Client was funded by Lightspeed Ventures and Trinity VC, and is already profitable with over a million daily players of their hit games Backyard Monsters and Desktop Defender. Their most recent game, “Battle Pirates” is the first real-time strategy game on the Facebook platform with both synchronous and asynchronous gameplay, and they’ve got a lot more in the pipeline.

You work closely with the Game Lead to design new features. You preserve the daily rhythms of the game through attention to problems and efficient management of design challenges that affect a large network of users. You are a visionary whose creative edge is balanced by the flexibility to handle anything from user interfaces to path finding algorithms.

What you get to do every day:
* Write compact, accurate code that communicates with our back end technologies
* Collaborate with peers to deliver high-quality products
* Contribute creatively to the development of new game features
* Resolve problems as they arise coming up with solutions that meet the demands of the projects
* Write unit tests and come up with efficient ways to test complex multi-player synchronous and asynchronous game play

What you bring to the role:
* B.S. Computer Science or related discipline and experience developing software or games
* Thorough knowledge of OOP fundamentals
* Strong coding skills in AS3, and if not you should be adept with C++ and various scripting languages
* Well-versed in data structures and algorithms used in game programming, and able to evaluate their performance ie: hash maps, sorting, A-Star
* Understanding of mathematical concepts as they relate to 2D computer graphics and animation like culling
* Able to translate your code into organized and reusable object-oriented structures
* An eye for UI design that does not compromise the aesthetics of the product vision
* An ability to interact and communicate effectively with others in your team
* Able to meet deliverables and drive your work to completion within specified timelines
* Great communication skills both written and verbal
* Knowledge and passion for interactive entertainment and games is preferred

• Compensation: DOE
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