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Senior C++ Software Engineer

Publication or Company  Machine Zone
Industry  Game Development, Social App Gaming, Web Development
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location Palo Alto, CA
Experience Level 7 years
Job Requirements The Senior C++ Software Engineer is a key member of the Game Engineering team and reports into the CTO/Co-founder. You should be proficient with C/C++, quick to learn new programming languages, and have strong knowledge of CS fundamentals. You will be responsible for delivering high quality online, mobile MMOs through ownership of end-to-end features. Your work will be seen by tens of millions of global players in the future!

Responsibilities:
Work closely with game designers and artists to deliver high quality online mobile MMOs
Design and implement server and client side systems
Ensure software quality by writing unit and functional tests
Implement optimizations in current systems to reach performance goals

Requirements:
7+ years of industry experience (MUST include game industry) and a Bachelors in Computer Science
Demonstrated proficiency in C/C++ and object oriented design principles
Ability to quickly learn new programming languages and technologies
Solid coding practices including design, unit testing, and peer code-reviews
Strong knowledge in Computer Science fundamentals
Passion for games

Desirable:
Experience with Objective C and iOS or Java and Android Development
Published iOS or Android app
Experience with OpenGL
Knowledge of web service technologies (PHP, Java, MySQL, Memcache)
About Our Company Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Machine Zone, Inc. (formerly Addmired) is focused on creating the most engaging free-to-play mobile social games in the world. Launched in 2008 with Y Combinator, Machine Zone has seen explosive annual growth with its highly successful free-to-play games, including iMob, Original Gangstaz, Global War, iMob 2, Race or Die 2, among others. To date, the company has well over 40 million downloads of their iPhone games. The company operates profitably and has raised two rounds of funding from Anthos Capital, Baseline Ventures, and Menlo Ventures.

Winner of the Crunchies Award (Techcrunch), we are a unique, highly talented and ambitious team of free-to-play game experts and rock-star engineers, all focused on building highly engaging mobile experiences for its gamers. We continue to expand our teams and look for top talent around the world to build not only the most exciting technical and social projects in mobile gaming, but to help create the best gaming company. Come and be part of the revolution!

Check out our new game: http://www.gameofwarapp.com/