Responsibilities
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A specialist in networking, this person will be responsible for implementing online features for our current project including matchmaking, online communities, peer to peer communication, content streaming, and user authentication. This person must be able to select an appropriate networking strategy for a game, assess the impact of other game systems on networking behavior, and comply with 1st party technical requirements. Other non-networking (generalist) related development will be expected depending on project needs.

Requirements
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• An understanding of the TCP/IP stack.
• Implement, debug and optimize systems in C++ and/or C#.
• Write documentation.
• Assist and mentor other engineers in areas of domain expertise or specialization.
• Investigate and adopt new networking and online technologies, practices, tools and systems.

Extras
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• A familiarity from a user’s perspective, of XBox Live, Gamer ID’s, etc would be an asset.

Qualifications
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• Minimum 1-2 years game industry experience.
• Strong OO design and development in C++ and/or C#.
• Experience with fundamental networking areas such as synchronization, determinism, replication, prediction, latency, bandwidth, communication protocols and game network topologies.
• Experience with Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, 3DS, PC, Unity, iPad/iPhone or other tablet/portable devices would be a plus.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with other engineers to obtain optimal results.
• A passion for developing high quality games.

Duties and Responsibilities
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• Programmer in all relevant technical languages (C/C++, C#).
• Analyzing existing games for ways to improve graphics quality.
• Optimizing 3D rendering to reach best possible FPS.
• Adapting graphical methods to different platforms to get the best performance.
• Writing shaders to add higher quality effects to existing games.

Requirements
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• Minimum 1-2 years game industry experience.
• Knowledgeable in 3D rendering algorithms (Strong 3D math skills).
• Experienced in 3D graphics programming in games (Strong OpenGL or DirectX skills).
• Experienced in writing shaders.
• Experience with Softimage, or other 3D modeling tool(s).
• Strong OO skills.
• Motivated, self starter, creative thinker, ability to work alone or as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to switch between different projects or tasks quickly and easily.
• Strong personal interest in videogames and a solid understanding of the associated culture.

Extras
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• 3D programming experience within Unity would be a plus.

Responsibilities:
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• Designing and implementing systems and tools to support game needs (animation, locomotion, navigation, combat, etc).
• Help support existing systems.
• Writing clear, maintainable, portable, and highly functional code.
• Profiling and performance tuning of code and systems to remove bottlenecks.
• As needed work on tools and technology tasks to support specific project requirements.
• Testing and documenting of the code you write.
• Specialist skills and interest in other areas (e.g. audio, networking, others) also valued.

Requirements:
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• Minimum 1-2 years game industry experience.
• Expertise in C and C++
• Strong generalist skills, with solid understanding of game-related math.
• Good understanding of what makes a game fun and interesting to play.
• Self-motivated with good communication skills.
• Able and motivated to work with other team members.
• Commitment to code quality, documentation and sound testing procedures.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent.

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