Gym Class (YC W22) Is Hiring Character Animation Engineering Lead

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Role Summary Gym Class is a leading social game on Meta Quest with millions of downloads, 71K ratings, and 4.9 stars. We’re now expanding the game to new interests and platforms, and looking for a talented and experienced Animation Engineer to drive the future of character movement and interaction in our evolving game world. In this pivotal role, you'll take ownership of our animation systems built in Unity, focusing on delivering high-quality, performant, and engaging experiences, particularly for mobile and VR platforms. You'll work at the intersection of character motion, gameplay, and cutting-edge technology, collaborating closely with our co-founders, engineers, artists, and designers. If you're passionate about building robust and performant animation systems, leading a critical area of development, and shipping to an engaged community, we want to hear from you. WHAT YOU'LL DO Lead the design, development, and implementation of advanced character animation systems in Unity, with a strong emphasis on mobile performance. Architect and build robust animation logic, including state machines, animation blending, and integration with Inverse Kinematics (IK) systems. Develop solutions for seamless transitions between animation clips and IK, ensuring realistic and responsive character movement. Implement collision detection and interaction support within the animation framework. Optimize animation systems for performance on mobile devices, addressing memory usage, CPU/GPU impact, and ensuring smooth frame rates. Collaborate closely with artists to understand their needs and build intuitive animation pipelines and tools within Unity. Take ownership of the animation gameplay roadmap, contributing to the overall vision of character movement and expression. Work closely with gameplay and AI engineers to integrate animation systems with other game mechanics. Build and lead a high-performing animation engineering team as the roadmap and team scale. QUALIFICATIONS Deep Unity...