and runtime systems including animation graphs, state machines, blending, and layering.
•Build and maintain animation tools and pipelines that empower animators and technical artists.
•Collaborate closely with animation, art, design, and engineering teams to realize creative ambitions.
•Support planning by estimating and dependency-checking animation feature development, and identify risks with solutions.

Key Requirements

•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 Object-Oriented design (OOP) skills.
•Strong experience with Unreal Engine, Blueprints, and Unreal animation principles (Animation Blueprints, state machines, blend spaces, linked layers).
•Hands-on implementation experience with animation techniques such as inverse kinematics, ragdoll/physics-based animation, procedural animation, keyframe animation, and forward kinematics.

Experience:AAA gamesUnreal Engine

Skills:Code qualityDocumentationIndependent workCollaborationCommunication

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Unreal Engine 5C++Object-Oriented design (OOP)Unreal EngineBlueprintsAnimation BlueprintsState machinesBlendingLayeringAnimation graphsBlend spacesLinked layersInverse kinematicsRagdollPhysics-based character animationProcedural animationKeyframe animationForward kinematicsMachine-learning-driven animationMotion matching

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