Are your brilliant programming talents too big for a narrow
box in corporate game development? Are you inspired by solving hard problems
using any means necessary? Want to work in an open environment with smart
people who respect what you do and are eager to work together?
Bluepoint Games is a completely independent and financially
stable video game development company comprised of industry veterans who
believe that hiring nothing but top talent means better products and a better
environment, with less overhead and politics. We are looking for a SENIOR
GENERALIST ENGINEER join our team on a full time basis developing AAA titles
for latest-gen home consoles.
Remember why you joined the industry in the first place?
That job is waiting for you.
Requirements
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Know the rules, know why they exist, and know when
(and when not) to break them
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Fluency in more computing languages than human
languages
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Ability to wring the last drop of performance
out of any CPU, GPU, or SPU
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Have shipped more games than you have owned cars
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Know that “writing” the multithreaded code is
the easy part
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Avoid unnecessary use of inheritance, templates,
and operator overloading
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Rarely, if ever, break the build
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Can write 50 lines of code and it compiles the
first time (and very nearly works, too)
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Have a fairly accurate sense as to when a
debugger is lying to you
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Believe that data is just code too
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Have messed with so much different code, you can
only consider yourself a “generalist”
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Are that go-to person other programmers come to
with their questions
Benefits
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Real influence and leadership opportunities in a
small, respectful team of veteran developers
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Extremely competitive salary and bonuses along
with excellent healthcare plans let you worry more about the work
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Scenic studio space on the river in Austin, TX
with all the perks you’d expect from a professional studio that invests heavily
in its workforce
About Bluepoint
Bluepoint Games is located in Austin, TX, and we specialize
in technologically innovative console video games and video game engine
development. We are committed to the highest quality gaming experiences.
With roots in original development, our team has remastered
award-winning PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360 classics in high(er) definition for leading
consoles (God of War Collection, ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection,
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, Flower, Gravity Rush Remastered, Uncharted:
Nathan Drake Collection). We also provided our expertise to co-development
efforts on Sony’s PlayStation All-Stars (developed on the Bluepoint Engine) and
Respawn’s Titanfall.
We are passionately at work on another classic for
current-gen game systems, growing our capabilities as a team and raising the
bar for what fans anticipate from us.
To Apply
If you feel you quality and you’re interested in joining us,
please apply.
If
you currently reside outside of the US, please state whether you are legally
authorized to work in the US.