At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. 

Rockstar is on the lookout for a passionate Animation Tools Programmer. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our game development teams, across all animation disciplines, and help drive our animation tools technology forward to support the creation of all of Rockstar Games projects. 

The Animation Tools Programmer role will involve developing and maintaining animation related tools and pipelines for our advanced animation systems for large scale games. We’re looking for someone with the skills to iterate with our animation and rigging teams to implement the very best tools for character, camera and facial animation.

This is a full-time, permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar’s state-of-the-art game development studio in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games Tools Team create and maintain software tools that are used by all game development disciplines to support the creation of all Rockstar Games projects.
• These software tools range from digital content exporters, a data processing asset pipeline to game, CI/CD automation systems and UI editors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work within the Tools team on all animation related technology, mainly focused on animation exporters, editors and pipelines.
• Implement tasks to specification defined by the Lead Tools programmers.

REQUIREMENTS

• A degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent.
• Experience with C++ and/or C#.
• Strong math skills.
• Strong team communication skills.
• Ability to work within a team.
• Ability to work within a schedule and deliver effectively to deadlines.

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience with MotionBuilder and/or Maya.
• Experience working with animators and riggers.
• Games industry experience working on AAA titles.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.  

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. 

Rockstar is on the lookout for a passionate Animation Tools Programmer. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our game development teams, across all animation disciplines, and help drive our animation tools technology forward to support the creation of all of Rockstar Games projects. 

The Animation Tools Programmer role will involve developing and maintaining animation related tools and pipelines for our advanced animation systems for large scale games. We’re looking for someone with the skills to iterate with our animation and rigging teams to implement the very best tools for character, camera and facial animation.

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s unique game development studio in Oakville, ON.

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games Tools Team create and maintain software tools that are used by all game development disciplines to support the creation of all Rockstar Games projects.
• These software tools range from digital content exporters, a data processing asset pipeline to game, CI/CD automation systems and UI editors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work within the Tools team on all animation related technology, mainly focused on animation exporters, editors and pipelines.
• Implement tasks to specification defined by the Lead Tools programmers.

REQUIREMENTS

• A degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent.
• Experience with C++ and/or C#.
• Strong math skills.
• Strong team communication skills.
• Ability to work within a team.
• Ability to work within a schedule and deliver effectively to deadlines.

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience with MotionBuilder and/or Maya.
• Experience working with animators and riggers.
• Games industry experience working on AAA titles.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.  

** For those based in Toronto, Rockstar will provide accommodations to job applicants and employees as long as such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship on Rockstar, and consistent with its obligations under the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. 

Rockstar Dundee is on the lookout for a passionate UI Tools Programmer to deliver world class user interfaces that help form the connection between the player and our games.

This is a full-time, permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar’s unique game development studio in the heart of Dundee, Scotland. 

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games UI Team is a diverse, multinational team made up of programmers and developers from across our studios.
• We work together across time zones to use our industry-leading, in-house proprietary “RAGE” engine to produce the User Interface features that form the connection between the player and our games.
• We develop our own UI tools, editors and technologies to let our UI developers realize the creative vision of the projects we work on while constantly striving for excellence to produce the seamless UI experience our millions of players expect.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop new tools and improve existing ones for efficient UI content creation.
• Collaborate with your lead, and have ownership of tool feature deliverables and sets of tasks to assist other tool feature areas.
• Work with the other UI tool team members and review other programmer’s code and ensure your feedback helps to meet the expected quality levels.

REQUIREMENTS

• A degree in software engineering, mathematics or computer science.
• 2+ years professional programming experience. 
• Adept in C# and high-level design patterns.
• Comfortable with a wide range of code architectures including OOP design patterns, MVVM and SOLID programming.
• Familiarity with MVVM software design. Especially WPF.
• Experienced with the programming challenges related to UI development.
• Strong debugging and deductive skills.

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• In-depth familiarity with Rockstar products.
• Ideally 1+ published console title or 2+ years game development experience.
• Developed and delivered high level software tools to internal clients, such as a game editor application for peers.
• Adept at C++, can understand proprietary open-source C++ library usage.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.  

