We are super excited to announce the expansion
of our third studio which is based in beautiful, sunny Madrid. We are
looking for a Senior/Lead Game Developer to join this adventure and be
one of the first core members to help grow the studio. You will be part
of a world-class group of programmers building original games for a
variety of platforms, including Xbox One, mobile and Steam. You will be
responsible for planning and implementing game features and tools, and
help the production team to bring game concepts to life. You will be
passionate about games and understand how to leverage technology to make
the magic happen. You’ll have a comprehensive understanding of hardware
and system limitations, and be prepared to think laterally about how to
achieve awesome gameplay and visuals. Being part of a multi-discipline
team we’ll also expect you to keep abreast of technologies outside your
area, and encourage you to share your own expertise with the rest of the
team.
Minimum requirements
- Excellent programming
skills in C# and / or C++, with an understanding and passion for
readable, robust code and best practices.
- Previous commercial experience in a game studio and / or commercial experience working in a large development team.
- Familiarity with game engines like Unity (preferably) or Unreal.
- Strong understanding of game development tooling and processes, art workflow, performance optimization and memory management.
- Experience using source control systems such as Git & Perforce.
- Strong maths skills.
- A strong passion for making games.
- A good level of spoken and written English to communicate with the London teams.
Desired requirements
- Experience leading a project or mentoring a team.
- Programming for consoles including an understanding of TCRs/TRCs and the certification process.
- Experience with modern graphics programming, including Cg/HLSL and/or compute shaders, is a strong plus.
- Experience with mobile SDKs (Android & iOS) and frameworks (e.g. 2DToolkit)
- Understanding of client / server communication and data serialisation.
- Understanding of 2D and 3D animation principles.
- Experience with build scripts and systems i.e. Jenkins, Team City, Ant, Make etc...
- Skills in scripting languages (JavaScript, Python).
- Experience using and scripting common art and 3D software packages (Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender...) is a plus.
Duties
- Interpreting design requirements as well as the studio's creative aspirations.
- Agree and implement strategy for project R&D, infrastructure, systems and features.
- Analysing technical capabilities and resourcing requirements.
- Helping identify and appoint new hires as well as develop team members.
- Collaborate on the roadmap and sprint planning, providing estimates and technical plans.
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Coordinate planning to ensure technology plans are robust and
communicated to stakeholders, reporting progress both internally and
externally.
- Mentoring team members, giving feedback, setting expectations and delegating.
- Collaborating with the Principal Engineering Team shaping best standards across the studio.
- Act as ambassador for the studio both internally and externally.
Benefits
- Salary based on experience.
- Permanent contract, full-time job and excellent Social Benefits.
- Career-development opportunities.
- An exceptional, dynamic, demanding and motivating working environment within a growing company.
- Awesome trips to our London office.
- Excellent local working conditions, great location in Madrid.
