Creative Coder

Variable is looking for a full-time mid/senior creative coder to join our team.

This position is available immediately with salary based on your experience.

• you have background in creative coding, computer science, gamedev, computational design or similar
• you have at least 4 years programming experience (JavaScript / TypeScript / C++ / C#)
• you have understanding of 3D graphics programming (WebGL / OpenGL / Unity / etc) and shader programming (GLSL)
• you have a strong problem solving skills and approach problems critically
• you have an interest in building systems expressing deep understanding of project context
• you want to learn, research, and develop algorithms
• you have the ability to work on your own as well as part of a bigger team of programmers and designers

• you have an interest in data visualization as a dynamic and interactive medium helping us uderstand the world
• you have server side programming experience with node.js
• you are a person with a good sense of aesthetics and design principles
• you believe the tools we use shape our way of thinking and you never stop to explore new ones or develop your own

• you will be joining a small studio and have interest in shaping its future
• you will work across mediums of web, print and immersive installations for commercial clients, NGOs and galleries
• you will design and develop internal R&D tools and push the field of creative coding beyond what’s possible today
• you will be located at Makerversity / Somerset House in central London and get access to the maker workshop space and rich programme of talks, exhibitions and environment full of startups and creative businesses

• WebGL / JavaScript / Pex (in-house 3d library) for most of the 3d graphics visualizations and generative systems
• d3.js / Canvas for 2D data visualization and interfaces on the web
• node.js for backend, scripting and data processing
• choo for front end web development
• Slack / Workflowy / GitHub for internal communication

Please apply by writing to jobs@variable.io with your portfolio, example code and few sentences about why you are interested.