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. 

Rockstar is on the lookout for a passionate Software Engineer who is skilled at hands on development.

This is a full-time, permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar’s unique game development studio in the heart of Dundee, Scotland. 

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games Information Systems team create and maintain production software tools that are used by all game development disciplines to support the creation of all Rockstar Games projects.
• The tools we build range from task management software, defect trackers with games console integration, distributed video recording systems, reporting and analytics applications.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement solutions to help us meet the challenges of fast paced game development.
• Contribute towards the team’s software design guidelines.
• Collaborate with other Rockstar technology teams across our worldwide studios.
• Develop a strong understanding of the systems we use and learn new technologies to help advance our applications.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of professional experience in Java backend development.
• Strong command of Java, from low-level optimization to high-level architecture.
• Deep expertise in the Spring Boot ecosystem and JPA/Hibernate.
• Proven experience designing and scaling RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of MySQL (or other major RDBMS) with query-tuning experience.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and change data capture (CDC) pipelines.
• Proficient in Java performance profiling and debugging.
• Comfortable in Linux environments, with strong communication and production-support skills.

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Familiarity with Directed Acyclic Graphs and Graph Databases.
• Familiarity with media processing tools like FFMPEG.
• Exposure to version control, CI/CD systems and build automations.
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and multi-tier server applications.
• Exposure to Caching Systems, Spring Cloud, Swagger.
• Experience with data warehousing solutions like Snowflake / Apache Doris.
• Familiarity with Debezium.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.  

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. 

Rockstar is on the lookout for a talented Development Support team member who passionate about supporting our game development teams and driving our tools technology forward.

This is a full-time, permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar’s state-of-the-art game development studio in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games Tools Team create and maintain software tools that are used by all game development disciplines to support the creation of all Rockstar Games projects.
• These software tools range from digital content exporters, a data processing asset pipeline to game, CI/CD automation systems and UI editors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work within the Tools team primarily supporting our animators and environment artists with assistance and problem solving.
• Gain an understanding of artist and animator workflows and how the data they produce translates into the game engine.
• Diagnose exporter, data processing, and automation problems.
• Handle incoming support requests directed towards the Tools team.
• Escalate issues to Tools Leads and Tools Programmers where appropriate.
• Communicate frequently reported support issues with Tools Leads.

REQUIREMENTS

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience working within a large-scale AAA development team.
• A university degree in Game Production, Design, Data Science, or a related field.
• Familiarity with at least one digital content creation package.
• Experience with 3ds Max MaxScript, Motionbuilder or Maya.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.  

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. Rockstar San Diego is on the lookout for a Senior Tools Programmers who possess a passion for Tools development and improving workflows.

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s new state-of-the-art game development studio in Carlsbad, CA. 

WHAT WE DO

• We build and maintain software tools that are used by all game development disciplines to support the creation of all Rockstar Games projects.
• These software tools range from digital content exporters, a data processing asset pipeline to game, CI/CD automation systems and UI editors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and build high performance and easy to use functionality in our frontend world editors and their corresponding backend APIs.
• Collaborate and support artists, programmers and designers with how to best use our tooling and to design and develop new applications, technology and workflows to meet their needs.
• Work with other experienced team members to research and define software architectural patterns and frameworks to use for building our internal tooling.
• Collaborate closely with your Lead and team to support delivering internal tool features and fixes including technical discussion, following processes, and reviewing code.
• Maintain the team’s existing codebase and deliver high-quality, time-effective solutions whilst being practical for long-term support.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience of system or application ownership; inclusive of requirements gathering, system design, and delivering significant contributions to code.
• Strong C#/.NET skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience working with WPF, XAML and the MVVM pattern.
• Ability to work within a schedule and deliver effectively to deadlines

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience working with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with one or more RPC frameworks such as WCF or gRPC.
• Familiarity with one or more ORM frameworks such as NHibernate or Entity Framework.
• Experience working with Docker.
• Experience with automation and CI/CD systems.
• Games industry experience working on AAA titles.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.                                   

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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