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Online Programmer

Description

The Online Programmer works closely with the Lead Software Engineer and the rest of the development team to design and program multiple requirements for upcoming titles. This involves working on matchmaking, persistence and community features on multiple major platforms.

Responsibilities

Architect, program, and debug high quality code using good software practices.
Design, develop and extend next generation networking and online features.
Work with the UI and design teams to ensure a solid user experience.
Provide status reports to the Lead Software Engineer during all phases of the production cycle.

Qualifications

At least three years of experience in C++ programming.
Experience with assembly level programming.
Experience programming and architecting game play systems.
Must have excellent object-oriented design and analysis skills.
Must have excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferences

Previous work with Unreal Engine 3
Previous work with Xbox 360 development and LIVE
Previous work with PlayStation 3
Previous work with GameSpy
Windows development experience.
User Interface design, Tools programming
Strong Math background.
Strong Computer Science background: data-driven systems, algorithms...
Experience playing a variety of games (particularly FPS).
Aggressive, motivated team player.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's Degree (B.S.), or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or a related degree.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

UI Programmer

Description

The UI Programmer works closely with the Lead Software Engineer, UI Designers, and the rest of the development team to design and implement frontend and HUD elements for next-generation titles.

Responsibilities

Architect, program, and debug high quality code using good software practices.
Design, develop and extend user interface elements and related systems.
Provide status reports to the Lead Software Engineer during all phases of the production cycle.

Qualifications

At least three years of experience in C++ programming.
Experience with assembly level programming.
Experience programming and architecting UI systems.
Must have excellent object-oriented design and analysis skills.
Must have excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferences

Previous work with a licensed 3D engine (Unreal, LithTech, ...)
Previous experience with Scaleform, Adobe Flash, and/or ActionScript
Windows XP/Vista/7 development experience.
Console development experience (PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360).
Gameplay, Graphics, Physics, Audio, Networking, UI, AI, Tools Programming.
Experience designing, implementing, debugging, and optimizing 3D graphics engines.
Strong Math background.
Strong Computer Science background: data-driven systems, algorithms, ...
Experience playing a variety of games (particularly FPS).
Aggressive, motivated team player.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's Degree (B.S.), or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or a related degree.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Tools Intern

Description

The Tools Intern will help to design, plan and program tools and tool components for production and game development, such as build automation, task management, and game editors. The candidate must also exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills, a high level of understanding towards game tool production and an adaptability to meet the needs of multiple projects utilizing common tools technology.

Responsibilities

Work with Programmers, Development Directors, QA and Production staff to identify workflow needs and create tool solutions.
Research into processes to improve production workflow.
Design, develop, extend and maintain production tools.
Programming of core tool systems while meeting required coding standards.
Development of technical design specifications.

Qualifications

Experience in the design and implementation of automation systems and tool.
Must demonstrate knowledge of good User Interface practices
Must demonstrate knowledge of good software engineering practices.
Must have excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferences

Experience programming with Perl, Java, JavaScript, VB, C#, and PHP.
Experience working with Visual C++/.NET
Experience working with MFC.
Experience programming with SQL.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent amount of software engineer experience.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Mechanical Artist

Description

The Mechanical Artist is expected to be competent in multiple disciplines such as modeling, texturing, and/or conceptuals. The Mechanical Artist will work closely with the Lead Artist to make sure the game has top-notch next-gen visuals and to keep pushing the boundary on high-end game graphics.

Qualifications

3-5 years of experience in computer generated art. Heavy 3DSMax/Photoshop experience.
2+ years of Mechanical art experience.
Z-Brush and/or Mudbox expertise is required.
Knowledge with art development on next-gen consoles.
Solid understanding of art pipelines and how to get the most out of them.
Motivated and driven to face challenges.
Ability to create art assets which demonstrate advanced techniques.
Ability to communicate effectively with member of all teams (design, programming, art) and must be able to solve problems creatively.
Must have credit on at least one (1) commericially shipped titles.

Preferences

Knowledge of FX creation with particle systems, sprites, shaders, etc.
Knowledge of Motion Capture and mocap clean-up efforts is a plus!
Scripting language programming experience (MaxScript, MEL, etc.).
Game development experience.

Education/Experience

***ONLY applications with portfolio submission/link will be considered. Please include samples of low-poly models with textures.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Business Analyst

Description

The Business Analyst coordinates with all departments to track the production pipeline, manages assets, identifies risks, brings forward scheduled red flags, troubleshoots communication, and schedules dependency problems. The Business Analyst works directly with a different subset of the game, such as a specific console platform or the other online features.

