Rocksteady Lead Pipeline and Tools Programmer

Rocksteady is looking for a Lead Pipeline & Tools Programmer to join our dedicated and collaborative team to work on an exciting unannounced project. The role involves leading, supporting and providing guidance to our team of experienced pipeline & tools programmers. You’ll also be applying your technical expertise directly by writing code, architecting systems, and resolving complex and challenging issues. The Pipeline & Tools team is central to enabling the efficient production of many complex assets by our content teams, and you’ll have a key role in facilitating success across the studio.

Responsibilities

• Leading, supporting and guiding our team of experienced pipeline & tools programmers.
• Building and maintaining robust asset management tools to support large volumes of project content for varied content teams.
• Building and maintaining asset tracking tools to help production and content teams track assets through the pipeline.
• Overseeing development, organization and delivery of your team’s work.
• Combining technical knowledge with pragmatic scheduling to produce a realistic and achievable plan of action for your team.
• Identifying and resolving technical risks before they impact development.
• Collaborating closely with team members from all disciplines, communicating technical concepts and requirements, and facilitating smooth workflows.
• Leading by example in development best practices and helping to continuously improve our development environment.
• Working with sibling studios to share knowledge, technology, and strategy for pipelines and asset tracking with the broader WB Games group.

Requirements

• Experience leading programmers.
• A solid understanding of Python, C#, and C++.
• Broad knowledge of asset pipelines on AAA games.
• Experience creating and maintaining a variety of content tools.
• Self‑directed, organized and able to prioritize effectively.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working closely with a range of disciplines.
• UE5 experience preferred.

Hybrid Working – This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in‑office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

Inclusive Hiring – Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal‑opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

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