Animation Tools Programmer for MLB The Show (12-Month Contract)

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Diego is seeking an Animation Tools Programmer to help design, develop and improve our tool suite for the MLB The Show product line. You will contribute to next-generation animation pipelines and collaborate with engineers and designers on features for PlayStation titles.

The role requires a BS in CS, at least 3 years of C++ programming, strong coding practices, and good communication. This contract position is 12 months through Yoh Enterprise Solutions.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years programming experience.
• Expertise in C++.
• Self-motivated with good communication skills.
• Able and motivated to work with other team members.
• Commitment to code quality, and sound testing procedures.
• Knowledge of baseball rules and strategies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing systems to support our animation systems.
• Helping maintain and improve existing systems.
• Writing clear, maintainable, portable, and highly functional code.
• Profiling and performance tuning of code and systems to remove bottlenecks.
• Work on tools and technology tasks to support animation project requirements.
• Testing and debugging of your code and that of others past and present.
• Collaborate with designers to turn ideas into concrete game features.

Skills

C++

Programming experience

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Code quality

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Diego is seeking an Animation Tools Programmer to help design, develop and improve our tool suite for the MLB The Show product line. You will contribute to next-generation animation pipelines and collaborate with engineers and designers on features for PlayStation titles.

The role requires a BS in CS, at least 3 years of C++ programming, strong coding practices, and good communication. This contract position is 12 months through Yoh Enterprise Solutions.