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Programmer
Activision | Vancouver BC V5Y 1V4 CAN | Full Time | Posted: 04/18/2013
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| Programmer - Bungie Project - Vancouver Great Games Start with Great People! This is an exciting time to join us! Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Activision Blizzard is a global interactive entertainment software leader and the world's largest independent video game publisher.
The company's product portfolio includes Activision Publishing's Call of Duty®, and Skylanders Spyro's Adventure(TM) franchises and such established licensed properties as Spider-Man(TM), X-Men(TM), James Bond(TM), and Transformers(TM), as well as Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft®, Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises. Activision Blizzard is the umbrella organization over Activision Publishing and Blizzard Entertainment and provides corporate shared services such as Legal, HR, Finance, IT, Accounting, Facilities and Sales, for both companies.
Programmer - Bungie Project - Vancouver Activision's Central Technology group is looking for a programmer who will work with other engine and interface programmers, designers and artists to take online features from concept to execution related to a new AAA game franchise being developed at Bungie and published by Activision.The role will report to the Technical Director and will be based in Vancouver, BC. |
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with designers and artists to create unique social and online experiences
- From beginning to end, shape asynchronous multiplayer systems through discussion, prototyping, production and tuning
- Design and implement extensible and maintainable core systems for online interactions
- Create, develop and maintain advanced tools and pipelines to support rapid iteration and final polishing
- Develop implementation strategies for platform-agnostic game/engine feature requirements
- Support development on multiple platforms
- Supervise or conduct periodic design and code reviews
Position Qualifications:
Educational Requirements:
- Degree in Computing Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
Special Knowledge, Skills:
· Strong C++ programming skills required
· Knowledge of scripting languages (Lua, ActionScript, Python) preferred
· Strong understanding of software design techniques required
· Strong debugging skills required
· Strong knowledge of performance/memory constraints of game software required
· Expert understanding of game development tools required
· Experience with PS3/Xbox360 development required
· Experience with Mobile development (iOS and Android) preferred
· Experience with Flash and Scaleform preferred
- Experience with Web development preferred
Prior Experience/Previous Positions related to current position:
- 3 years of related experience required
Other Qualifications and/or Requirements
- Ability to build collaborative and respectful relationships, working through conflict constructively, both onsite and remotely
- Contribute to and support team goals
- Show dedication and passion for the work and the team
- Organize and plan work, set commitments that balance importance and urgency
- Execute plans, meet commitments and be accountable
- Be persistent and take risks; make mistakes and take steps to prevent repeat mistakes
- Initiate and support continuous, novel, and innovative improvement of products, services, and/or processes.
- Be willing and able to travel to Bungie for meetings/conferences as needed.
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Primary Location CA-BC-Vancouver
Organization Activision Publishing Santa Monica
This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.
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| Location | Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4, Canada |
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| Categories | Programmer / Engineer |
| Relocation Cost Paid | None |
Location Maptop
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| Contact Name | Not Specified |
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| How to apply | Applications are no longer accepted for this job posting. |
| Job Code | PRO0000V3 |
Company Informationtop
Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Activision Blizzard is a global interactive entertainment software leader and the world’s largest independent video game publisher.
The company’s product portfolio includes Activision Publishing’s Call of Duty®, and Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure™ franchises and such established licensed properties asSpider-Man™, X-Men™, James Bond™, and Transformers™, as well as Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft®, Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises.
Activision Blizzard is the umbrella organization over Activision Publishing and Blizzard Entertainment and provides corporate shared services such as Legal, HR, Finance, IT, Accounting, Facilities and Sales, for both companies.