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Overview

Sledgehammer Games is a California studio founded in 2009 that develops Call of Duty titles. Its games include Advanced Warfare, WWII and Modern Warfare III. The studio is part of Activision within Microsoft Gaming.

Technologies

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Tech DNA
C++
C#
Lua
Games
C++
C#
Lua
Unity
Houdini
Audiokinetic Wwise
FMOD Studio
Other
Python
Adobe Photoshop
AI Agents
CI/CD
Rive
Maya
Stack modernity Modern
69/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
C++ 2 jobs Required
Unity 2 jobs Required
Adobe Photoshop 2 jobs Required
C# 1 job Optional
Lua 1 job Required
AI Agents 1 job Optional
CI/CD 1 job Optional
Rive 1 job Optional
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
16%
Unity
16%
C#
14%
CI/CD
14%
C++
13%
Adobe Photoshop
12%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
FMOD Studio Sep 2026
Audiokinetic Wwise Sep 2026
Python Sep 2026
Maya Sep 2026
Houdini Sep 2026
Adobe Photoshop Sep 2026
Unity Sep 2026
Rive Sep 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.

Growth

Hiring Momentum
83/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
6
4 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~13 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Games
67%
AI/ML
17%
Frontend
17%
Actively hiring for Games (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added FMOD Studio to stack Sep 2026
Added Audiokinetic Wwise to stack Sep 2026
Added Python to stack Sep 2026
Added Maya to stack Sep 2026
Added Houdini to stack Sep 2026
Added Adobe Photoshop to stack Sep 2026
Added Unity to stack Sep 2026
Added Rive to stack Sep 2026
Added Lua to stack Sep 2026
Added CI/CD to stack Sep 2026
Added C++ to stack Sep 2026
Added C# to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
2
Countries
3
Busiest office
Toronto
Foster City United States
HQ
Toronto Canada
Engineering / R&D
5 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 100% engineering
hires for Games, AI/ML
seen since Aug 2026
Melbourne Australia
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering
hires for Frontend
seen since Sep 2026

Jobs

Dialogue Designer - Sledgehammer Games

Verified live · 1 day ago 5 days ago
$66k – $133k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Toronto
Audiokinetic Wwise
FMOD Studio
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Senior Technical Animator - Sledgehammer Games

Verified live · 1 day ago 5 days ago
$67k – $135k per year (Estimated) • In office • Toronto
Python
Maya
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AI Engineer (Gameplay)

Verified live · 1 day ago 5 days ago
$97k – $214k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Toronto
C++
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Senior UI Engineer - Sledgehammer Games - Melbourne

Verified live · 1 day ago 8 days ago
Remote/Hybrid • 5+ years exp • Melbourne
C#
C++
Lua
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
Game Dev
Unity
Design
Rive
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Expert Level Designer (Single Player) - Sledgehammer Games

Verified live · 1 day ago 26 days ago
$56k – $113k per year (Estimated) • In office • 8+ years exp • Toronto
Adobe Photoshop
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Expert Lighting Artist - Sledgehammer Games

Verified live · 1 day ago 27 days ago
$61k – $123k per year (Estimated) • In office • 12+ years exp • Toronto
Unity
Houdini
Design
Adobe Photoshop
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