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Senior Network Programmer - New

Company unspecified (job is advertised through an agency)
Sweden
£Good
This company was founded by two brothers in 1997. Their mission was to create state of the art games using breakthrough technology. That mission has now become a reputation, as this studio has become synonymous with the cutting edge. With offices in Stockholm and Barcelona, 115 staff members and projects for all the major next generation platforms in the pipeline, there has never been a better time to join such a dynamic and inventive studio.



We are looking for an experienced network programmer to join my clients superb engine team. Your day to day tasks will involve developing and supporting our proprietary network solution, including:

* A reliable transport layer on top of UDP
* Synchronization primitives for client-server, peer-to-peer and replay
* Optimization, data throttling, QoS and prediction
* Matchmaking and networking services on XboxLive and Playstation Network.

You will work closely together with the rest of the engine team and the gameplay programmers who implement multiplayer support in our various games.

Requirements

* Excellent programming, debugging and optimization skills
* Solid C and C++ background
* Experience of working with networks and distributed systems
* Good problem solving and communication skills
* To be motivated and able to work without close supervision

Pluses

* Experience of performance-critical shared-world synchronization
* Familiarity with matchmaking and certification requirements.
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