Senior Engine ProgrammerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Engine Programmer. This person will be working on a new AAA shooter and a new IP across multiple platforms. We’re looking for a very experienced engine programmer who will help enhance and maintain PCF Framework (built on Unreal Engine 4), as well as optimize the game for multiple platforms.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience
Experience with Unreal Engine 4
Excellent math and/or physics skills
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Experience with multiple core systems, such as graphics, tools, audio, networking, memory handling, scripting, etc.
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Excellent communication skills
Experience working with multithreaded systems
Performance and memory optimization skills
Console experience, especially next-generation systems
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Engine Programmer. This person will be working on a AAA shooter and a new IP across multiple platforms. We’re looking for a very experienced engine programmer who will help enhance and maintain PCF Framework (built on Unreal Engine 4), as well as optimize the game for multiple platforms.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience
Experience with Unreal Engine 4
Excellent math and/or physics skills
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Experience with multiple core systems, such as graphics, tools, audio, networking, memory handling, scripting, etc.
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Excellent communication skills
Experience working with multithreaded systems
Performance and memory optimization skills
Console experience, especially next-generation systems
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
Senior ProducerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Producer. This person will be responsible for managing the team, facilitating the internal development processes, working with internal groups to develop the game and communicate with the publisher and external vendors.
Qualifications
Experience with current and/or last generation console development and submission process
Exceptional project and people management skills
Extremely strong problem solving and organizational skills
Excellent communication and meeting facilitation skills
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience with MS Project and Jira/Hansoft
Internal production experience with a developer and/or external publishing experience at a publisher
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Producer. This person will be responsible for facilitating the internal development processes, working with internal groups to develop the game and communicate with the publisher and external vendors. This person will work in a production department and report to a Lead Producer.
Qualifications
Experience with current and/or last generation console full game development cycle and submission process
Exceptional project and people management skills
Extremely strong problem solving and organizational skills
Excellent communication and meeting facilitation skills
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Experience with MS Project and Jira
Internal production experience with a developer and/or external publishing experience at a publisher
Undergraduate degree
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
AI ProgrammerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
We are looking for an AI Programmer, able to expand AI systems provided by UE4, as well as create new robust solutions. This person will also work with artists and designers on behavior of high variety of non-player characters, bringing to life memorable enemies (including bosses!) of all shapes and sizes.
Qualifications
Expert in C++ and object-oriented programming with a strong 3D math background
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Experience in programming movement, navigation, and decision-making AI
Game designer's creativity
Keen analytical mind
Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code
High work ethic
Passion for games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 4 knowledge
Shipped title experience
Experience working on a mod/title on the Unreal Engine
Performance and optimization skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
People Can Fly is looking for an AI Programmer, able to expand AI systems provided by UE4, as well as create new robust solutions. This person will also work with artists and designers on behavior of high variety of non-player characters, bringing to life memorable enemies of all shapes and sizes.
Qualifications
Expert in C++ and object-oriented programming with a strong 3D math background
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Experience in programming movement, navigation, and decision-making AI
Game designer's creativity
Keen analytical mind
Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code
High work ethic
Passion for games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 4 knowledge
Shipped title experience
Experience working on a mod/title on the Unreal Engine
Performance and optimization skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
Gameplay ProgrammerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
We are looking for a Gameplay Programmer, someone able to rapidly prototype a new gameplay feature, as well as bring it to high level of polish. Gameplay programmer will be working closely with artists and designers, while also having a lot of creative freedom; therefore we expect this person to understand exactly what makes the game fun and what does not.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge and math skills
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Minimum 2 years of game industry experience
Game designer's creativity
Keen analytical mind
Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code
High work ethic
Passion for games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 4 knowledge
Shipped title experience
Experience working on a mod/title on the Unreal Engine
Performance optimization skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
People Can Fly is looking for a Gameplay Programmer, someone able to rapidly prototype a new gameplay feature, as well as bring it to high level of polish. Gameplay programmer will be working closely with artists and designers, while also having a lot of creative freedom; therefore we expect this person to understand exactly what makes the game fun and what does not.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge and math skills
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Minimum 2 years of game industry experience
Game designer's creativity
Keen analytical mind
Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code
High work ethic
Passion for games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 4 knowledge
Shipped title experience
Experience working on a mod/title on the Unreal Engine
Performance optimization skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
Online ProgrammerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
We are looking for an Online Programmer, someone to architect new multiplayer features; this is the opportunity to join People Can Fly and help define the future of online interactive entertainment.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience
Minimum 4 years of experience developing advanced server architecture and applications for online console or PC video games
Deep understanding of client-server methodology, scalability and security considerations
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Prior experience in console game development, e.g., Xbox 360/Xbox Live, PS3/PSN, etc.
Understanding of internet and network architectures with bandwidth considerations
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 3/4 knowledge
Excellent communication skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
People Can Fly is looking for an Online Programmer, someone to architect new multiplayer features; this is the opportunity to join People Can Fly and help define the future of online interactive entertainment.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience
Minimum 4 years of experience developing advanced server architecture and applications for online console or PC video games
Deep understanding of client-server methodology, scalability and security considerations
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Prior experience in console game development, e.g., Xbox 360/Xbox Live, PS3/PSN, etc.
Understanding of internet and network architectures with bandwidth considerations
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 3/4 knowledge
Excellent communication skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
Level DesignerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Level Designer. This person will be responsible for blocking out and building levels, and be ready to heavily iterate on them (playtest and provide/implement feedback). You will cooperate with the visual/meshing department to make sure the levels are up to the highest visual quality while retaining the gameplay and fun as well as with the design and code teams on making maps as fun as they can be, and integrating any and all new features into the levels built. You will have a full level ownership – from the paper design, through the whitebox phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization – until it ships.
Qualifications
Experience in level design – both practice and theory (chokepoints, routes, lines of sight, engagement distances)
3+ Years of professional level design experience
At least one successful shipped game on PC or console
Ability to work well within a team, good communication skills
Self-motivation and ability to prioritize and deliver best quality work on deadlines
Ability to process, understand and implement feedback
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Technical Artist. You should have a combination of strong creative/visual aesthetics and technical knowledge (the job is roughly a 50/50 split in these areas). You should also be experienced in every aspect of the content creation pipeline, as well as be able to think outside the box to come up with techniques that work better or faster. Your goal will be to attack the more complex issues, and to help the other artists with technical hurdles they might be having.
Responsibilities
Material Creation. Making materials for characters, environment assets, effects etc, anything that is overly complex or technical
Level Work. Often the TA does a pass on a level where fog, lighting, color grading and fx are tweaked and new features are added
Optimization. Use diagnostic tools to examine the current content and identify areas for improvement.
Tools Development. Work with programmers on developing new features. Mock up features in external programs or tweak shader code, give feedback to programmers, and experiment with features as they add them.
