Animation Programmer Intern

Summary

Join the Epic Games Animation Runtime team as an intern and contribute to building robust APIs and intuitive tools for Unreal Engine users. Collaborate across teams, work on animation feature development, and develop solutions to technical challenges.

Requirements

• Degree work in CS or related field
• Strong C++ knowledge
• Strong math skills, especially vector math, trigonometry and use of quaternions for orientation
• Experience with 3d animation either technically through animation blueprints and low level animation systems, or directly by creating your own rigs and animations in 3d packages
• Some level of exposure / understanding with multiple core system tasks such as graphics, tools, audio/video, networking, memory handling, script compilers, I/O, etc

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the Unreal Engine and Fortnite animation teams to support features that will be experienced by millions of players and creators
• Learn extensive debugging techniques to help animators diagnose issues
• Working closely with the Engine team to support animation needs across Epic Games
• Animation feature development
• Working on optimizations in game
• Developing solutions to various technical challenges under deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

UE5 Gameplay experience is preferred: basics of networking, character movement, and blueprints