Physics Programmer

March 20

Apply Now

Receive Emails with Similar Jobs

Naughty Dog

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

An inside glimpse at Naughty Dog studio life. We're hiring! Come work with us at the Kennel! www.naughtydog.com/careers

201 - 500

Description

• Design, implement and maintain physics-based systems using Havok Engine, ensuring efficient production and a dynamic user experience. • Develop, maintain, and improve upon physics-based systems that leads the industry in quality while maintaining robust flexibility for use by game systems designers, technical artists and gameplay teams. • Maintain and troubleshoot existing interactive objects, collision detection and physics simulations to ensure stability and performance. • Create interactive objects, collision detection and physics simulations, ensuring adherence to performance, memory, compatibility, and portability requirements. • Work on low level algorithms and simulations as well as on gameplay features that are built on top of them • Collaborate regularly with other departments to facilitate and support the invention, design, and implementation of new interactive features, production pipelines, and physics workflows. • Maintain, debug, and optimize code in these systems with full ownership from content creation tools to the runtime. • Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience working in the video game industry • Strong mathematical skills with an emphasis on 3D math (geometry/linear algebra/trigonometry/Newtonian mechanics) and basic understanding of physics simulations and algorithms. • Strong knowledge of C / C++ programming languages and debugging experience in multithreaded environments. • Ability to write concise code that is understandable and performant within existing frameworks • Familiarity with collision detection and physics simulations. • Experience with game content pipeline and tools. • Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively • B.S. or higher in Computer Science and/or Mathematics or equivalent work experience

Benefits

• Medical • Dental • Vision • Matching 401(k) • Paid time off • Wellness program • Employee discounts for Sony products