Tools Programmer

Avalanche Studios is one of the game industry’s leading independent developers. Renowned for triple-A blockbuster hits like Just Cause, Mad Max and the upcoming Rage 2, Avalanche Studios has in the last decade expanded its business to develop and release its own IPs. With theHunter, theHunter: Call of the Wild and Generation Zero, Avalanche Studios is firmly established as one of the leading Games As A Service developers. The world-leading open world engine Apex 2.0 underpins these titles, made for PC and consoles and developed in Stockholm, New York and Malmö. The PositionAvalanche Studios is looking for a Tools Programmer to join a top-tier, experienced team to help craft expressive and effective tools and pipelines.As a Tools Programmer within our team, your main responsibility will be to build, maintain and support user-friendly, yet advanced tools to be used by a range of disciplines in multiple titles in development. You will also work with our content pipeline to allow maximum efficiency for our content creators.The ideal candidate has an interest in application development, usability and workflows, and has a strong drive to make the best possible tools. You will write tools for non-technical team members, and support those people and tools through iteration and refinement. Above all, you have a keen awareness of the success criteria for your work - empowered, fulfilled and effective tools users.Required QualificationsExcellent programming skills in C/C++Expertise in a scripting language such as Python or LuaAt least 3 years of professional tools developmentGood communication skills and thrives as a member of a teamBeneficial ExperienceProven track record in ability to identify user requirements workflowsExpertise in Human / Machine interaction and interface designWindows application developmentQt development, model/view design patternsExperience with 3D asset content pipelines such as MayaTo thrive in a programming position at Avalanche Studios, you need to be willing and have the ability to learn new tools, technologies and workflows. You have a positive attitude and contribute to a healthy team dynamic by seeing opportunities and highlighting limitations in a constructive way. You can communicate to clearly establish common goals and align expectations. You are ambitious and are interested in pushing the boundaries of our user experience but can also skillfully balance this with the realities and constraints of the situation at hand. Our valuesAt Avalanche Studios, we believe in worlds without limits, and we are committed to develop a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to hire great talent from a variety of backgrounds. Being part of our world is not contingent on where you’re from, your gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about your passion, courage and craftsmanship.Stockholm StudioOur state of the art studio is located in the beautiful area of Södermalm, in the center of Stockholm and the Game industry Hub. Our studio is a beautiful place inspired by our catalog of games, from the lush jungle of a lobby (Just Cause) to the corroded steel beams housing the light fixtures above your new workplace (Mad Max). We hope you’ll come to think of this place as your home turf and creative foundation.To apply for this position please register below with a detailed CV and cover letter. Apply as soon as possible as we review applications continuously. All further information is provided under non-disclosure agreement only. All applicants are required to relocate to work full-time in Stockholm.