Content creation. Sometimes new art assets are required to be tweaked so modeling and texturing skills are helpful
Qualifications
Extensive experience working the Unreal Engine especially with Blueprints, Material editor, and Matine
Advanced Maya knowledge
Experience in all aspects of creating a game content
Experience with various software packages including Photoshop, Zbrush/Mudbox
Max Scripting and HLSL or shader programming experience is a plus
Scripting and plug-in writing skills with Maya plus Python or C++ is a plus
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Technical Artist. You should have a combination of strong creative/visual aesthetics and technical knowledge (the job is roughly a 50/50 split in these areas). You should also be experienced in every aspect of the content creation pipeline, as well as be able to think outside the box to come up with techniques that work better or faster. Your goal will be to attack the more complex issues, and to help the other artists with technical hurdles they might be having.
Responsibilities
Material Creation. Making materials for characters, environment assets, effects etc, anything that is overly complex or technical
Level Work. Often the TA does a pass on a level where fog, lighting, color grading and fx are tweaked and new features are added
Optimization. Use diagnostic tools to examine the current content and identify areas for improvement.
Tools Development. Work with programmers on developing new features. Mock up features in external programs or tweak shader code, give feedback to programmers, and experiment with features as they add them.
Content creation. Sometimes new art assets are required to be tweaked so modeling and texturing skills are helpful
Qualifications
Extensive experience working the Unreal Engine especially with Blueprints, Material editor, and Matine
Advanced Maya knowledge
Experience in all aspects of creating a game content
Experience with various software packages including Photoshop, Zbrush/Mudbox
Max Scripting and HLSL or shader programming experience is a plus
Scripting and plug-in writing skills with Maya plus Python or C++ is a plus
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Character TD.
This person will be responsible for:
Material Creation. Making materials and textures for characters, skins, cloths, hair, effects etc, (mostly focused on characters and creatures)
Optimization. Examine current content and identify areas for improvement.
Content creation. Texturing and modeling.
Qualifications
Excellent knowledge of UE4
Excellent knowledge of PBR asset creation pipeline
Shader programming experience
Experience in all aspects model creation workflow (Model and texture realistic, modular, hard-surface and organic set pieces and props for a diverse set of environments with use of all new techniques)
Experience with industry-standard software packages for 3D modeling, highpoly sculpting, and texture painting (Photoshop, Zbrush/Mudbox, Subsatnece painter, Substance designer, Maya)
Experience in shader creation inside of the UE4/UE3
Experience in shipping AAA titles
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
At least 7 years of video game industry experience in a related position
Ability to show examples of top notch props and textures made for next gen console games.
Skilled at balancing art quality and performance in the game engine
Technical DesignerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Technical Designer. This person will be responsible for creating player's interaction with the world and enemies. It will be your responsibility to iterate on mechanics you introduce into the game and cooperate with animation, sound, GFX and programming departments to make sure those mechanics are fun and engaging while representing highest visual and audio quality. You will have a full ownership of a produced feature – from the concept and paper design, through the prototyping phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization – until the game is shipped.
Qualifications
Experience in game design – both practice and theory (paper design and implementation
Experience with visual scripting systems or other experience with programming and scripting languages
3+ Years of professional game design/scripting experience
At least one successful shipped game on PC or console
Ability to work well within a team, good communication skills
Ability to prioritize and deliver best quality work under tight schedule
Ability to process, understand and implement feedback
People Can Fly is looking for a Technical Designer. This person will be responsible for creating player's interaction with the world and enemies. It will be your responsibility to iterate on mechanics you introduce into the game and cooperate with animation, sound, GFX and programming departments to make sure those mechanics are fun and engaging while representing highest visual and audio quality. You will have a full ownership of a produced feature – from the concept and paper design, through the prototyping phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization – until the game is shipped.
Qualifications
Experience in game design – both practice and theory (paper design and implementation
Experience with visual scripting systems or other experience with programming and scripting languages
3+ Years of professional game design/scripting experience
At least one successful shipped game on PC or console
Ability to work well within a team, good communication skills
Ability to prioritize and deliver best quality work under tight schedule
Ability to process, understand and implement feedback
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
UE4 knowledge
Passion for first person/third person shooters
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
Level (Environment) ArtistFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for an Level (Environment) Artist. This person will be responsible for constructing aesthetically groundbreaking environments that match engrossing and rich gameplay experiences.
Qualifications
Experience in all aspects of the environment creation workflow (asset modeling and texturing, architectural and environment design, world layout, set dressing, lighting, optimization, and everything in between.)
Experience creating high quality creative/visual aesthetics as well as technical knowledge
Experience with industry-standard software packages for 3D modeling, highpoly sculpting, and texture painting (Maya, Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, or their equivalents)
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
Creating ambient environment effects that enhance mood, tell a story, and make the world feel alive
Working with the designers to create effects for scripted events and story moments
Creating gameplay effects that make the world feel exciting, and that give the player necessary gameplay feedback
Working with the lighting department to create atmosphere, a sense of depth in the scene, and to reinforce the color palette.
Creating high-fidelity effects for cinematics and marketing material
Innovating new techniques for next-gen hardware, and work with the engineers to expand the vfx toolset
Analyzing the scene for performance issues, and ensure all effects are built in the most efficient way possible
Using every tool at your disposal to create effects for the game (traditional particles, pixel shaders and vertex shaders for animated materials, baked physics simulations, stock animation, etc.)
Qualifications
A critical eye for the timing, animation, and motion of real world objects and visual effects
Experience with a variety of techniques and tools for creating vfx animation (standard particle systems, fluid sims, physics sims, etc.)
An understanding of the constraints of real-time vfx is critical.
Experience creating pixel and vertex shaders
Ability to create all source art needed for vfx (textures, geometry, flipbooks, normal maps, vector field textures, etc.)
Desire and knowledge of how to push our effects and editing tools further
Ability to collaborate with Artists, Designers, and Programmers to work through artistic and technical challenges.
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
At least 4 years of video game industry experience in a related position
Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus
HLSL shader creation experience is a plus
Texturing, modeling, skinning, animation, or lighting experience is a plus
Senior AnimatorFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a SeniorAnimator skilled at creating both realistic and stylized motion for in-game characters (humanoid, creature, or machine). You will be creating high quality content utilizing both hand key animation and motion capture data, developing animations that support gameplay and visuals, implementing and iterating on animation assets in game, collaborating with team to create dynamic, player centric experience, troubleshooting and solve animation issues with all departments and organizing and prioritizing animation tasks.
Qualifications
A minimum of 3 years’ professional experience as an animator in film, TV, or games
Shipped AAA game title experience
Strong understanding of the principles of animation and character anatomy
Facial animation and lip-syncing
Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills
Able to take direction and implement feedback
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Artistic skills: story boarding, figure study, gesture drawing, 2D animation, illustration and painting
Technical skills: rigging, scripting, proficient in Maya and Motionbuilder
People Can Fly is looking for a Lead Character Artist. We expect you to lead the team of 6 character artists and deliver a top quality models by yourself.
