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Game Engineer / Game development manager

Bitbuu, Rome, NY, USA

Pay: 60.000 - 80.000

Job type: Full Time


Experience:

8 to 10 years of experience in game programming, including working on at least 3 shipped Mobile games.
Responsibilities:

Leading and managing a team of gameplay Programmers.
Design, architect, implement and debug game platform interfaces and systems
Rapid prototyping and ownership of fun in-car customer experiences
Balance active code development with management requirements and responsibilities of a team lead.
Define best practices for development within the team from coding standards to technical documentation.
Work with a cross-functional team of hardware engineers, application/UI software engineers, QA/validation, and designers
Communicate with game development and publishing partners
Work with production, engineering, design, and art to break down gameplay features, create delivery plans and track development across teams.
Support and incentivize knowledge sharing within the team.
Set performance metrics and optimize code and data for memory and performance as needed.
Contribute to debugging tools for programmers, level designers, and artists.
Maintain strong relationships between the different disciplines.
Develop simple solutions to challenging problems within the performance constraints of real-time gameplay.
Work closely with other members of the gameplay team to ensure robust and shippable code is created across the board.
Build code that performs well on the target hardware, both meeting game designs requirements and exceeding them.
Ensure that the team is well versed on how to use features and that those features work well within the overall codebase.
Perform research to acquire new knowledge necessary to perform assigned tasks and maintain a process of technological evolution.
Actively contribute to the growth of new startup studio: lead by example, including demonstrating a willingness to give and receive feedback, collaborate with others to share techniques, ideas, and contribute to a positive working environment.
Skills:

Excellent grasp of fundamental computer science concepts
Strong mathematics skills, including proficiency with trigonometry, and linear algebra.
Experience in core areas of gameplay development such as animation, physics, AI, and networking.
Experience debugging and optimizing gameplay code
Experience leading, building, and developing high-functioning teams.
Experience writing and shipping customer-facing code
Willingness & curiosity to learn new technologies in any area of the stack: UI, Rendering, Core, Protocol, Server
Experience shipping products in the video game industry
High standards for code quality, maintainability, and performance
Self-directed and takes the initiative to drive progress.
Self-motivated and directed; able to act with a sense of agency and accountability.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Ability to quickly prototype and iterate in collaboration with others.
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