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Senior Game Programmer

Next Games
Helsinki
3 years ago
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We are looking for a Senior Game Programmer to work with our talented and experienced developers. If you have the dedication and skills that we are looking for, this is a unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s best-known IPs such as The Walking Dead, Blade Runner and Stranger Things, as well as other exciting unannounced projects.

As a Senior Game Programmer, you are responsible for creating new game features, maintaining the architecture, solving programming related technical issues, and you are also proactive in improving the technical state of the project. You will have the opportunity to work on multiple projects and challenges as we give you the opportunity to rotate between teams from time to time.

Our Senior Programmers work with challenging technical tasks. This includes working with live services, performance optimization and architecture and live issues. Initially, you would be working with an established title with major changes planned, that will push the game into a more competitive level.

Key responsibilities

-You will be working together with team members to build deep and complex features

-You will be taking responsibility and ownership of the codebase and its maintenance

-You will have the opportunity to support more junior programmers in your team

-You will help set the direction by being a leader in the programming discipline

-You will contribute toward development practices focused on quality and maintainability

Specialist skills and competencies

-You are proficient in C# and skilled at work with a large existing code base

-You have a passion for writing high-quality robust code

-Working with a live product and SaaS is nothing strange for you

-Understanding and designing code architecture comes naturally and you enjoy following OOP principles and design patterns

-You have an understanding of what it takes to deliver a live operatable game and have a grasp on the associated workflows

General requirements

-You have solid experience working with Unity3D and/or similar platforms

-You have worked on multiple published games, ideally mobile F2P

-You understand version control, especially git and related workflows

-You have strong communication abilities and experience of documenting and writing specifications

-You are able to communicate fluently in English

Personal characteristics

-You enjoy self-improvement and actively seek feedback and build on it

-You have enthusiasm to take part and proactively participating in the iterative development of design, scope and features

-You are independent and proactive

We offer you an opportunity to put your skills and knowledge to work with diverse tasks. We value collaboration in our open and inclusive culture and you will get to work with great colleagues from different backgrounds. With us, you will have the opportunity to learn and develop yourself professionally – and have fun while doing it!

Here at Next Games we are passionate about our core values – Caring, Curiosity, and Courage – so these should be close to your heart as well. We aim high, and will ask you to do the same. In exchange, you’ll be part of a team that is great to work with, who is dedicated and passionate about what we do – we believe passion is contagious. Giving each Nextgamer the tools and means to succeed in their job is our priority. We believe the fruits of our labor should be shared with everyone at Next Games. We offer the opportunity a competitive salary and benefits package, and first and foremost a big challenge.

Does this sound like you? Send your CV, code samples (i.e. GitHub) and cover letter along with your salary request to us as soon as possible.

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