About Us
10:10 Games is an independent development studio based in the heart of Warrington, UK. 10:10 Games saw its first release in 2024 with Funko Fusion and is now gearing up for future growth with new and exciting IPs.At 10:10 Games, we have anchored a people first culture into our studio where our team are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are building development pathways that allow us to help everyone reach the next stage of their career with our internal promotion opportunities. Having regular progression catch ups with your manager lets us always have your learning and development aspirations as a prime focus.
We also value transparency, collaboration and genuinely care about everyone’s feedback within our studio. We therefore have fortnightly company-wide stand ups and regular check in meetings with each team to ensure we are maintaining this promise.
We have a passionate Outreach programme that we love everyone to get involved with! We have already partnered with Women in Games, Grads in Games, Into Games and more. We are an inclusive studio that believe strongly in opening the doors into the industry, so we provide opportunities within local universities, colleges and schools through our work experience, internships and apprenticeships.
We are growing our team rapidly over the next few months, so this is an amazing opportunity to come and join our people-first culture and be part of our exciting expansion!
As an equal opportunity employer at 10:10 Games we treat all job applications equally, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic.
About The Role
10:10 Games is looking for an experienced Lead Programmer with deep Unreal Engine expertise to help shape the future of our next titles. This is your opportunity to join an established team primed for growth and help to drive the technical direction of our upcoming projects while still in the early stages of development.
What You’ll Do
* Working alongside the Technical Director, you will lead a team of programmers through development, mentorship and code reviews.
* Design, prototype and implement compelling gameplay systems, mechanics or technical solutions.
* Collaborate with designers, artists and other engineers to fully understand requirements allowing them to be turned into fully functional systems.
* Aid other programmers with technical implementations and debugging.
* Lead by example ensuring code quality, performance and stability across multiple platforms.
* Guide best practices in Unreal Engine, with a strong emphasis on clean, modular and reusable systems.
* Help define project and system timelines and contribute to production planning.
What We’re Looking For
* 5+ years of professional experience programming in C++ within the games industry.
* Experience in a lead or above role with proven experience leading or mentoring a team of programmers.
* Strong Unreal Engine knowledge.
* Multiple shipped games, including Unreal Engine titles.
* A problem solver, able to apply themselves to any area of game development as required.
* Experience with console development.
Benefits & Perks
* Hybrid/flexible working environment (4 days in-office, 1 day remote)
* Zero crunch time
* 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
* Health and Wellbeing package (Private health insurance, EAP, long-term illness cover)
* Enhanced pension scheme
* Company-wide bonus scheme
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