The Xbox division is continuously looking for the next great end-to-end experiences that will (re)define gaming and on-demand entertainment in the future. Would you like to be part of the team that is actively looking for those experiences? The Xbox Incubation team is looking for a seasoned, Senior SDE that will help us find that experience.
In addition to strong technical skill, this person will need to enjoy being part of a fast moving, high-technology, cross-discipline creative and artistic team. The successful candidate will have solid understanding of the Xbox 360 software and system architecture from the OS, to the dashboard, all the way up to Xbox LIVE interactions.
Essential functions: - Real passion for users’ experience and the way they interface with hardware/software/services - Experience with, as well as a demonstrated ability to come up-to-speed quickly on new technical domains - Passion for technology and expanding the role of gaming and entertainment - The ability to come up with creative and realistic solutions to highly ambiguous problems
Desired Qualifications: - Proven ability to help a “start up” organization on their fast track to prototype innovative designs and concepts - Professional coding and design experience (ex: C/C++, Flash, Python, TCL, C#, XnA, lua, mel etc) - Passion for playing and developing exceptional console experiences
Pluses: - Previous published games - Expertise in a specialist area (such as music, mathematics, physics, networking, AI or graphics) - Experience with 3DS Max or Maya
Education: - A BS in computer science or math, or equivalent experience Job Code: 227322