This person will be responsible for:
Managing a team of artists, keeping the team on track and motivated
Creating high quality characters, creatures and weapons suitable technically and artistically
Facilitating communication, providing feedback (incl. Art Director and Creative Director) and solving technical challenges
Tuning (or creating) surface shaders for in-game characters
Working with Animators to ensure the character can be rigged and animated properly
Working with Lead Artists and Concept Artists to set the visual style and quality bar
Developing new techniques that push the quality and performances we can achieve
Working with production team on tasks assignment and a team schedule.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in developing character models and textures as a Senior Character Artist or Lead Character Artist
Shipped game title experience (credits in at least 3 AAA titles as at least a Character Artist)
Lead by example and hands-on style of management
Leadership skills and ability to schedule a team
Full understanding of the character art pipeline and to work with other departments to create efficiencies
Ability to create believable characters that are full of life and personality.
Ability to adapt to, and innovate, new styles and techniques
People Can Fly is looking for a Level Designer. This person will be responsible for blocking out and building levels, and be ready to heavily iterate on them (playtest and provide/implement feedback). You will cooperate with the visual/meshing department to make sure the levels are up to the highest visual quality while retaining the gameplay and fun as well as with the design and code teams on making maps as fun as they can be, and integrating any and all new features into the levels built. You will have a full level ownership – from the paper design, through the whitebox phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization – until it ships.
Qualifications
Experience in level design – both practice and theory (chokepoints, routes, lines of sight, engagement distances)
3+ Years of professional level design experience
At least one successful shipped game on PC or console
Ability to work well within a team, good communication skills
Self-motivation and ability to prioritize and deliver best quality work on deadlines
Ability to process, understand and implement feedback
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
UE4 knowledge
Passion for first person/third person shooters
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for an experienced Senior VFX Artist.
This person will be responsible for:
Creating ambient environment effects that enhance mood, tell a story, and make the world feel alive
Working with the designers to create effects for scripted events and story moments
Creating gameplay effects that make the world feel exciting, and that give the player necessary gameplay feedback
Working with the lighting department to create atmosphere, a sense of depth in the scene, and to reinforce the color palette.
Creating high-fidelity effects for cinematics and marketing material
Innovating new techniques for next-gen hardware, and work with the engineers to expand the vfx toolset
Analyzing the scene for performance issues, and ensure all effects are built in the most efficient way possible
Using every tool at your disposal to create effects for the game (traditional particles, pixel shaders and vertex shaders for animated materials, baked physics simulations, stock animation, etc.)
Qualifications
A critical eye for the timing, animation, and motion of real world objects and visual effects
Experience with a variety of techniques and tools for creating vfx animation (standard particle systems, fluid sims, physics sims, etc.)
An understanding of the constraints of real-time vfx is critical.
Experience creating pixel and vertex shaders
Ability to create all source art needed for vfx (textures, geometry, flipbooks, normal maps, vector field textures, etc.)
Desire and knowledge of how to push our effects and editing tools further
Ability to collaborate with Artists, Designers, and Programmers to work through artistic and technical challenges.
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
At least 4 years of video game industry experience in a related position
Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus
HLSL shader creation experience is a plus
Texturing, modeling, skinning, animation, or lighting experience is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for a passionate 2D UI/HUD Artist. You will be responsible for creating concepts, prototypes and final UI for our games and ensuring a consistent art style is maintained across the game. You need to have deep knowledge of design relating to user-interface and ergonomics.
Qualifications
Prior User Interface design experience, either professionally or on a completed mod
Demonstrable appreciation of User Interface hurdles for PC versus console
Traditional art skills along with core graphic design competencies (composition and layout, typography, color and light)
Strong Photoshop skills
Ability to work with several development teams, while maintaining consistency of design
Vector art creation (Flash, Illustrator)
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for an Front End Developer to join our UI team. This person will be working closely with our BE developers and UX designers to first, rapidly prototype the UI, and later on bringing it to a AAA level of polish.
Minimum qualifications
Minimum 3 years of software development experience
Strong JS / CSS / HTML skills
Being able to write clean, efficient code
Being able to work efficiently under tight deadlines
Passion for Games
Nice to have
Knowledge of design relating to user-interface and ergonomics
Photoshop Skills
Unreal Engine 3/4 experience
Adobe Animate / Flash experience
C++ experience
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for a QA Tester. You will be responsible for supporting developers (programmers, designers, artists) during every step of AAA production development, creating and maintaining test cases and test plans and producing detailed bug reports and assisting with management of the bug database to reflect the current state of projects.
Qualifications
2+ years working experience as a professional QA Tester/Technician (not in linguistic testing)
Compliance experience for consoles: Xbox One and PS4
At least one complete product cycle as tester
Knowledge of PC and consoles
Understanding of and experience with all areas of game testing
Knowledge of QA methodologies to ensure the highest possible quality and maximum efficiency
Solid understanding of gameplay mechanics
Ability to remain focused on given tasks for prolonged time periods; attentiveness to small details
Curiosity and strong will to study and understand the underlying game mechanics that result in glitches
Resistance to stress and ability to withstand time pressure
Great teamwork and communication skills
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience working with Unreal Engine
Experience working with bug-tracking tools, preferably JIRA
Experience in game development: Design, Tech or Scripting
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for a QA Tester. You will be responsible for supporting developers (programmers, designers, artists) during every step of AAA production development, creating and maintaining test cases and test plans and producing detailed bug reports and assisting with management of the bug database to reflect the current state of projects.
Qualifications
2+ years working experience as a professional QA Tester/Technician (not in linguistic testing)
Compliance experience for consoles: Xbox One and PS4
At least one complete product cycle as tester
Knowledge of PC and consoles
Understanding of and experience with all areas of game testing
Knowledge of QA methodologies to ensure the highest possible quality and maximum efficiency
Solid understanding of gameplay mechanics
Ability to remain focused on given tasks for prolonged time periods; attentiveness to small details
Curiosity and strong will to study and understand the underlying game mechanics that result in glitches
Resistance to stress and ability to withstand time pressure
Great teamwork and communication skills
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience working with Unreal Engine
Experience working with bug-tracking tools, preferably JIRA
Experience in game development: Design, Tech or Scripting
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
Senior Concept ArtistFulltime in NewcastleOpportunity HireNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a passionate Senior Concept Artist. You will be responsible for creating cool environments, characters, weapons and vehicles for our games and ensuring a consistent art style is maintained across the game. You need to have a creative mind, the ability to create scenes with a memorable “wow” factor, but with grounding details to make it believable and personal.
