Lead Programmer/ Technical Director/ CTO

Description

Come join Hidden Variable Studios – a small, experienced team of indie developers with backgrounds that include time spent at EA, Insomniac Games, THQ and Disney. You can read the juicy details here: http://www.hiddenvariable.com/about/company/.

Our first title, Bag It!, launched last fall on iOS/Android to critical acclaim and has already surpassed 4.7 million downloads and collected numerous accolades, including:

Aggregate Metacritic Rating of 93!
Kotaku’s Gaming App of the Day!
G4TV Mobile Game of the Week!

Entertainment Weekly – 10 Best Game Apps of 2011!

It’s an especially exciting time to join Hidden Variable, as we’re just starting on our next project in pursuit of our next hit, so now is your time to get in on the ground floor.

We are looking for a stellar candidate that can successfully lead and contribute to a small, focused engineering team on our next original IP and to help shape the technical foundation for our studio. Whether you fancy yourself a Lead Programmer, Technical Director, or even CTO- all of those are potentially on the table. Here at Hidden Variable, we put one’s contributions first, not titles. That’s the big picture – details to follow.

To be clear, we’re not just looking for a warm body. We’re looking for a super talented individual who is in it for the long haul and wants to put their creativity, love of technology and passion to help us make something incredible and we’ll reward you generously for your contributions, including an equity position in the company!

Current Responsibilities:

Coding (70%) – Eager to get your hands dirty? You’ll architect, document, implement, test, debug and maintain code for iOS and Android. Being actively involved in the hands-on development aspects of the game will be a large chunk of your time so you better like it and be good at it!

Managing/Directing (30%) - You’ll be overseeing the work of our extensive programming department (only one engineer currently, but more to come) while ensuring that tasks are completed on time and meet the high quality requirements for the game. Your inherent awesomeness will result in high-quality, polished and reliable code. You’ll do this while mentoring, sharing, and working with other departments daily, all of whom will be thrilled to be teaming up with you. Collaborate away!

Opportunities for growth/ownership:

Pursuing Your Dreams - As one of just a handful of senior leaders within the company, you’ll be an integral part of setting our company initiatives. Although your role will shift and grow from time to time, at the end of the day, you should leave the studio every day super pumped about what you're working on and itching to get back into it.

Forecasting – You’ll ultimately be driving and navigating the technology bus for the company. We’re looking for someone who is always ahead of the curve, thinking of new ways to use existing technology and anticipate where it’s all going. If you like exploring new platforms, systems, and techniques, this is the place for you.

Requirements

• Leatherneck - 5+ years of software engineering experience in the game industry

• Equal Opportunity Developer - 2+ years of professional experience with iOS/Android

• Swiss Army Knife - Knowledgeable in Obj-C, C#, C/C++, Java, XCode, Unity, and native Android SDK (or a combo thereof)

• Smarty Pants - Strong foundation in logic, computer science, and mathematics, including areas such as algorithms, optimization, and vector/matrix/3D math (you gotta be smart to work here!)

• Go Getter - Highly self-motivated and able to excel in a fast paced, dynamic environment

• Inspirational Despot - Prior experience managing* or leading a team of programmers (*Tasers and cattle prods available onsite)

• Sensei - Adept at mentoring the engineering rockstars of tomorrow

• Extra Credit - Sure would be nice if you have back-end network / web development skills like PHP, CSS, and/or SQL!

Desired Skills / Extras

What makes US like you?

• You're a natural leader and are effortlessly awesome.

• You have experience in mobile game development and have shipped a title or two.

• You’re always eager to maximize your value to the team in whatever way possible.

• You’re a nuts and bolts programmer and know what it means to build technology without giant budgets and unlimited time.

• You’re a calculated risk taker who isn’t afraid to make mistakes. You learn from them quickly and move forward, wiser as a result.

• You may have big company experience but you’re itching to get involved in something special in the early stages and make your mark.

• You're a results-oriented person and persevere to the finish line.

• You have some sort of formal education in your field - like a BS in Computer Science at a minimum (or a really amazing drop out story like Carmack).

What makes YOU like us?

• Unlike some young companies, we're not working in someone's basement or garage living paycheck to paycheck. We're fully funded by investors and can provide a stable career for years to come. We create our own IP, write our own rules, and do what we want when we want!

• Fully paid medical, 401(k) with matching, unlimited PTO, and other compensation incentives are highlights of a competitive compensation package. Additionally, an equity position in the company would be part of the deal. We're excited to share the wealth and success that you’re helping to create!

• The team is all incredibly talented, creative, fun to work with, salt of the Earth types (that means we’re just good ole fashioned nice).

• We're all independent workers, but hold each other to super high standards. So do your thang—just be sure to do it with excellence!

• A great workplace isn’t simply a product of catered lunches, day-care and schwag (although free stuff sure is nice!). It’s about working with smart and awesome colleagues on challenging and invigorating projects.

• We take the time to write really crazy job descriptions to attract people like you…because we only want to hire the best.

How do you apply?

Hopefully, by the time you've read this far, you've realized that we value custom tailored communication and people who are passionate about what they do for a living. Also, we’re taking our search seriously and we ask that you do too by reading through our requirements carefully.

That said, if you’re interested (and interesting) you can apply for this great opportunity here:http://hiddenvariable.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2x924yck6hu . Yes, we’ll read every submission and yes, we’ll get back to you. We’re good like that.

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