FreeStyleGames™ is a groundbreaking game development company with studios in Leamington Spa, London and Brighton. Founded in 2002, we are home to over 95 ambitious and highly talented employees.
The company specializes in original intellectual property, focused on mass-market music-rhythm based gaming. We have a unique and relaxed culture within our studios that encourages our teams to enjoy fun and adventurous lifestyles.
FreeStyleGames was acquired in September 2008 by Activision Blizzard and are now a wholly owned part of their independent studio network. As well as working alongside Neversoft & Red Octane supporting the Guitar Hero franchise, we have also recently released our own new and innovative title, DJ Hero.
FreeStyleGames are looking for an experienced Audio programmer, to take a leadership and management role to create an incredible audio experience for players of the DJ Hero series on a wide range of platforms.
As lead Audio programmer you will be responsible for implementing leading edge audio systems in addition to over-seeing a small team of audio programmers, all working to push the boundaries of real-time audio in video-games.
Your responsibilities will include working with your team and other departments to design new audio systems for DJ Hero. As well as doing audio programming yourself, you will help your team to design & review their code, work with other programming departments to ensure smooth integration of audio systems. You’ll also work with your team to create and maintain schedules. You’ll work with our talented pool of in-house DJs, music team & design team to make the most compelling music game experience ever.
The right candidate will need several years of experience in an audio programming role, and understand low-level coding and optimization techniques in order to execute advanced DSP audio processing with minimal processing overhead.
The candidate will work with the Technical Director and Lead Programmers to ensure that audio technology development supports the current game project vision.
Key requirements:
At least 5 years programming experience.
Mastery of core C++ language features.
Excellent understanding of DSP algorithms & FFT analysis.
Excellent understanding of audio processing algorithms, and audio compression schemes.
Experience with audio APIs (e.g. FMod, Miles, WWise, XAudio, VST plugins, or other)
The ability to write clear end-user documentation.
Strong API design, implementation & documentation skills.
Excellent communicator – both written & oral. Able to engage and motivate the programming team.
Familiar with contemporary software engineering practices, such as version control, scripting languages, build processes, automation.
Familiar with a variety of contemporary audio & music software
Additional beneficial skills:
C# / .NET
Multi-threaded development experience.
Published titles on Xbox 360 / PS3 / Wii.
Assembler level programming
VST plug-ins
Benefits:
Competitive Salary
Bonus Scheme
Company DC Pension Plan
Cycle to Work Scheme
Childcare Voucher Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
Permanent Health Insurance
Group Life Assurance
Access to Activision employee store
25 days holiday per annum
A great working environment
Salary : Negotiable DOE
About FreeStyleGames
www.freestylegames.com FreeStyleGames are an independently managed Activision Studio located in new, purpose built offices in Leamington Spa. (30 minutes drive from Birmingham, and a 90 minute train journey from central London).