Qualifications
Strong understanding of color theory and how color affects mood & focal points
Strong portfolio showcasing your concept art skills
Solid traditional drawing skills and visual knowledge of human anatomy
Good mechanical design skills
Ability to show visual storytelling within an environment design
Traditional art skills along with core graphic design competencies (composition and layout, typography, color and light)
Strong Photoshop skills
Ability to work with several development teams, while maintaining consistency of design
Vector art creation (Flash, Illustrator) is a plus
3D software knowledge (Maya/Max/SketchUp) is a plus
People Can Fly is looking for an Engine Programmer. This person will be working on a AAA shooter and a new IP across multiple platforms. We’re looking for experienced engine programmers who help enhance and maintain PCF Framework (built on Unreal Engine 4), as well as optimize the game for multiple platforms.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Excellent math and/or physics skills
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Experience with multiple core systems, such as graphics, tools, audio, networking, memory handling, scripting, etc.
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 3/4 knowledge
Excellent communication skills
Experience working with multithreaded systems
Performance and memory optimization skills
Console experience, especially next-generation systems
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for a senior level Senior CinematicAnimator skilled at creating both realistic and stylized motion for in-game characters (humanoid, creature, or machine). You will be creating high quality content utilizing both hand key animation and motion capture data, developing animations that support gameplay and visuals, implementing and iterating on animation assets in game, collaborating with team to create dynamic, player centric experience, troubleshooting and solve animation issues with all departments and organizing and prioritizing animation tasks.
Qualifications
A minimum of 5 years’ professional experience as an animator in film, TV, or games
A minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in story boarding,
Strong understanding of the principles of animation and character anatomy
Facial animation and lip-syncing
Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills
Able to take direction and implement feedback
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
People Can Fly is looking for a senior level Senior Animator skilled at creating both realistic and stylized motion for in-game characters (humanoid, creature, or machine). You will be creating high quality content utilizing both hand key animation and motion capture data, developing animations that support gameplay and visuals, implementing and iterating on animation assets in game, collaborating with team to create dynamic, player centric experience, troubleshooting and solve animation issues with all departments and organizing and prioritizing animation tasks.
Qualifications
A minimum of 3 years’ professional experience as an animator in film, TV, or games
Shipped AAA game title experience
Strong understanding of the principles of animation and character anatomy
Facial animation and lip-syncing
Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills
Able to take direction and implement feedback
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Artistic skills: story boarding, figure study, gesture drawing, 2D animation, illustration and painting
Technical skills: rigging, scripting, proficient in Maya and Motionbuilder
Familiarity with Unreal or similar game engine
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for a Designer. This person will be responsible for focusing on game mechanics and maintaining global gameplay balance, proactively identifying workflow issues and offering solutions, imagining, envisioning and devising new approaches, concepts, models, designs and processes, collection and processing of player data and feedback to inform project-wide decisions, working with the Game Director to support the creative vision, long-term design goals, and maintain the quality of the game’s design and content, working with producer to determine tasks and schedules and collaborating on game design documentation, writing proposals and final docs for all aspects of the game's design.
Qualifications
Able to communicate and lead with well written and constructed design documentation, and on one to one situations.
Excellent theoretical knowledge of game design practices.
An in depth understanding of major elements of game design.
The ability to communicate well across disciplines; excellent verbal and written skills.
Strong problem solving and trouble-shooting skills.
Excellent creativity and demonstrated ability to generate innovative concepts, mechanics and ideas.
Demonstrable success in creating compelling and fun game play, scenarios and encounters.
Self-motivated, hard worker with a team-focused attitude and ability to both give and take feedback and criticisms.
Experience designing multiplayer and/or single player gameplay
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience working (rapid prototyping) with Unreal Engine is a plus
A strong familiarity with online mode and matchmaking design as they apply to console gaming is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for a Level (Environment) Artist. This person will be responsible for constructing aesthetically groundbreaking environments that match engrossing and rich gameplay experiences.
Qualifications
Experience in all aspects of the environment creation workflow (asset modeling and texturing, architectural and environment design, world layout, set dressing, optimization, and everything in between.)
Experience creating high quality creative/visual aesthetics as well as technical knowledge
Experience with industry-standard software packages for 3D modeling, highpoly sculpting, and texture painting (Maya, Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, or their equivalents)
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
Preference to applicants with
Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus
Shader programming experience is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for an Senior Asset Artist. This person will be responsible for constructing aesthetically groundbreaking environments that match engrossing and rich gameplay experiences.
Qualifications
Experience in all aspects model creation workflow (Model and texture realistic, modular, hard-surface and organic set pieces and props for a diverse set of environments with use of all new techniques)
Experience with industry-standard software packages for 3D modeling, highpoly sculpting, and texture painting (Maya, Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, or their equivalents)
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience creating photorealistic set pieces, props, textures, and materials on next gen console platforms.
Ability to show examples of top notch props and textures made for next gen console games.
Skilled at balancing art quality and performance in the game engine
Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus
Shader programming experience is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
People Can Fly is looking for a passionate Senior Concept Artist. You will be responsible for creating cool environments, characters, weapons and vehicles for our games and ensuring a consistent art style is maintained across the game. You need to have a creative mind, the ability to create scenes with a memorable “wow” factor, but with grounding details to make it believable and personal.
Qualifications
Strong understanding of color theory and how color affects mood & focal points
Strong portfolio showcasing your concept art skills
Solid traditional drawing skills and visual knowledge of human anatomy
Good mechanical design skills
Ability to show visual storytelling within an environment design
Traditional art skills along with core graphic design competencies (composition and layout, typography, color and light)
Strong Photoshop skills
Ability to work with several development teams, while maintaining consistency of design
Vector art creation (Flash, Illustrator) is a plus
3D software knowledge (Maya/Max/SketchUp) is a plus
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
Senior Engine ProgrammerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Engine Programmer. This person will be working on a new AAA shooter and a new IP across multiple platforms. We’re looking for a very experienced engine programmer who will help enhance and maintain PCF Framework (built on Unreal Engine 4), as well as optimize the game for multiple platforms.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience
Experience with Unreal Engine 4
Excellent math and/or physics skills
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Experience with multiple core systems, such as graphics, tools, audio, networking, memory handling, scripting, etc.
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Excellent communication skills
Experience working with multithreaded systems
Performance and memory optimization skills
Console experience, especially next-generation systems
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Shipped-title experience
Language
English
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Senior Engine ProgrammerFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Engine Programmer. This person will be working on a AAA shooter and a new IP across multiple platforms. We’re looking for a very experienced engine programmer who will help enhance and maintain PCF Framework (built on Unreal Engine 4), as well as optimize the game for multiple platforms.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience
Experience with Unreal Engine 4
Excellent math and/or physics skills
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Experience with multiple core systems, such as graphics, tools, audio, networking, memory handling, scripting, etc.
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Excellent communication skills
Experience working with multithreaded systems
Performance and memory optimization skills
Console experience, especially next-generation systems
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Senior ProducerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Producer. This person will be responsible for managing the team, facilitating the internal development processes, working with internal groups to develop the game and communicate with the publisher and external vendors.
