What are some of the company benefits?
Substantial employee benefits package including premium free Insurance package, 25 vacation days, 8 sick days, 10 paid holidays, etc.
401K w/match.
Dynamic, inclusive, challenging and engaging work environment.
Continued training and career development opportunities.
Team and Family oriented culture.
Continually evolving employee-based culture, including events, gatherings, contests, morale-based incentives, etc.
What are the responsibilities for this role?
Working closely with the new game team regarding development issues and issues impacting performance on console platforms.
Follow best practices, development processes, and coding standards.
Create and implement well-engineered, reliable, maintainable, and bug-free code.
Ability to provide technical direction, as well as mentoring members of the team.
Work closely with the rendering and game teams to drive and constantly improve platform specific features, runtime performance, toolchain performance, and ease of use.
Driving performance of Unreal Engine 4 on PS4 and Xbox One.
Analyzing and fixing common problems in a game engine such as load times, memory usage, and performance issues.
Additional duties include assisting with gameplay and content creation for game development and assisting with quality control of all products.
What are the main requirements to get this job?
B.A. or B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Game Design or other Technical degree.
5+ years of professional experience in game development.
Excellent C++ skills.
Development experience on game consoles (Xbox One/PS4).
Working knowledge of 3d Math/ trigonometry.
Strong communication skills.
Experience working with Unreal Engine 4 and the Blueprint scripting language.
Experience working on one or more released titles.
What can get you brownie points or a gold star during the hiring process?
Prior experience working on AAA multiplayer/open-world titles.
Prior experience with server/client based multiplayer games.