Senior Programmer

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!  

For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film and mo-cap studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd. 

We are looking for a talented Senior Programmer to join our passionate and experienced Tech team, as we build on the years of success that Rebellion has achieved. 

Working closely with our in-house tech team, you will help work on our in-house game engine, Asura. The successful candidate will design, implement, and test new audio features while also maintaining and updating the existing codebase.  

Additionally, you will develop and maintain tools that enable designers to create content, collaborating closely with them to introduce new features and identify any issues. You will also work with other teams to support their game development needs. 

This role can be based at any of our Oxford, Warwick or Runcorn studios, all offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration and encourage onsite working. However, we understand that flexibility matters, so we’re open to discussing hybrid options based on individual needs. 

Responsibilities: 

• Designing, implementing and testing new audio features in the engine and maintaining and updating the existing code base.

• Developing and maintaining tools for designers to author content.

• Working closely with designers to develop new features and identify issues.

• Collaborating with other teams to meet their game development needs.

• Research and evaluate new game audio technology.

• Be a champion for audio in the company.

• Professional C++ experience in a games studio environment, preferably AAA.
• Strong C++ programming ability.

• A keen interest in audio or tools programming.
• Previous proprietary C++ engine experience is preferable.

We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:  

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days) 

• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision 

• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover 

• Enhanced Family Leave  

• Interest Free, Tax-Free loans 

• Enhanced Pension Scheme 

• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support  

• Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!  

Inside Rebellion

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. 

Find out more about us here 

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being. 

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products. 

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers

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