Senior Gaming Software Engineer

[mintmonkey]

The company:

Our business is booming! Our fun and cool mix of talent is world class and forward-thinking. We have a continuous production cycle of new revenue generating work and we are profitable!!! Hence, we are in need of clever game programmers to further expand our established share of the social gaming and slot video gaming content space. We are a key supplier of game content to the most prominent manufacturers and operators in the casino gaming industry with a catalogue of over 50 video slot games deployed within prominent brands. If you are looking for less bureaucracy, more creativity and projects with short game development cycles (1-3 months), this could be an amazing fit. The financial rewards are here if you can bring your ideas, enthusiasm and our games to life. You'll be responsible for your own games from design to delivery. Possible travel to clients in distant lands and team expansion to other regions of the world. Our culture is fast paced (but normal hours!). That is our story. Are you ready for the challenge?

Overview:

The Senior Engineer position is responsible for building interactive Flash games that will communicate with existing server applications. The role requires skills in both ActionScript 3 and Flash authoring. The candidate must be both creative and productive to thrive in our fast-paced studio environment.

Responsibilities:

Design and implement code for front-end game logic and for interfacing with backend servers

Write clean object oriented AS3 code

Deliver interactive, animated social media games and online games

Leading and mentoring a small team of developers

Contribute to creation of AS3 frameworks

Requirements:

Multiple years developing in AS3 using Adobe Flash; the ideal candidate will have strong OOP experience

Solid understanding of AS3 frameworks

Experience in internet based communication protocols and XML

Strong animation skills using Flash

Personality to handle responsibility, collaborate and excel in team environment

Gaming industry and/or online game design experience a plus

Experience in other scripting languages (Javascript, LUA, Perl, Python) a plus

Exposure to other object-oriented programming languages (C++, C# and/or Java) a plus

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field a plus.