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Full-time Generalist Game Programmer

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Job Title:


Generalist Game Programmer


Employment Status:


Full Time - Benefits


Department:


Programming


Job Description:


Do you like blowing stuff up?  Do you like real-time strategy games? Do you like blowing stuff up in real-time strategy games? 


Relic Entertainment, award winning developer of Homeworld, Dawn of War and the highest rated RTS of all time, Company of Heroes is looking for a Generalist Game Programmer with experience leading engineers in making groundbreaking games. The ideal candidate is staggeringly brilliant, mind-numbingly experienced and ready to help forge the way in developing the best games on the market,


Our ideal candidate possesses outstanding communication skills and is capable of working with a team of engineers, designers and artists in the design and implementation of cutting edge tools & games. Are you the one?


 


Responsibilities:


  • Work closely with engineers and production staff to maintain and developing both a game engine and tools to go with it. 

  • Interact with artists, designers, and audio teams to ensure content can be produced in the most efficient manner possible.

  • Constantly assess the technical and schedule feasibility of the project’s design

  • Ensure deliverables are set and completed within time and quality expectations while adhering to and advancing internal standards

  • Stay in tune with emerging programming trends and products, know what is happening in the gaming marketplace 

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    Requirements:


  • An interest in working on game tools and core game features

  • Experience shipping at least two products as a programmer

  • College degree and/or 2 years of equivalent experience as a programmer

  • Strong C# knowledge

  • Strong C++ knowledge

  • Proven ability to provide programming content

  • Successful multitasking skills, while not cracking under considerable pressure

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

  • Must be an avid game player, with a strong desire to push the envelop in industry technology (we want to lead the way) 

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    Assets:


  • Formal Engineering degree, Computer Science degree

  • LUA, Perl, Python, or other interpreted languages

  • Bilingual in Korean or Mandarin an asset but, by no means necessary!

  • A love for games! 

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    Location:


    #1500 - 550 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2C1 Canada



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