Avalanche Software (Salt Lake City, UT) is a video game development studio focusing on the creation of games based on Disney intellectual properties in addition to the creation of new properties. We are looking for a programmer to work in a department of programmers and oversee functions and activities related to infrastructure, tools and online support.

Responsibilities include:
• Drive the development of tools and processes to increase productivity and minimize downtime at the studio.
• Lead co-development of tools with Artists, Animators, Designers and other Programmers to facilitate an on-time, quality game.
• Work toward a stable content creation environment for all our core workflows.
• Interact closely with other Department Heads and counterparts in other departments to determine the best approach for tools and infrastructure needs.
• Work with our infrastructure team to ensure all our server based systems are stable and secure with backups, redundancy and fail-safes in place to prevent any studio downtime.
• Ensure that the server side and client-server communication portions of our games meet the quality bar both functionally and technically by scheduled due dates.
• Provide an accurate task list and adhere to a schedule based on project specifications.
• Reliably create good quality, performance-sensitive code.
• Manage programmer team including developing employees, managing their performance and providing overall guidance on task lists and schedules.

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