Sr. Game Programmer

QUALIFICATION & SKILLSET

• AS/BA/BS in CS or similar, or equivalent experience
• 4 years professional/indie game development experience OR 6 years of other relevant software engineering experience
• Credited as a programmer on at least two shipped titles or playable games
• Proficiency in two or more of the following languages: C# (preferred), Javascript, ActionScript 3,  C++, Objective C, Swift, Java, or Lua
• Proficiency in one of the following game engines: Unity 3D (preferred), Unreal, Phaser, Cocos2D,  or Flixel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong knowledge of fundamental OOP concepts
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks
• Ability to work in the A-Z game development process – from concept thru design, development, and delivery
• Creative problem solver  Ability to meet strict deadlines
• Self-driven motivator
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative, entrepreneurial environment
• Curious with experimenting with the latest developer technologies and standards
• Desired Skills
• Passion for learning and learning games
• Experience developing games for tablets and web browsers
• Experience developing multiplayer games

EXPERIENCE

3 – 5 Years

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Implementation of game-play features and improvements
• Troubleshooting and delivering solutions to programming defects
• Troubleshooting deployment issues
•  Documentation of key algorithms and interfaces
• Revising of work according to critique and judicial use of programming best practices
• Estimation of time to complete tasks
• Daily communication with team members and production
• Limited travel to facilitate and review in-classroom playtests
• Measures of Success
• Completion of features in a timely manner
• Delivery of sprint builds and releases on time
• Constant improvement and refactoring of existing code
• Prioritization of tasks to minimize roadblocks
• Contribution to internal framework needs
• Uncovering of potential issues before they happen