Company Profile:

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

Job description:

JOB TITLE : SENIOR ENGINEER

 

CAREER LEVEL: D1

Leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

 

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

 

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

It’s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will engage in the technical development of small to medium sized apps from inception to delivery. Your main role will be to implement game and application functionality, translating design ideas, concepts, and requirements into a functional and engaging experience. Experiences created will mostly fall into the VR space, focussing on things like training simulations and multi-user collaboration experiences, but there will also be opportunity to work on AR and MR projects.

As this is a relatively new technology area to AstraZeneca you will need to provide knowledge and advice about application architecture to help feed into the ecosystem of platforms and solutions we are putting together. You’ll also need to help ensure solid application performance and an excellent user experience within the apps that you create.

 

Responsibilities

• Plan, design and implement features within Unity to agreed timelines, both on your own and as a member of a team
• Create AR, VR, and MR proof of concepts and production solutions
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle – architecture, design, build, and code reviews
• Develop user documentation for internal use
• Ensure delivery activities are carried out in alignment with required processes and governance

 

Skills and Competencies

• Proven track record of delivering 3D Unity projects, either in an enterprise/industry or gaming context
• Strong C# programming skills (mandatory requirement)
• In depth understanding of Unity3D
• Experience developing AR, VR and MR experiences, being familiar with libraries such as XRIT, VRTK, etc
• Experience working with assets (meshes, animations, materials, etc)
• Experience profiling and optimizing game and render performance
• Experience with source control (Git or PlasticSCM preferred)
• Ability to lead technical architecture discussions and to help drive decisions relating to the Unity ecosystem
• Experience creating multi-user experiences
• Able to work with ambiguity and customers that don’t fully understand the technology to define requirements and prioritise feature work

 

Desired - Experiences,

• Experience with networking libraries, such as Photon Realtime
• Knowledge of deploying from Unity to multiple different platforms including Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, web, Oculus and HoloLens
• Knowledge of unit testing
• Experience developing applications using RESTful APIs
• Worked as a gameplay programmer as part of an established team
• Knowledge of 3D modelling, texturing, UV mapping with tools such as Blender would be a bonus

 

Desired Qualifications

• Unity Certifications would be advantageous, but not essential
• A software engineering based degree is preferable
• AGILE or SCRUM certification