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Senior Game Developer
Blue Frog Gaming | Akron OH 44333 USA | Full Time | Posted: 10/16/2012
Studio Profiletop

Our first product, Draftmix, was a fantasy football website. We were the first on the net to offer short season, live drafts for real money.
In the offseason, we began working on Football Tycoon, a side project that took on a life of its own. After getting tens of thousands of users in just a few short months, we expanded our offerings to include Baseball Tycoon and later introduced Samurai Warrior, our first non-sports concept game.
After the Tycoon Series, we decided to start fresh and built a science fiction game called Starfleet Commander. Now our flagship game, Starfleet has over 350,000 monthly users and is the largest virtual universe on Facebook.
Job Descriptiontop
At Blue Frog Gaming, we look for people with a strong ability to get things done. Our developers are responsible for more than just coding. Their ideas help shape both our products and our processes. We aren't looking for someone to just pump out lines of code, we want someone who can also learn from us the things we know, and teach us some of the many we don't.
Our developers build games on Facebook and web platforms. We currently use Ruby on Rails, Javascript and Actionscript. However we are interested in developers who have experience in PHP, C#, C++, Python or Java. One of the most important skills we are looking for is the ability to learn new things, so it is not necessary for you to already know the technology we use. It is necessary that you are comfortable learning new things and are good at it.
As an employee, you will work on a small and dynamic team to produce multiple games per year. Our organizational structure is very flat, and there is no bureaucracy. We move fast, use iterative development, and strive to always maintain a working code-base.
We offer competitive salary and vacation, stock options, and full health coverage.
Preferred:
Experience working on a code base with a team.
Experience developing games.
Experience developing web-apps.
Experience with several programming languages.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong object oriented programming skills.
Desire to write clean and modular code.
Strong problem solving skills.
Ability to self-manage.
Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
Ability to work with other team members.
Passion for building great games.
Bonus Points:
Samples of games or products you have built in the past.
Open source contributions.
This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.
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Job Detailstop
| Location | Akron, OH, 44333, United States |
|---|---|
| Job Level | Senior |
| Annual Salary | 75,000.00 - 125,000.00/Yearly |
| Categories | Programmer / Engineer |
| Pref Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Work Site | On site |
| Platforms | Online Multiplayer |
Location Maptop
Contact Informationtop
| Contact Name | John Marks |
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| How to apply | Applications are no longer accepted for this job posting. |
| Primary Phone | 3306663366 |
| Job Code | senior game dev |