Qualifications
Experience with current and/or last generation console development and submission process
Exceptional project and people management skills
Extremely strong problem solving and organizational skills
Excellent communication and meeting facilitation skills
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience with MS Project and Jira/Hansoft
Internal production experience with a developer and/or external publishing experience at a publisher
Undergraduate degree
Language
English
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Senior ProducerFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Producer. This person will be responsible for facilitating the internal development processes, working with internal groups to develop the game and communicate with the publisher and external vendors. This person will work in a production department and report to a Lead Producer.
Qualifications
Experience with current and/or last generation console full game development cycle and submission process
Exceptional project and people management skills
Extremely strong problem solving and organizational skills
Excellent communication and meeting facilitation skills
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Experience with MS Project and Jira
Internal production experience with a developer and/or external publishing experience at a publisher
Undergraduate degree
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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AI ProgrammerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
We are looking for an AI Programmer, able to expand AI systems provided by UE4, as well as create new robust solutions. This person will also work with artists and designers on behavior of high variety of non-player characters, bringing to life memorable enemies (including bosses!) of all shapes and sizes.
Qualifications
Expert in C++ and object-oriented programming with a strong 3D math background
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Experience in programming movement, navigation, and decision-making AI
Game designer's creativity
Keen analytical mind
Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code
High work ethic
Passion for games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 4 knowledge
Shipped title experience
Experience working on a mod/title on the Unreal Engine
Performance and optimization skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Language
English
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AI ProgrammerFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for an AI Programmer, able to expand AI systems provided by UE4, as well as create new robust solutions. This person will also work with artists and designers on behavior of high variety of non-player characters, bringing to life memorable enemies of all shapes and sizes.
Qualifications
Expert in C++ and object-oriented programming with a strong 3D math background
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Experience in programming movement, navigation, and decision-making AI
Game designer's creativity
Keen analytical mind
Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code
High work ethic
Passion for games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 4 knowledge
Shipped title experience
Experience working on a mod/title on the Unreal Engine
Performance and optimization skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Gameplay ProgrammerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
We are looking for a Gameplay Programmer, someone able to rapidly prototype a new gameplay feature, as well as bring it to high level of polish. Gameplay programmer will be working closely with artists and designers, while also having a lot of creative freedom; therefore we expect this person to understand exactly what makes the game fun and what does not.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge and math skills
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Minimum 2 years of game industry experience
Game designer's creativity
Keen analytical mind
Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code
High work ethic
Passion for games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 4 knowledge
Shipped title experience
Experience working on a mod/title on the Unreal Engine
Performance optimization skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Language
English
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Gameplay ProgrammerFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a Gameplay Programmer, someone able to rapidly prototype a new gameplay feature, as well as bring it to high level of polish. Gameplay programmer will be working closely with artists and designers, while also having a lot of creative freedom; therefore we expect this person to understand exactly what makes the game fun and what does not.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge and math skills
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Minimum 2 years of game industry experience
Game designer's creativity
Keen analytical mind
Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code
High work ethic
Passion for games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 4 knowledge
Shipped title experience
Experience working on a mod/title on the Unreal Engine
Performance optimization skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Online ProgrammerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
We are looking for an Online Programmer, someone to architect new multiplayer features; this is the opportunity to join People Can Fly and help define the future of online interactive entertainment.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience
Minimum 4 years of experience developing advanced server architecture and applications for online console or PC video games
Deep understanding of client-server methodology, scalability and security considerations
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Prior experience in console game development, e.g., Xbox 360/Xbox Live, PS3/PSN, etc.
Understanding of internet and network architectures with bandwidth considerations
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 3/4 knowledge
Excellent communication skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Shipped-title experience
Language
English
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Online ProgrammerFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for an Online Programmer, someone to architect new multiplayer features; this is the opportunity to join People Can Fly and help define the future of online interactive entertainment.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience
Minimum 4 years of experience developing advanced server architecture and applications for online console or PC video games
Deep understanding of client-server methodology, scalability and security considerations
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Prior experience in console game development, e.g., Xbox 360/Xbox Live, PS3/PSN, etc.
Understanding of internet and network architectures with bandwidth considerations
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 3/4 knowledge
Excellent communication skills
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Level DesignerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Level Designer. This person will be responsible for blocking out and building levels, and be ready to heavily iterate on them (playtest and provide/implement feedback). You will cooperate with the visual/meshing department to make sure the levels are up to the highest visual quality while retaining the gameplay and fun as well as with the design and code teams on making maps as fun as they can be, and integrating any and all new features into the levels built. You will have a full level ownership – from the paper design, through the whitebox phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization – until it ships.
Qualifications
Experience in level design – both practice and theory (chokepoints, routes, lines of sight, engagement distances)
3+ Years of professional level design experience
At least one successful shipped game on PC or console
Ability to work well within a team, good communication skills
Self-motivation and ability to prioritize and deliver best quality work on deadlines
Ability to process, understand and implement feedback
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
UE4 knowledge
Passion for first person/third person shooters
Language
English
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Senior Technical ArtistFulltimeRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Technical Artist. You should have a combination of strong creative/visual aesthetics and technical knowledge (the job is roughly a 50/50 split in these areas). You should also be experienced in every aspect of the content creation pipeline, as well as be able to think outside the box to come up with techniques that work better or faster. Your goal will be to attack the more complex issues, and to help the other artists with technical hurdles they might be having.
Responsibilities
Material Creation. Making materials for characters, environment assets, effects etc, anything that is overly complex or technical
Level Work. Often the TA does a pass on a level where fog, lighting, color grading and fx are tweaked and new features are added
Optimization. Use diagnostic tools to examine the current content and identify areas for improvement.
Tools Development. Work with programmers on developing new features. Mock up features in external programs or tweak shader code, give feedback to programmers, and experiment with features as they add them.
Content creation. Sometimes new art assets are required to be tweaked so modeling and texturing skills are helpful
Qualifications
Extensive experience working the Unreal Engine especially with Blueprints, Material editor, and Matine
Advanced Maya knowledge
Experience in all aspects of creating a game content
Experience with various software packages including Photoshop, Zbrush/Mudbox
Max Scripting and HLSL or shader programming experience is a plus
Scripting and plug-in writing skills with Maya plus Python or C++ is a plus
Language
English language skills
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Senior Technical ArtistFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Technical Artist. You should have a combination of strong creative/visual aesthetics and technical knowledge (the job is roughly a 50/50 split in these areas). You should also be experienced in every aspect of the content creation pipeline, as well as be able to think outside the box to come up with techniques that work better or faster. Your goal will be to attack the more complex issues, and to help the other artists with technical hurdles they might be having.
