Sharkmob London are creating a brand-new, online game from scratch. Our studio was founded on the pillars of having fun, taking ownership, collaborating and making smart decisions. We’re looking for people who have a positive attitude, are passionate & value professionalism. The London studio is growing fast & you’ll be joining at an exciting time, where it’s possible to have a real impact on how we build the foundations of our Audio Programming.

The role

Sharkmob are working on a brand new, AAA online project and are looking for a passionate, experienced & knowledgeable Audio Programmer to work closely with other programmers in developing and maintaining an adaptive audio tech pipeline and tools. Reporting to Sharkmob's Technical Director & working closely with the Audio Team to design, prototype, implement and maintain audio features for game projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the adaptive audio tech pipeline and tools.
• Work closely with the audio team members to design, prototype, implement and maintain audio features for game projects.
• Complete advanced audio content implementation tasks by utilising audio middleware, tools or programming.
• Author documentation and communicate best practices and technical constraints of the audio systems and tools to other teams.
• Identify and Fix audio bugs and issues in game projects.
• Adhere to team coding standards and best practices.
• Give and seek constructive feedback and suggestions from others.
• Inspire teamwork and collaboration inside and outside the audio team.

Requirements

• You have shipped a title as an audio programmer or similar.
• Experience integrating and maintaining Audio Middleware in Game Engines.
• Good knowledge of C/C++ and software architectural skills.
• Strong understanding of overall audio content creation and workflow.
• Commitment to code quality, documentation, and testing procedures.
• Analytical mindset: you are capable of pinpointing bottlenecks in performance and workflows.
• Good time-management, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Highly value and prioritise working as a team, over individualistic goals, or desires.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent work ethic and a positive attitude.

Bonus points

• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• Experience in Unreal Blueprints.
• Experience with Wwise Event Based packaging.
• AAA experience.
• Took part in 1 or more full AAA development cycles.
• Advanced knowledge of Wwise Audio Middleware.

Remuneration and benefits

• Competitive salaries based on up-to-date data from external benchmarking providers & reviewed annually.
• 30 days annual leave, in addition to all UK Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid work-from-home policy.
• Discretionary annual performance-based bonus of up to 12%.
• Private pension (10% total, up to 5% individual contribution matched by Sharkmob).
• BUPA private Healthcare, Cigna dental cover, life insurance scheme and income protection policy.
• £425 yearly preventative healthcare allowance.
• Core studio hours 10:00-16:00 with 1 'wellness hour' to be used per week.
• Daily breakfasts, snacks & refreshments at the studio.
• VISA sponsorship (individual & dependents).
• Relocation assistance for people outside the UK (1 month accommodation, flights/travel paid for, £2,500 logistics/removal costs reimbursed).
• Assistance for people reloccating within the UK (up to £2,000 to spend on travel into London for flat viewings and moving vans/couriers).