Description
Game Director
Our fast
growing team produces high quality game and applications that are
revolutionizing an industry. Our creative culture includes a happy mix of
inventors, programmers, artists, game developers, business and gaming
professionals. All of whom share a dedicated work ethic mixed with a great
sense of humor. In other words, we work hard, produce great products and have
fun doing it!
Are you
ready to take the next step in your career?
If you have the talent, skills and desire to run with this fun and fast
paced team, submit your resume today!
About Synergy Blue
Synergy Blue
is a leading, comprehensive system and game provider specializing in
traditional, online and entertainment casino gaming solutions. Uniting game
design with proven casino floor expertise, we are experts in today’s casino
gaming environment.
Full Time Position
Synergy Blue is seeking an experienced Game Director to provide technical direction and leadership for
casino gaming titles through all phases of development. The Game Director will
manage the development team to deliver all required tools and technology.
This
role offers a wide variety of technical challenges to solve and explore related
to innovative slot game-play concepts, networked gaming, and finding creative
ways to meet the demands of players around the globe.
Job Responsibilities:
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Manage and lead the project’s
engineering team
·
Translate the game vision into an
actionable technical design. Articulate and refine that technical design
throughout development
·
Identify and define pipelines,
workflows, and tools needed throughout development; and manage the effort to
build, test, and improve them
·
Evaluate the external and internal
technology solutions and make informed recommendations for adoption, revision,
and maintenance of required tech
·
Maintain code quality, ensuring that code
is testable, reusable and cross-platform
·
Manage external and internal
technology risks and dependencies and create contingency plans for all critical
path technologies
·
Work with the development team to revise and validate engineering estimates
and production plans
·
Conduct code reviews regularly to
ensure consistency and quality
·
Enforce and define performance metrics
throughout development
·
Keep current with technology advances
and propose new innovations that may benefit the project
·
Provide mentorship, troubleshooting,
debugging and problem-solving assistance to members of the engineering team
·
Proactively identify risks and cross-discipline
challenges to the project, and offer solutions
·
Nurture a culture of open, honest, and
respectful communication
·
Write code as necessary
Minimum Requirements:
- Master's degree in Computer
Science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience
- In-depth working knowledge of
several core engine systems, such as graphics, animation, and audio
- 8+ years of programming
experience on commercial software projects
- 2+ shipped titles with management
or lead responsibilities, specifically in the game industry
- Proven commitment to code
quality, documentation and sound testing procedures
- Experience developing
multi-platform projects
- Experience developing FPS, RPG,
or Action games
- Experience with third-party
technology solutions, including the Unreal Engine, Unity Engine or other third-party engines and
toolsets
- Excellent project management and
time management skills
- Expertise with the C# and the C /
C++ programming language along with a strong familiarity with OO design
principles
- Strong verbal and written
communication skills
Due to the highly
regulated industry,
to be considered
for this role you must:
- be over 21
years old
- have a valid
driver license and transportation
- pass
detailed security and background checks
- pass drug
testing
- Must be
authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any
employer
We have great
benefits:
·
Medical,
Dental, Vision
·
Comfortable
offices
·
Fun
and relaxed environment
·
Snacks
& Drinks
·
Amazing
location
o
Resort
lifestyle
o
Low
cost of living
o
Low
commute times
Location!
Synergy Blue is located in the heart of the Coachella Valley in
the Palm Springs area, with a Hollywood A-list history and
mid-century architecture, it is where retro-chic reigns. You can enjoy the beautiful weather, while
having the perfect drink and lounging next to a kidney-shaped pool; spot
today’s Hollywood set dancing alongside their fans at world famous music
festivals; or enjoy a round of golf (or two) and one of the many professional
courses.
HR contact:
Submit your
resume today.
Visit us at www.SynergyBlue.US