Responsibilities
Material Creation. Making materials for characters, environment assets, effects etc, anything that is overly complex or technical
Level Work. Often the TA does a pass on a level where fog, lighting, color grading and fx are tweaked and new features are added
Optimization. Use diagnostic tools to examine the current content and identify areas for improvement.
Tools Development. Work with programmers on developing new features. Mock up features in external programs or tweak shader code, give feedback to programmers, and experiment with features as they add them.
Content creation. Sometimes new art assets are required to be tweaked so modeling and texturing skills are helpful
Qualifications
Extensive experience working the Unreal Engine especially with Blueprints, Material editor, and Matine
Advanced Maya knowledge
Experience in all aspects of creating a game content
Experience with various software packages including Photoshop, Zbrush/Mudbox
Max Scripting and HLSL or shader programming experience is a plus
Scripting and plug-in writing skills with Maya plus Python or C++ is a plus
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Senior Character TDFulltimeRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Character TD.
This person will be responsible for:
Material Creation. Making materials and textures for characters, skins, cloths, hair, effects etc, (mostly focused on characters and creatures)
Optimization. Examine current content and identify areas for improvement.
Content creation. Texturing and modeling.
Qualifications
Excellent knowledge of UE4
Excellent knowledge of PBR asset creation pipeline
Shader programming experience
Experience in all aspects model creation workflow (Model and texture realistic, modular, hard-surface and organic set pieces and props for a diverse set of environments with use of all new techniques)
Experience with industry-standard software packages for 3D modeling, highpoly sculpting, and texture painting (Photoshop, Zbrush/Mudbox, Subsatnece painter, Substance designer, Maya)
Experience in shader creation inside of the UE4/UE3
Experience in shipping AAA titles
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
At least 7 years of video game industry experience in a related position
Ability to show examples of top notch props and textures made for next gen console games.
Skilled at balancing art quality and performance in the game engine
Language
English language skills
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Technical DesignerFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Technical Designer. This person will be responsible for creating player's interaction with the world and enemies. It will be your responsibility to iterate on mechanics you introduce into the game and cooperate with animation, sound, GFX and programming departments to make sure those mechanics are fun and engaging while representing highest visual and audio quality. You will have a full ownership of a produced feature – from the concept and paper design, through the prototyping phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization – until the game is shipped.
Qualifications
Experience in game design – both practice and theory (paper design and implementation
Experience with visual scripting systems or other experience with programming and scripting languages
3+ Years of professional game design/scripting experience
At least one successful shipped game on PC or console
Ability to work well within a team, good communication skills
Ability to prioritize and deliver best quality work under tight schedule
Ability to process, understand and implement feedback
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
UE4 knowledge
Passion for first person/third person shooters
Language
English
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Technical DesignerFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a Technical Designer. This person will be responsible for creating player's interaction with the world and enemies. It will be your responsibility to iterate on mechanics you introduce into the game and cooperate with animation, sound, GFX and programming departments to make sure those mechanics are fun and engaging while representing highest visual and audio quality. You will have a full ownership of a produced feature – from the concept and paper design, through the prototyping phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization – until the game is shipped.
Qualifications
Experience in game design – both practice and theory (paper design and implementation
Experience with visual scripting systems or other experience with programming and scripting languages
3+ Years of professional game design/scripting experience
At least one successful shipped game on PC or console
Ability to work well within a team, good communication skills
Ability to prioritize and deliver best quality work under tight schedule
Ability to process, understand and implement feedback
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
UE4 knowledge
Passion for first person/third person shooters
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Level (Environment) ArtistFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for an Level (Environment) Artist. This person will be responsible for constructing aesthetically groundbreaking environments that match engrossing and rich gameplay experiences.
Qualifications
Experience in all aspects of the environment creation workflow (asset modeling and texturing, architectural and environment design, world layout, set dressing, lighting, optimization, and everything in between.)
Experience creating high quality creative/visual aesthetics as well as technical knowledge
Experience with industry-standard software packages for 3D modeling, highpoly sculpting, and texture painting (Maya, Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, or their equivalents)
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus
Shader programming experience is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English
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Senior VFX ArtistFulltimeOpportunity HireNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior VFX Artist.
This person will be responsible for:
Creating ambient environment effects that enhance mood, tell a story, and make the world feel alive
Working with the designers to create effects for scripted events and story moments
Creating gameplay effects that make the world feel exciting, and that give the player necessary gameplay feedback
Working with the lighting department to create atmosphere, a sense of depth in the scene, and to reinforce the color palette.
Creating high-fidelity effects for cinematics and marketing material
Innovating new techniques for next-gen hardware, and work with the engineers to expand the vfx toolset
Analyzing the scene for performance issues, and ensure all effects are built in the most efficient way possible
Using every tool at your disposal to create effects for the game (traditional particles, pixel shaders and vertex shaders for animated materials, baked physics simulations, stock animation, etc.)
Qualifications
A critical eye for the timing, animation, and motion of real world objects and visual effects
Experience with a variety of techniques and tools for creating vfx animation (standard particle systems, fluid sims, physics sims, etc.)
An understanding of the constraints of real-time vfx is critical.
Experience creating pixel and vertex shaders
Ability to create all source art needed for vfx (textures, geometry, flipbooks, normal maps, vector field textures, etc.)
Desire and knowledge of how to push our effects and editing tools further
Ability to collaborate with Artists, Designers, and Programmers to work through artistic and technical challenges.
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
At least 4 years of video game industry experience in a related position
Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus
HLSL shader creation experience is a plus
Texturing, modeling, skinning, animation, or lighting experience is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English language skills
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Senior AnimatorFulltime in NewcastleRegularNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a Senior Animator skilled at creating both realistic and stylized motion for in-game characters (humanoid, creature, or machine). You will be creating high quality content utilizing both hand key animation and motion capture data, developing animations that support gameplay and visuals, implementing and iterating on animation assets in game, collaborating with team to create dynamic, player centric experience, troubleshooting and solve animation issues with all departments and organizing and prioritizing animation tasks.
Qualifications
A minimum of 3 years’ professional experience as an animator in film, TV, or games
Shipped AAA game title experience
Strong understanding of the principles of animation and character anatomy
Facial animation and lip-syncing
Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills
Able to take direction and implement feedback
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Artistic skills: story boarding, figure study, gesture drawing, 2D animation, illustration and painting
Technical skills: rigging, scripting, proficient in Maya and Motionbuilder
Familiarity with Unreal or similar game engine
Language
English
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Lead Character ArtistFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a Lead Character Artist. We expect you to lead the team of 6 character artists and deliver a top quality models by yourself.
