Senior Programmer - C++ / C#

Smoking Gun Interactive Inc.; Vancouver; A distancia; CAD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Vacation days

Personal leave

Sick days

Life Insurance

Dependent Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Healthcare

Hybrid working

Training & Development

Descripción de la vacante

Smoking Gun Interactive, a Keywords Studio company, seeks a Senior Programmer in Vancouver for remote-friendly work. You will contribute across game programming areas with full-stack emphasis and mentor others while delivering high-quality code.

You must have shipped at least one game as a senior/lead programmer and demonstrate independent, proactive work habits in a collaborative studio.

Formación

• 5+ years' experience as a programmer in the game industry or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
• Passion for playing and creating games.
• Shipped at least one game as a senior or lead programmer.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Expert working knowledge of C++ and C#, Standard Library, and OO design.
• Strong math, statistics, and probability foundations.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with Lead Programmer & Technical Director to establish a unified technology vision for the project; write and review technical design documents.
• Produce high-quality, efficient, clean, and modular code.
• Show proactivity in tackling tasks beyond scheduled work, including refactoring and bug fixes.
• Provide mentorship and training for programmers to foster teamwork and learning.
• Provide and accept feedback on code quality, performance, readability, and design.

Conocimientos

C++

C#

Standard Library

Object Oriented Design

Mathematics

Statistics

Probability

Communication

Teamwork

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Herramientas

Visual Studio

Perforce

HLSL/Cg shaders

AWS/Azure/GCP

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

Smoking Gun Interactive, a Keywords Studio, is an industry-leading game development studio founded in 2007 by award-winning industry veterans. SGI is fearless in creating IP and boldly partners with renowned brands to develop a wide range of world-class, immersive titles and interactive experiences that resonate with strategy gamers worldwide and entertain millions of casual players every day.

Smoking Gun Interactive, a Keywords Studio, is an industry-leading game development studio founded in 2007 by award-winning industry veterans. SGI is fearless in creating IP and boldly partners with renowned brands to develop a wide range of world-class, immersive titles and interactive experiences that resonate with strategy gamers worldwide and entertain millions of casual players every day.

Job Overview

As a Senior Programmer at Smoking Gun Interactive (SGI), you're a talented and driven person who enjoys working on great projects.

You have experience in a variety of areas of game development and are able and willing to work on any area of game programming needed, with a focus on full-stack development experience. You're experienced in mentoring and training programmers.

• Whilst this position is being offered on a remote basis, we are only able to consider applicants who are currently located in BC, and ideally within the greater Vancouver area

Requirements

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with the Lead Programmer & Technical Director to establish a unified technology vision for the project including writing and reviewing technical design documents;
• Produce high-quality, efficient, clean, and modular code;
• Show proactivity in identifying tasks/problems that need tackling, outside of known scheduled work, from refactoring to bug fixing;
• Provide mentorship and training for programmers to create an atmosphere of cooperation and learning;
• Provide and accept feedback on all aspects of code quality (performance, readability, testability, design)

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• 5+ years' experience as a programmer in the game industry and or related field;
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent;
• Passion for playing and creating innovative games - you consider yourself a gamer;
• Shipped at least one game as a senior or lead programmer;
• A natural affinity for being strongly self-motivated and an independent worker;
• Expert working knowledge of C++ and C#, Standard Library and Object Oriented Design;
• Strong understanding of general and 3D math, statistics and probability;
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, proven ability to tackle hard problems in creative ways;
• Excellent Oral and written communication skills;
• A positive attitude with a desire to work within a team environment towards a common goal;
• Impressive ability to estimate work load and execute on the work in the time estimated

It would also be great if you had experience with:

• Any of the following languages, Java, Lua, HLSL/Cg shaders;
• Mobile: iOS, Android;
• Test Driven Development;
• Visual Studio, Perforce;
• Unit testing and TDD for server development;
• C# server environments, AWS, Azure, GCP;
• Running a live server environment and supporting operations

Benefits

• 10 days vacation leave
• 5 paid days personal leave
• 7 paid sick days
• Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Extended Healthcare Benefit
• Dental Care
• Hybrid working
• Training & Development

Salary Range: 90,000 to 120,000 CAD

Smoking Gun Interactive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavor to create a workplace which provides for equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

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Role Information: EN

Studio: Smoking Gun

Location: Americas, Canada, Vancouver

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Employment Type: Full Time

Working Pattern: Remote