Unreal Engine 5 animation systems define this senior role at Arcanaut Studios, with remote-friendly work across British Columbia or Alberta. Build advanced character movement for a AAA sci-fi action RPG. As a Senior Animation Programmer, you will design, extend, and optimize low-level runtime systems, toolchains, and procedural technologies. You will push UE5 animation capabilities while collaborating with technical animators, gameplay, and cinematics. The work focuses on hyper-realistic movement, combat mechanics, and fluid physics.

Key Responsibilities
- Architect and optimize custom UE5 runtime animation systems
- Implement motion matching, Pose Search, and machine learning locomotion
- Maintain procedural systems and thread-secure animation blueprints




- Profile performance using Unreal Insights and C++ tools
- Mentor technical animation and conduct C++ code reviews

Requirements:
- Five-plus years of professional game development experience
- Shipped or supported a AAA title using Unreal Engine
- Mastery of C++ within the Unreal Engine ecosystem
- Exceptional 3D mathematics understanding, including quaternions and transforms
- Hands-on UE5 experience with Live Link and Sequencer Apply senior Unreal Engine animation programming expertise to character systems, performance optimization, and procedural gameplay animation.

📌 Senior Unreal Engine Animation Programmer (Edmonton)
🏢 Hellagoodaudio
📍 Edmonton