This person will be responsible for:
Managing a team of artists, keeping the team on track and motivated
Creating high quality characters, creatures and weapons suitable technically and artistically
Facilitating communication, providing feedback (incl. Art Director and Creative Director) and solving technical challenges
Tuning (or creating) surface shaders for in-game characters
Working with Animators to ensure the character can be rigged and animated properly
Working with Lead Artists and Concept Artists to set the visual style and quality bar
Developing new techniques that push the quality and performances we can achieve
Working with production team on tasks assignment and a team schedule.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in developing character models and textures as a Senior Character Artist or Lead Character Artist
Shipped game title experience (credits in at least 3 AAA titles as at least a Character Artist)
Lead by example and hands-on style of management
Leadership skills and ability to schedule a team
Full understanding of the character art pipeline and to work with other departments to create efficiencies
Ability to create believable characters that are full of life and personality.
Ability to adapt to, and innovate, new styles and techniques
Strong organic modelling skills (human faces, clothing, believable creatures.)
Strong hard-surface modelling skills (armour, weapons)
Very good knowledge of major 3D software packages (Maya, Max, or Modo, and ZBrush, marvelous Designer, Substance Painter.)
Experience with the following is a plus: Creating surfaces shaders, rigging, animation, character concept art, and using the Unreal Engine
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Level DesignerFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a Level Designer. This person will be responsible for blocking out and building levels, and be ready to heavily iterate on them (playtest and provide/implement feedback). You will cooperate with the visual/meshing department to make sure the levels are up to the highest visual quality while retaining the gameplay and fun as well as with the design and code teams on making maps as fun as they can be, and integrating any and all new features into the levels built. You will have a full level ownership – from the paper design, through the whitebox phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization – until it ships.
Qualifications
Experience in level design – both practice and theory (chokepoints, routes, lines of sight, engagement distances)
3+ Years of professional level design experience
At least one successful shipped game on PC or console
Ability to work well within a team, good communication skills
Self-motivation and ability to prioritize and deliver best quality work on deadlines
Ability to process, understand and implement feedback
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
UE4 knowledge
Passion for first person/third person shooters
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Senior VFX ArtistFulltimeOpportunity HireWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for an experienced Senior VFX Artist.
This person will be responsible for:
Creating ambient environment effects that enhance mood, tell a story, and make the world feel alive
Working with the designers to create effects for scripted events and story moments
Creating gameplay effects that make the world feel exciting, and that give the player necessary gameplay feedback
Working with the lighting department to create atmosphere, a sense of depth in the scene, and to reinforce the color palette.
Creating high-fidelity effects for cinematics and marketing material
Innovating new techniques for next-gen hardware, and work with the engineers to expand the vfx toolset
Analyzing the scene for performance issues, and ensure all effects are built in the most efficient way possible
Using every tool at your disposal to create effects for the game (traditional particles, pixel shaders and vertex shaders for animated materials, baked physics simulations, stock animation, etc.)
Qualifications
A critical eye for the timing, animation, and motion of real world objects and visual effects
Experience with a variety of techniques and tools for creating vfx animation (standard particle systems, fluid sims, physics sims, etc.)
An understanding of the constraints of real-time vfx is critical.
Experience creating pixel and vertex shaders
Ability to create all source art needed for vfx (textures, geometry, flipbooks, normal maps, vector field textures, etc.)
Desire and knowledge of how to push our effects and editing tools further
Ability to collaborate with Artists, Designers, and Programmers to work through artistic and technical challenges.
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
At least 4 years of video game industry experience in a related position
Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus
HLSL shader creation experience is a plus
Texturing, modeling, skinning, animation, or lighting experience is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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2D UI/HUD ArtistFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a passionate 2D UI/HUD Artist. You will be responsible for creating concepts, prototypes and final UI for our games and ensuring a consistent art style is maintained across the game. You need to have deep knowledge of design relating to user-interface and ergonomics.
Qualifications
Prior User Interface design experience, either professionally or on a completed mod
Demonstrable appreciation of User Interface hurdles for PC versus console
Traditional art skills along with core graphic design competencies (composition and layout, typography, color and light)
Strong Photoshop skills
Ability to work with several development teams, while maintaining consistency of design
Vector art creation (Flash, Illustrator)
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Front End DeveloperFulltimeOpportunity HireWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for an Front End Developer to join our UI team. This person will be working closely with our BE developers and UX designers to first, rapidly prototype the UI, and later on bringing it to a AAA level of polish.
Minimum qualifications
Minimum 3 years of software development experience
Strong JS / CSS / HTML skills
Being able to write clean, efficient code
Being able to work efficiently under tight deadlines
Passion for Games
Nice to have
Knowledge of design relating to user-interface and ergonomics
Photoshop Skills
Unreal Engine 3/4 experience
Adobe Animate / Flash experience
C++ experience
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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QA TesterFulltime in RzeszowRegularRzeszow
People Can Fly is looking for a QA Tester. You will be responsible for supporting developers (programmers, designers, artists) during every step of AAA production development, creating and maintaining test cases and test plans and producing detailed bug reports and assisting with management of the bug database to reflect the current state of projects.
Qualifications
2+ years working experience as a professional QA Tester/Technician (not in linguistic testing)
Compliance experience for consoles: Xbox One and PS4
At least one complete product cycle as tester
Knowledge of PC and consoles
Understanding of and experience with all areas of game testing
Knowledge of QA methodologies to ensure the highest possible quality and maximum efficiency
Solid understanding of gameplay mechanics
Ability to remain focused on given tasks for prolonged time periods; attentiveness to small details
Curiosity and strong will to study and understand the underlying game mechanics that result in glitches
Resistance to stress and ability to withstand time pressure
Great teamwork and communication skills
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience working with Unreal Engine
Experience working with bug-tracking tools, preferably JIRA
Experience in game development: Design, Tech or Scripting
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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QA TesterFulltimeRegularWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a QA Tester. You will be responsible for supporting developers (programmers, designers, artists) during every step of AAA production development, creating and maintaining test cases and test plans and producing detailed bug reports and assisting with management of the bug database to reflect the current state of projects.
Qualifications
2+ years working experience as a professional QA Tester/Technician (not in linguistic testing)
Compliance experience for consoles: Xbox One and PS4
At least one complete product cycle as tester
Knowledge of PC and consoles
Understanding of and experience with all areas of game testing
Knowledge of QA methodologies to ensure the highest possible quality and maximum efficiency
Solid understanding of gameplay mechanics
Ability to remain focused on given tasks for prolonged time periods; attentiveness to small details
Curiosity and strong will to study and understand the underlying game mechanics that result in glitches
Resistance to stress and ability to withstand time pressure
Great teamwork and communication skills
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience working with Unreal Engine
Experience working with bug-tracking tools, preferably JIRA
Experience in game development: Design, Tech or Scripting
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Senior Concept ArtistFulltime in NewcastleOpportunity HireNewcastle
People Can Fly is looking for a passionate Senior Concept Artist. You will be responsible for creating cool environments, characters, weapons and vehicles for our games and ensuring a consistent art style is maintained across the game. You need to have a creative mind, the ability to create scenes with a memorable “wow” factor, but with grounding details to make it believable and personal.
