Team Lead Programmer (Gameplay)

We’re looking for a Team Lead Programmer (Gameplay) to be part of Heart of the Dawn Games. As a Team Lead Programmer for the gameplay team, you guide a group of talented and inspired programmers as they develop core gameplay features and systems. Your team achieves its ambitions thanks to your technical know-how, leadership, ability to make informed decisions and collaborate constructively with other teams. You take pride and share a passion for the game that you and your team develop together. Your vision and your deep comprehension of what everyone does on your team allow you to harmonize and to multiply the results of everyone’s contribution. When quality game features and systems are delivered and work together cohesively, you know you have contributed to offering a rich experience to our players. That’s what truly motivates you.

The daily life of a Team Lead Programmer (Gameplay) at Heart of the Dawn Games

On a typical day, you gather your team to discuss progress with assigned tasks. You note issues and brainstorm ways to address them. You review outstanding bugs and how best to approach them. You communicate regularly with leads from other disciplines and with productions teams, to plan, estimate, identify risks and deliver on time.

You code alongside your team daily. You regularly update your Project Lead on your team’s assignments and meet with other leads both within and outside your project to discuss how to improve workflows and share technology.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Software engineering

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in game programming

A minimum of 3 years’ experience managing a team of game programmers

Proficient in C++ and other programming languages commonly used in game production

Participation in at least one full game production or equivalent as a programming team lead

Impeccable strategic leadership and communication skills

Remain calm when facing challenging situations (you know a solution is always at hand.)

A deep understanding of video game production with the ease to see the perspectives of other game production disciplines

We know that skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences, that's why we strongly encourage you to apply even though you may not have all the requirements listed above.