Animation Systems Programmer
Company: Rockstar North
Location: San Diego
Posted on: July 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding,
large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment
medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment
where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented
people in the industry. Rockstar is on the lookout for a talented
Animation Systems Programmer to join the Animation R&D team.
This position will help us in developing advanced animation systems
for large open world character-based games. We are looking for a
candidate with strong C++ programming skills, good knowledge of and
interest in character animation systems, and passion for realistic,
high quality character motion. This is a full-time, in-office
position based out of Rockstar’s new state-of-the-art game
development studio in Carlsbad, CA. WHAT WE DO • We develop
animation technology, from performance capture to a sophisticated
runtime engine, for massive open world games. • We are a global
team of programmers and researchers who collaborate on pushing the
boundaries of character animation on next generation hardware. • We
support and work closely with performance capture, technical art,
animation, physics, and gameplay teams across multiple Rockstar
studios. RESPONSIBILITIES • Join our core animation technology team
and work closely with animation, gameplay, physics, graphics,
technical art, and tools teams across different Rockstar studios. •
Develop, maintain, extend, and support an extensive high-level
animation system, pipeline, and tools. • Implement well designed,
robust, highly optimal new animation features, integrating them
into our existing animation, gameplay, physics, and graphics
systems. • Keep up to date with the latest academic and industry
breakthroughs, independently research and develop improvements to
continuously push our technology forward. QUALIFICATIONS • A degree
in Computer Science or related discipline. • 3 years of industry
experience working as an engine or animations systems programmer. •
Industry experience working on AAA character based games, or
character based VFX animation. • Experience developing within a
large existing codebase, collaborating or working independently
within a large team. SKILLS • Strong C/C++ programming skills. •
Familiarity with common optimization and multi-threading
techniques. • Good communication skills, ability to clearly share
complex technical information with other programmers, animators and
technical artists. • Strong 3D math skills. PLUSES Please note that
these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the
position. • C# or python programming skills. • Experience creating,
extending or working directly with an animation system within a
game engine. • Involvement with pipeline or UI based tools
development or support. • Experience creating or working directly
with physics or gameplay systems. • Practical success optimizing or
debugging large/complex multithreaded C++ code.
Keywords: Rockstar North, Garden Grove , Animation Systems Programmer, IT / Software / Systems , San Diego, California
