Side

Game Engineer

• Take ownership of the technical quality, architecture, and performance of browser-based games
• Work on existing titles, improving and extending rapidly developed games
• Implement gameplay features, UI systems, animations, audio, and game mechanics
• Ensure a consistent player experience across desktop and mobile devices
• Identify technical debt and improve code quality
• Establish best practices supporting long-term development and maintenance

Game Developer, PixiJS

• Port and adapt existing Unreal Engine systems for Nintendo Switch
• Investigate and resolve platform-specific bugs and compatibility issues
• Profile and optimize CPU, GPU, memory, and loading performance
• Work with graphics and scalability settings to meet console performance targets
• Support integration of Nintendo platform features and requirements
• Debug issues across gameplay, rendering, UI, input, online systems, and platform services
• Collaborate closely with QA to reproduce, investigate, and resolve platform-specific issues
• Support builds and overall platform/release readiness

Unreal Engine Engineer – Switch

3D Artist

• Design and build scalable pipelines, tools, and systems for cinematic and narrative content
• Build and implement cinematic content using Level Sequences, Animation Montages, Animation Blueprints, and Blueprint scripting
• Establish workflows supporting gameplay and cinematic storytelling
• Implement character animation directly in Unreal Engine, including runtime animation control and integration
• Use visual scripting and animation systems to improve character performance, emotional fidelity, timing, and storytelling impact
• Troubleshoot and debug animation and cinematic issues directly in-engine
• Partner with animation, narrative design, audio, lighting, and other creative teams
• Balance technical requirements with storytelling, pacing, and presentation goals
• Optimize cinematic systems for performance, reliability, and scalability while supporting creative iteration

Cinematic Technical Animator

• Build and maintain 2D browser-based games using TypeScript/JavaScript, PixiJS, SolidJS, Vite, HTML5, and CSS
• Implement game animations, transitions, and interactive experiences using GSAP
• Integrate web audio using Howler.js and manage game assets, sprites, textures, and atlases
• Optimize games for desktop and mobile browser performance, including memory, rendering, loading, and runtime performance
• Build responsive experiences across screen sizes, resolutions, and aspect ratios
• Use browser debugging and profiling tools to identify and resolve performance and technical issues
• Collaborate with the team using Git and established development workflows
• Build reliable, maintainable systems supporting efficient iteration and content development
• Troubleshoot technical issues across the game, browser, and web technology stack

Web Game Developer

Head of Department

• Lead and develop Side's global Post Production function during maternity cover
• Provide strategic and operational oversight across people, resources, quality, technology, workflows, capacity and continuous improvement
• Lead, coach and develop Post Production Managers and the wider team
• Set departmental objectives, priorities and performance expectations
• Identify capability gaps and implement development or recruitment solutions
• Oversee resource and capacity planning across multiple concurrent projects
• Ensure effective resource allocation while balancing client requirements, employee workload and commercial considerations
• Research and introduce efficient workflows and technologies with Audio leadership
• Monitor operational performance and address delivery risks, capacity constraints and resourcing issues
• Establish and maintain Post Production quality and technical standards
• Oversee dialogue editing, QA, mastering and related Post Production services
• Maintain oversight of hardware, software, DAWs and related technologies
• Develop and manage the departmental budget with Finance and senior leadership
• Monitor utilisation, resource costs, overtime and external or freelance expenditure
• Act as the senior Post Production contact for significant client, quality and technical matters
• Build relationships across Production, Audio, Finance, HR and other internal functions
• Develop and implement the Post Production operational roadmap
• Lead improved workflows, automation and technology, including AI-assisted tools for high-volume audio processing
• Establish departmental KPIs and use operational data to drive improvements
• Collaborate with global teams to develop consistent standards and share best practice
• Promote colleague, freelancer, talent, client and vendor safety and comfort

Head of Post Production – Maternity Cover

• Create high-quality, game-ready assets and/or modular kits meeting AAA visual and technical standards
• Interpret concept art and apply strong artistic judgment
• Produce environment models, architectural kits, and hero props from concept through final presentation
• Ensure clean geometry, optimized topology, high-quality materials, and Unreal Engine 5 integration
• Balance artistic fidelity with technical excellence and practical production requirements

Senior 3D Artist – Props

Designer

• Build and balance bosses and enemies in Unreal Engine
• Own at least two combat characters or equivalent systems
• Design attacks end to end, including animation hookup, hitbox timing, cancel windows, hit reactions, i-frames, and telegraphs
• Increase combat variety and improve the overall combat experience through hands-on iteration and balancing
• Apply animation principles around weight, timing, anticipation, and readability
• Author or modify animations and integrate them into gameplay
• Diagnose combat and animation issues using frame data, startup/active/recovery, hitstop, input buffering, and cancel windows
• Implement combat using Unreal Blueprints, Behavior Trees, Animation Blueprints, state machines, blend spaces, montages, and animation notifies
• Use Niagara to prototype combat effects and visual feedback
• Collaborate with engineering, animation, VFX, and design teams to troubleshoot and iterate on gameplay

Senior Technical Combat Designer

Artist

• Own game spaces from blockout through final polish, balancing gameplay layout with visual composition, staging, lighting, and world-building
• Create, refine, and integrate pre-generated assets into cohesive, playable game environments
• Make decisions about player flow, composition, sightlines, and navigation
• Build and polish environments in Unreal Engine
• Manage streaming, HLODs, draw calls, frame budgets, and memory budgets to meet performance targets
• Use Unreal PCG and Houdini for world-building and asset placement workflows
• Implement level features, triggers, and interactives using Unreal Blueprints
• Collaborate with design, art, and engineering teams
• Own spaces across multiple development stages through shipped, cancelled, or personal projects

Senior Artist

• Create stylized concepts for characters, creatures/bosses, costumes, weapons, and gear in alignment with the client’s art direction.
• Produce clear, actionable turnarounds, callout sheets, and model packs for 3D artists to use during modeling.
• Collaborate closely with the 3D team and Art Direction to ensure technical feasibility, clear visual hierarchy, and stylistic consistency.