Vicarious Visions (www.vvisions.com) has gained critical acclaim with hit titles for top brands such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater™, Spider-Man®, and Star Wars®. VV games are known for pushing technical boundaries to deliver addictive gameplay and immersive art that bring favorite characters and worlds to life for portable, console, and PC gamers. Vicarious Visions is also home to the pioneering Intrinsic Alchemy® middleware technology and tools, which are being used to power hit titles in development at Activision and other studios worldwide. VV offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including fully paid health benefits, bonus plan, flexible PTO plan, and 401K with match.
Vicarious Visions (www.vvisions.com) has gained critical acclaim with hit titles for top brands such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater™, Spider-Man®, and Star Wars®. VV games are known for pushing technical boundaries to deliver addictive gameplay and immersive art that bring favorite characters and worlds to life for portable, console, and PC gamers.
This is an ongoing recruitment effort. At Vicarious Visions, we are always looking for top notch talent in all career fields. If you are interested in opportunities with Vicarious Visions either now or in the future, we'd love to talk with you! Vicarious Visions, developer of numerous award winning games, including Guitar Hero On Tour, Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Tony Hawk, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance are always looking for experienced Software Engineers.
A Senior Software Engineer is a highly capable individual with experience in many of the technical aspects of game development. A Senior Software Engineer mentors other programmers, lends expertise in company-wide technical direction, and seeks to improve engineering processes across the company. A Senior Software Engineer may serve as Lead Programmer on a project-by-project basis.
Responsibilities * Apply expert knowledge to projects, and to assist in shaping larger technical direction. * Mentoring other programmers in the group. * Execute design reviews and code reviews. * Readiness to move quickly between projects as expert assistance is needed. * Play a leading role in the design and architecture of software. * Pioneer use of new technologies. * Represent the group and the company to customers and partners during visits and conferences. * Understand current standards and technologies used by the group. Provide leadership and direction within the group. Participate in the documentation and maintenance of group processes and technologies. * Demonstrate a high level professionalism and provide a positive role model for other programmers. * Lead the improvement of group processes by drawing on past experience, using historical data, and other techniques. * Ability to define and estimate time for personal tasks as well as generate and track a schedule for those tasks. Ability to generate project schedules in collaboration with the project team. * Revise schedules and plans pro-actively. * Seek ways to improve the tools and systems used by content creators.
Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience. * At least 4 years experience in game industry. * Knowledge of all major systems involved in a typical game. Expert in several specific areas. * Desire and experience mentoring and assisting other programmers. * Strong communication skills. * Ability to define and work with schedules and plans. * Expert with the C++ language with experience in several other languages. * Extensive experience working with content creators. * Knowledge of the game industry and trends. * A passion for developing for high quality games.
