Description
Foundry 42 Ltd is looking for a skilled and talented Gameplay Programmer to work on our exciting PC space combat sim. The Gameplay Programmer will work in a cooperative, cross-disciplinary team environment to implement game features and systems within the CryEngine.
Responsibilities
* Design and implement well-engineered, reliable, maintainable, and bug-free code.
* Collaborate with team members to develop various gameplay systems.
* Develop and test code, fix bugs, and profile and optimize code as directed.
* Follow best practices, development processes, and coding standards.
* Document and peer review technical designs with other software engineers.
* Work with QA, providing information needed to fully test developed code.
* Provide support to internal customers for developed software.
* Keep up to date on state-of-the-art software engineering methods, practices, and technologies.
* Communicate with other team members, internal customers, and when required external customers to determine requirements.
* Work well together with other team members in a cooperative, cross-disciplinary team environment.
* Identify technical and developmental risks/obstacles and generate solutions to overcome identified risks.
* Possess and develop areas of engineering expertise.
* Mentor other engineers as needed to increase their abilities and productivity.
Requirements
* Strong C++ programming skills.
* A passion for making and playing games.
* Work well in a cooperative environment.
* Experience programming game features and systems, especially player-visible game features.
* Strong multi-threaded programming skills.
* International travel may be required as part of the role.
Pluses
* One or more shipped products, especially PC products.
* Lua and/or Python development skills.
* UI development experience, including Scaleform and/or Flash/AS2/AS3 knowledge.
* CryEngine development experience.
* Online game and/or MMO development experience, including client/server development of game features.
* Space combat sim development experience.
* Experience in game physics programming and 3D math.
* Passion for science fiction and space exploration.
Location:
Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
Application:
Please click the link to apply