TOOLS PROGRAMMER

Main Responsibilities:

• To play a key role in designing and implementing a suite of development tools to support next-gen games. 
• Create user-friendly applications in support of the development team. 
• Aid in Developing and maintaining a cross-platform, next-generation game engine. 
• Communicate with designers, artists and other engineers to ensure tools satisfy production needs. 
• Deliver work on time and according to schedule 
• Accept and provide direction with team members and participate and engage with the entire production team to stay current on the scope and understanding of the project. 
• Possess exemplary oral and written communication skills and the ability to follow direction and to collaborate successfully with others. 
• Identify and find solutions to pipeline issues. 
• Contribute innovative and original ideas toward all aspects of the game’s production and development. 
• Write robust, maintainable code. 
• Maintain code performance through profiling and optimization.  

Qualifications:

• Console experience; next-gen preferred. 
• Experience with 2D and 3D art packages and APIs (XSI, Photoshop). 
• Experience designing and implementing in-engine game editors. 
• Knowledge of scripting languages (Perl, Python, etc…). 
• Familiarity with large-scale C++ project development. 
• Experience with concurrent programming. 
• Experience with code optimization and profiling tools (i.e. VTune, PIX).