# Senior Software Engineer - Animation at Level

- Company: Level
- What the company does: Backed by Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://level.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Austin, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-05-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/level/4e143e4e-394c-440e-ac51-891c12edc63b
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/level-senior-software-engineer-animation/

## About the role

For parents : Activities that help your kid catch up or get ahead, build confidence, and minimize homework battles, whether learning at school or at home. Level is looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Animation. You'll build the systems that make characters move with personality, environments react with believability, and players connect emotionally with our digital worlds.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of real-time animation system development
- Deep C++ experience
- Experience with skeletal animation, inverse kinematics, and blending
- Understanding of animation mathematics and interpolation algorithms
- Performance optimization for animation-heavy scenes
- Collaboration experience with animators and technical artists

Tags: Engineering