Qualifications
Strong understanding of color theory and how color affects mood & focal points
Strong portfolio showcasing your concept art skills
Solid traditional drawing skills and visual knowledge of human anatomy
Good mechanical design skills
Ability to show visual storytelling within an environment design
Traditional art skills along with core graphic design competencies (composition and layout, typography, color and light)
Strong Photoshop skills
Ability to work with several development teams, while maintaining consistency of design
Vector art creation (Flash, Illustrator) is a plus
3D software knowledge (Maya/Max/SketchUp) is a plus
Language
English
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Engine ProgrammerFulltimeOpportunity HireWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for an Engine Programmer. This person will be working on a AAA shooter and a new IP across multiple platforms. We’re looking for experienced engine programmers who help enhance and maintain PCF Framework (built on Unreal Engine 4), as well as optimize the game for multiple platforms.
Qualifications
Strong C++ knowledge
Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience
Excellent math and/or physics skills
Passion for writing solid, reliable, efficient code and highly scalable systems
Experience with multiple core systems, such as graphics, tools, audio, networking, memory handling, scripting, etc.
Strong work ethic and self-motivated
Demonstrated interest in games
Preference to applicants with
Unreal Engine 3/4 knowledge
Excellent communication skills
Experience working with multithreaded systems
Performance and memory optimization skills
Console experience, especially next-generation systems
BS (or higher) in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.)
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Senior Cinematic AnimatorFulltimeOpportunity HireWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a senior level Senior Cinematic Animator skilled at creating both realistic and stylized motion for in-game characters (humanoid, creature, or machine). You will be creating high quality content utilizing both hand key animation and motion capture data, developing animations that support gameplay and visuals, implementing and iterating on animation assets in game, collaborating with team to create dynamic, player centric experience, troubleshooting and solve animation issues with all departments and organizing and prioritizing animation tasks.
Qualifications
A minimum of 5 years’ professional experience as an animator in film, TV, or games
A minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in story boarding,
Strong understanding of the principles of animation and character anatomy
Facial animation and lip-syncing
Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills
Able to take direction and implement feedback
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Artistic skills: figure study, gesture drawing, 2D animation, illustration and painting
Technical skills: rigging, scripting, proficient in Maya and Motionbuilder
Shipped AAA game title experience
Familiarity with Unreal or similar game engine
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Senior AnimatorFulltimeOpportunity HireWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a senior level Senior Animator skilled at creating both realistic and stylized motion for in-game characters (humanoid, creature, or machine). You will be creating high quality content utilizing both hand key animation and motion capture data, developing animations that support gameplay and visuals, implementing and iterating on animation assets in game, collaborating with team to create dynamic, player centric experience, troubleshooting and solve animation issues with all departments and organizing and prioritizing animation tasks.
Qualifications
A minimum of 3 years’ professional experience as an animator in film, TV, or games
Shipped AAA game title experience
Strong understanding of the principles of animation and character anatomy
Facial animation and lip-syncing
Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills
Able to take direction and implement feedback
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Artistic skills: story boarding, figure study, gesture drawing, 2D animation, illustration and painting
Technical skills: rigging, scripting, proficient in Maya and Motionbuilder
Familiarity with Unreal or similar game engine
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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DesignerFulltimeOpportunity HireWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a Designer. This person will be responsible for focusing on game mechanics and maintaining global gameplay balance, proactively identifying workflow issues and offering solutions, imagining, envisioning and devising new approaches, concepts, models, designs and processes, collection and processing of player data and feedback to inform project-wide decisions, working with the Game Director to support the creative vision, long-term design goals, and maintain the quality of the game’s design and content, working with producer to determine tasks and schedules and collaborating on game design documentation, writing proposals and final docs for all aspects of the game's design.
Qualifications
Able to communicate and lead with well written and constructed design documentation, and on one to one situations.
Excellent theoretical knowledge of game design practices.
An in depth understanding of major elements of game design.
The ability to communicate well across disciplines; excellent verbal and written skills.
Strong problem solving and trouble-shooting skills.
Excellent creativity and demonstrated ability to generate innovative concepts, mechanics and ideas.
Demonstrable success in creating compelling and fun game play, scenarios and encounters.
Self-motivated, hard worker with a team-focused attitude and ability to both give and take feedback and criticisms.
Experience designing multiplayer and/or single player gameplay
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience working (rapid prototyping) with Unreal Engine is a plus
A strong familiarity with online mode and matchmaking design as they apply to console gaming is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Level (Environment) ArtistFulltimeOpportunity HireWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a Level (Environment) Artist. This person will be responsible for constructing aesthetically groundbreaking environments that match engrossing and rich gameplay experiences.
Qualifications
Experience in all aspects of the environment creation workflow (asset modeling and texturing, architectural and environment design, world layout, set dressing, optimization, and everything in between.)
Experience creating high quality creative/visual aesthetics as well as technical knowledge
Experience with industry-standard software packages for 3D modeling, highpoly sculpting, and texture painting (Maya, Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, or their equivalents)
High work ethic and self motivated
Passion for Games
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
Preference to applicants with
Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus
Shader programming experience is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Senior Asset ArtistFulltimeOpportunity HireWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for an Senior Asset Artist. This person will be responsible for constructing aesthetically groundbreaking environments that match engrossing and rich gameplay experiences.
Qualifications
Experience in all aspects model creation workflow (Model and texture realistic, modular, hard-surface and organic set pieces and props for a diverse set of environments with use of all new techniques)
Experience with industry-standard software packages for 3D modeling, highpoly sculpting, and texture painting (Maya, Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, or their equivalents)
Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
High work ethic and self-motivated
Passion for Games
Preference to applicants with
Experience creating photorealistic set pieces, props, textures, and materials on next gen console platforms.
Ability to show examples of top notch props and textures made for next gen console games.
Skilled at balancing art quality and performance in the game engine
Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus
Shader programming experience is a plus
Shipped-title experience
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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Senior Concept ArtistFulltimeOpportunity HireWarsaw
People Can Fly is looking for a passionate Senior Concept Artist. You will be responsible for creating cool environments, characters, weapons and vehicles for our games and ensuring a consistent art style is maintained across the game. You need to have a creative mind, the ability to create scenes with a memorable “wow” factor, but with grounding details to make it believable and personal.
Qualifications
Strong understanding of color theory and how color affects mood & focal points
Strong portfolio showcasing your concept art skills
Solid traditional drawing skills and visual knowledge of human anatomy
Good mechanical design skills
Ability to show visual storytelling within an environment design
Traditional art skills along with core graphic design competencies (composition and layout, typography, color and light)
Strong Photoshop skills
Ability to work with several development teams, while maintaining consistency of design
Vector art creation (Flash, Illustrator) is a plus
3D software knowledge (Maya/Max/SketchUp) is a plus
Language
English and/or Polish language skills (everyone in our studio speaks English, but Polish language skills are a plus)
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