[Vector North] Senior Game Programmer

Responsibilities

A Senior Game Programmer takes design, schemes and ideas, and turns this creative vision into reality. Besides implementing entrusted features, they also extend already existing systems and fix bugs.

Aside from developing a software, they become a part of the team in which area they operate. Person in this position works closely with other members of the team, which are often from other discipline departments. As an individual with strong technical background , they become important pillar in planning, estimating and implementation discussions.

Implement Technology

• Efficiently integrate and maintain desired features, especially in the gameplay area.
• Work on assigned implementation tasks mostly independently.
• Integrate internal or 3rd party technologies.

Enable Progress

• Cooperate with other team members, help to estimate tasks.
• Identify and highlight technical debt, risks and issues.
• Provide related information and share knowledge to the team and leadership accordingly.
• Follow existing development processes and work with the team on continuous improvements.

Maintain Quality

• Participate in code reviews and peer programming to increase code quality.
• Support a culture of ongoing informal feedback.
• Work together with other team members to optimise performance and stability across disciplines.
• Document given parts of technology according to company standards.

Attributes

As gameplay-focused generalist programmer with solid technical qualification in a growing studio, this role demands the ability to both draw upon a deep set of experiences and learn new skills, facing challenges independently and in collaboration with the rest of the team.

Besides technical expertise, this senior role requires the capacity and willingness to participate in building supportive culture and establishing best practices.

Required

• 5+ years games industry programming experience.
• Experience development with UE in C++.
• Experience developing multiplayer games.
• At least one specialisation in a typical game development domain (Network, AI, Physics)
• Solid problem-solving and analytical skills.
• High level (cross-discipline) goal oriented.
• Communication in verbal and written English.
• Self-motivation, strong work ethic, and ability to work independently.
• Collaborative mindset.

Welcomed

• Passion for games.
• Experience working in a hybrid / remote environment.
• Confident in prototyping and researching new technologies.
• AAA / console game development experience.
• Proficiency in documentation and communication.
• Working knowledge of Perforce or Atlassian software development and collaboration tools.
• Experience working in diverse, multinational teams.
• Practical experience using a variety of programming languages and tools.
• Encounter full cycle of the game development, from prototyping to post-release project maintaining.
• Healthy creativity in problem-solving and the ability to think outside of the established solutions.
• Curious mind.