Games Software Design Engineer

EXCITED TO WORK ON GAMES? Not just any games, but new and innovative games that are good for your entire family? Come join a new internal development team that is hard at work on a new AAA title in the educational hands-free game space!

We are looking for experienced Game Developers who are excited about graphics, animation, and user interaction. Additionally, this Developer needs to be flexible in what s/he works on to support changes in needs over time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Work closely with Artists, Designers, and other Developers to implement how users will interact with the game.
- Complete significant development tasks on schedule and quality.
- Multitask between different parts of the project as necessary.
- Work well in a team environment.

REQUIREMENTS

- Experience shipping a game commercially
- 2+ years of expertise in the following areas: Rendering, Audio, UI, Optimization
- 2+ years of user facing game features and proven software design, programming and debugging experience in C++
- Passion for making games.

NICE TO HAVE

- Design and development of multi-threaded software systems that are optimized for Real Time environments
- Design and development of user experiences that are fun and engaging
- Expertise with XAML and Expression Blend

This is a 6 month contract position with the possibility of extension.