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The Odd Gentlemen

Pasadena, California - United States
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Gameplay Engineer

Description

The Odd Gentlemen is an independent video game studio founded in the fall of 2008.  The studio’s debut title was the critically acclaimed, multi-award winning The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, released for Xbox Live and PC.  Recently the studio released the Apple Editor’s Choice Game, Flea Symphony for iOS and announced Wayward Manor a new game in collaboration with author Neil Gaiman.

Job Summary:
We are looking for an engineer who wants to be part of a creatively focused independent game studio. We’re starting a next-generation console title and looking for a great team to help create it.

Responsibilities:
• Develop unique and innovative gameplay systems
• Create and collaborate on tools and pipelines
• Work closely with the design team to specify, document, design, implement, profile, optimize and debug gameplay systems
• Rapidly iterate on mechanics, tools, etc. to constantly refine game
• In early stages of development, create prototypes to quickly get to the core fun factor of an idea
• Integrate platform specific requirements and maintain up-to-date knowledge of changes to the platforms.
• Able to actively contribute to a creative environment and work as a team
• Implement UI and HUD framework


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