Midlands

£20K- £32K DOE

Making games since the early 1980s, this ever-expanding company is truly pushing the boundaries of what it means to develop games in the modern era. They’ve released numerous games on PS2, Xbox and GameCube and one on PSP (plus many PS1 games!) but also now develop for the next generation of consoles; PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, as well as for PC. Big things are happening at this company, everyone is heading in the right direction and the end product is again and again, outstandingly well made. All employees receive an excellent benefits package, including pension, health insurance and a loyalty bonus.

The Tools Programmer is responsible for creating, improving and maintaining the studio’s content creation toolset. The role will involve working closely with designers and artists to gather requirements, design, implement, test, and roll out tools which meet or exceed their expectations


Skills required:
- Proficient in C++
- Demonstrable problem solving skills
- Good communication skills
- Experienced with technical design and documentation
- Knowledge of software engineering best practices
- Ability to write clear maintainable portable code

Skills desired:

- Knowledge of Xbox 360 or PS3 console development.
- Experience with 3DS Max, Maya or Motion Builder plugins.

Education and experience:
- Good Bachelors degree in a relevant subject (Computer Science, Physics,
Maths)
- 3 years commercial experience with GUI based tools development.

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