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Senior Game Programmer

Be a game programmer

Responsibilities

Research & Development

• Work together with the core design team to design and implement the systemic and gameplay features of an open world game;
• Improve and expand upon different mechanics of such world (e.g. quest, encounter systems)
• Implement and optimize weapon and camera systems, combat and traversal mechanics, player skills, inventory management, and many other in-game features;
• Build tools and editors to allow designers work effectively with the systems.

Enable Progress

• Contribute to the estimation, planning, and prioritization of tasks.
• Identify and communicate risks and issues.

Mentor Colleagues

• Provide ongoing informal and structured technical feedback to colleagues.
• Facilitate the continued professional growth of fellow team members.

Attributes

This role demands the willingness to take on a broad variety of challenges, an ability to quickly switch focus between tasks, and the capacity to maintain good lines of communication, discussing complex issues at differing levels of abstraction.

Required

• 5+ years games industry (or equivalent) software development experience
• Shipped titles in a Programming (or equivalent) role.
• Excellent understanding of Software Engineering principles.
• Solid proficiency in C/C++/C#, including: refactoring, optimization, and testing.
• Strong grasp of one or more domains (ie Gameplay, Rendering, Core Engine, Networking, AI, Tools).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Confident researching / prototyping new technologies.
• Experience integrating / adapting 3rd party technologies.
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English.

Welcomed

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent formal qualification) in a relevant field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience developing with Unity.
• Experience developing multiplayer games or networking systems.
• Experience developing large-scale / open-world / sandbox games.
• Experience developing games as a service (architecture suited to rapid, live integration).
• Experience in a senior role.
• AAA / console game development experience.
• Proficiency in documentation and communication.
• Working knowledge of Atlassian software development and collaboration tools.
• Experience working in diverse, multinational teams.
• Practical experience using a variety of modern game engines and tools.
• Fluency in Dutch and Korean languages.