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Lead Server Programmer

The Lead Server Programmer will develop and enhance online-backend systems used across Crytek games. Ideal candidate has experience with functional requirements of online-services from perspective of realtime/game applications, working with/architecting scalable compute clusters, network traffic analysis etc. The position involves working with cross-disciplinary groups, including interaction with game design and programming teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the server programming discipline and enable them to reach their full potential.
• Develop and support reliable and high performance online services, help integrate them into company’s products.
• Coordinate tasks and technical implementation with the Technical Director and other programming Leads based on the current roadmap.
• Be a role model for Regular/Senior programmers and oversee the mentoring process inside the discipline.
• Proactively drive your team and improve product quality as well as group productivity.
• Create accurate task duration estimate and completes all work in a timely basis.
• Remain focused, motivated and effective on all tasks through completion.
• Display excellent communication and writing skills and create documentation where required.
• Debug and optimize latest console and PC performance.
• Specify and contribute to testing procedures.
• Provide input to department project status meetings.
• Actively participate in team working on project by making recommendations on how to improve product quality as well as group productivity.
• Demonstrate a desire to learn and grow professionally.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Shipped at least 1 online game on either console or PC from beginning to end.
• Management and leadership skills.
• Direct responsibility for performance and functionality of certain server modules.
• Excellent programming skills in either C++ or C#, working experience with both.
• Debugging/optimization skills.
• Experience with multithreading.
• Experience with network programming.
• Self-direction and motivation.
• Ability to work in a collaborative programming environment.
• Willing to accept and provide direction, work well under pressure, and handle multiple tasks.
• Passion for making great games.
• Ability to contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development.
• Solid English communication and writing skills.
• Keep a positive team-oriented attitude.

Pluses

• Experience with Actor Model, CSP or other concurrent programming model. // - e.g.: C# tasks, go routines, Erlang.
• Python language skills.
• Relational database programming experience (SQL, TSQL, PL/SQL).
• Experience developing secure online services.
• Has used UML or some similar modelling approach in the past.
• Experience providing mentorship to other programmers.
• Experience writing technical documentation.
• Experience with making multiplayer games.
• Unix/Linux systems programming experience.
• Experience with multiplatform development.
• Experience in the game industry.

What you can expect from us

• A refreshing yet highly professional atmosphere in a diverse team.
• Flexible work time.
• FUN.
• Free public transportation ticket, which lets you use public transport free of charge 24/7.
• Free German lessons
• Company language is English. Any additional language is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Extensive assistance with getting visa, work permits and communication with local authorities.
• Relocation support.
• A company apartment for your first few months and help in finding a private apartment.
• ...and much more!