Programming Details

Below are the responsibilities and qualifications required for each of our programming positions.

Graphics Programmer

Responsibilities

• • Writing, refining, improving and maintaining the graphics subsystems

  • Helping the graphics-related decision and strategy making

  • Optimizing API designs for performance

Qualifications

• • Experience with a graphics API (DirectX/OpenGL)

  • Familiarity with Visual C++ (should know how to create and manage DLLs)

  • Good general programming knowledge

  • Grasp of standard software design concepts

Tools Programmer

Responsibilities

• • Creating, improving, integrating, and maintaining tools necessary for the project (tools can either be used during development or shipped with the final game)

  • Defining the required tools and how they interact

Qualifications

• • Experience with a current software development technology (.NET preferred)

  • Solid programming skills

  • Good aesthetic sense

  • Good communication skills

Network Programmer

Responsibilities

• • Designing the multiplayer communication structure

  • Building and maintaining network constructs

  • Optimizing network performance

Qualifications

• • Very good C++ knowledge (Experience using Visual C++ preferred)

  • Broad networking knowledge

  • Good network programming experience

  • Good low level programming experience preferred

General Programmer

Responsibilities

• • Doing general programming tasks

  • Building and maintaining the core libraries

  • Building and maintaining in-game utilities

Qualifications

• • Good general programming knowledge

  • Good grasp of object oriented programming concepts

  • Familiarity with Visual C++ (should know how to create and manage DLLs)

Game Programmer

Responsibilities

• • Building basic game building blocks

  • Defining interactions and game scenario sequences

  • Helping with the game architecture design decisions

  • Working on the game mechanics and creating the actual game experience

Qualifications

• • Very good C++ knowledge (Experience using Visual C++ preferred)

  • Strong grasp of object oriented programming concepts

  • Knowledge of design patterns preferred

Audio Programmer

Responsibilities

• • Writing, refining, improving and maintaining the audio subsystems

  • Helping the audio-related decision and strategy making

  • Optimizing API designs for performance and ease of use

Qualifications

• • Audio programming experience

  • Very good C++ knowledge (Experience using Visual C++ preferred)

  • Familiarity with audio APIs (DirectX, OpenAL, etc...)

White-Box Tester

Responsibilities

• • Detect hard-to-find bugs

  • Design test scenarios

  • Isolate causes of bugs

Qualifications

• • Good analysis and logical thinking skills

  • Programming knowledge is a plus

  • Familiarity with XML is a plus