Lead Server Engineer at Gazillion Entertainment

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The Amazing Society, a Gazillion Entertainment Studio

PositionLocation: Issaquah,WA
Company Background

Gazillion Entertainment is a developer, publisher and operator of massively multiplayer online games and services for wide audiences. Our team of world-class creative talent is comprised of leaders from the videogame, entertainment and technology industries who are focused on developing and supporting a new generation of superior quality, massively entertaining online properties.

Nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, The Amazing Society is a full service development studio comprised of industry veterans who are passionate about making high-quality, innovative games for the whole family. At The Amazing Society, we believe in pushing the limits of what is possible and what is expected. The Amazing Society empowers its staff to be creative, to grow, and to succeed. Do you have what it takes to be amazing?

Job Overview

The ideal candidate is an experienced lead software engineer that has worked on MMO server development and shipped one or more MMO games. The candidate should have a proven track record in successfully developing multiplayer and/or MMO server systems to production quality. Strong communication skills across disciplines are important for the candidate to succeed in our dynamic development environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with an Agile sprint team to define, estimate, and implement game supporting server systems.
• Act as a champion and point of contact for the server systems and architecture.
• Work with design and other engineering teams to specify server systems.
• Write, document and test code to implement the technical and game design
• Review and critique code design and implementation from other programmers
• Manage and mentor a small team of software engineers.
• Work with lead engineer(s) and architect(s) to develop server architectures for future games.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the software development process.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree in computer science or equivalent
• 8+ years experience software development
• 6+ years experience in games development (MMO experience in a leadership role highly preferred).
• Proficient with one or more of these languages: C++, Java, Python, or C#.
• Experience with the full game development cycle from concept to ship.
• Production experience with the following technologies highly desirable: web services, complex event processing, TCP or UDP socket servers, MMO server architectures, databases, or online game security.
• Proven communications skills.
• Passion for making and playing innovative games.

Pluses

• 2+ years of lead engineer experience.
• Previous experience working with branded IP.
• Experience designing a wide range of MMO server architectures.

http://www.gazillion.com/careers/