Rockstar Games

Animation R&D Programmer

Rockstar Games
622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, USA
Full-TimeDepends on ExperienceMid-LevelBachelors
Job Description

We are looking for a talented engineer to help us develop advanced facial performance capture, animation, and rigging technology for our character based games. You should have strong initiative, a detailed knowledge of image processing, photogrammetry, and machine/deep learning techniques, as well as an interest in realistic, high quality facial performance capture. Research, develop, maintain, extend, and support a wide range of facial image processing and surface reconstruction, animation, and rigging performance capture technology, editing pipelines, tools, and runtime systems. Join our core animation technology team and work closely with performance capture, animation, rigging, technical art, and tools teams across different Rockstar studios. Keep up to date with the latest academic and industry breakthroughs, independently research and develop improvements to continuously push our technology forward.

Where is this job?
This job is located at 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, USA
Job Qualifications

  • Success in data engineering, applying the latest machine learning / deep learning (ML/DL) approaches to production scale problems.

  • Knowledge of existing facial capture approaches, FACS poses, facial blend shape rigs, feature detection, etc

  • Experience developing within a large existing codebase, collaborating or working independently within a large team.

  • Proficiency in animating or rigging (using skeletal bones or blend shapes) in 3DS Max, Maya, or Blender, etc. a plus

Required Skills

  • Python

  • C++

  • C#

  • Image Processing

  • Photogrammetry

  • 3D math

  • Mesh geometry

  • Surface reconstruction

  • Large scale data management

  • Writing GPU shaders

Soft Skills

  • Communication

  • Process Improvement

  • Detail Oriented

  • Problem-Solving

  • self-directed

Compensation

According to JobzMall, the average salary range for a Animation R&D Programmer in 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, USA is between $80,000 and $100,000. This range can vary depending on the company and the individual's experience.

Additional Information
Rockstar Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Required LanguagesEnglish
Job PostedOctober 22nd, 2021
Apply BeforeAugust 19th, 2025
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About Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in New York City. The company was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, using the assets Take-Two had previously acquired from BMG Interactive.

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