Responsibilities may also include quality assurance management, milestone preparation, localization, archiving, scheduling, organizing, budgeting, coordinating & managing issues and external contract development efforts and other aspects of game production.

Qualifications

Must have solid organization skills.
Written and verbal English must be impeccable. This position will be interfacing with external developers and publishers.
Must have an aggressive but positive and motivating personality.
Must work efficiently under pressure.
Must have ability to quickly learn and adapt to well-established production pipelines.

Preferences

Experience with licensed technology such as Unreal Engine 3.0.
Avid gamer with a passion for creating top-notch games.
Experience in a game production environment.
Proven experience with project management and/or certification.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or a minimum of two years related experience and/or training. Post-graduate work a plus.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Production Coordinator

Description

Production Assistants coordinate with all departments to track the production pipeline, manage assets, identify risks, bring forward schedule red flags, and troubleshoot communication and schedule dependency problems. The Production Assistant works directly with a different subset of the game, such as a specific console platform or the other online features.

Qualifications

Must have solid organization skills.
Written and verbal English must be impeccable. This position will be interfacing with external developers and publishers.
Must have an aggressive but positive and motivating personality.
Must work efficiently under pressure.
Must have ability to quickly learn and adapt to well-established production pipelines.

Preferences

Experience with licensed technology such as Unreal Engine 3.0.
Avid gamer with a passion for creating top-notch games.
Experience in a game production environment.
Proven experience with project management and/or certification.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or a minimum of two years related experience and/or training. Post-graduate work a plus.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

UI Designer

DESCRIPTION

The UI Designer is expected to excel in conceptualizing, asset creation and implementation of user interfaces. The UI Designer will work closely with the Art Director to establish the visual direction, and with Programmers to properly execute a clean and optimized UI.

QUALIFICATIONS

2+ years of experience in computer generated art
Excellent understanding of intuitive interface design and navigation
Understanding of the UI audio needs for both PC and consoles
Extensive Flash and Photoshop experience
Experience developing art for next-gen consoles
Solid understanding and ability to maximize art pipelines
Self motivated and driven to face challenges
Ability to create art assets which demonstrate advanced techniques
Ability to communicate effectively with all members of the team
Must have credit on at least one (1) commercially shipped title

PREFERENCES

Experience with UE3 Editor and Kismet
Scripting language programming experience (MaxScript, MEL, etc.).

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a two-year College or technical school; or a minimum of two years related experience and/or training.

**Only applications with sample submissions will be considered.

Programming Intern

Description

As a Programming Intern, you will be responsible for assisting the programming department with various tools and game related development. You must be a self starter with the ability to work effectively with others.

Responsibilities

Maintaining existing tools
Working with other developers on common goals
Planning and estimating new functionality/features
Bug investigation and fixing

Qualifications

Familiarity with the following languages: C++ and C
Strong written and verbal skills
Solid organizational skills
Must be a good problem solver with the ability to learn quickly
Must have strong PC skills

Preferences

Familiarity with the following languages: Perl/PHP, SQL and C#
Previous game development experience as an intern, co/op, etc…
Previous experience in school related projects/hobbies that involved software development and/or design
Strong math background
Aggressive and motivated team player

Education/Experience

Must be a college junior/senior majoring in Computer Science or a related discipline
Recent graduates with a B.S. in Computer Science are strongly encouraged to apply

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Tools Programmer

Description

The Tools Programmer will help to design, plan and program tools and tool components for production and game development, such as build automation, task management, and game editors. The candidate must also exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills, a high level of understanding towards game tool production and an adaptability to meet the needs of multiple projects utilizing common tools technology.

Responsibilities

Work with Programmers, Development Directors, QA and Production staff to identify workflow needs and create tool solutions.
Research into processes to improve production workflow.
Design, develop, extend and maintain production tools.
Programming of core tool systems while meeting required coding standards.
Development of technical design specifications.

Qualifications

Experience in the design and implementation of automation systems and tool.
Must demonstrate knowledge of good User Interface practices
Must demonstrate knowledge of good software engineering practices.
Must have excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferences

Experience programming with Perl, Java, JavaScript, VB, C#, and PHP.
Experience working with Visual C++/.NET
Experience working with MFC.
Experience programming with SQL.

Education and/or Experience

Quality Assurance Tester

Description

The Quality Assurance Tester is primarily responsible for testing and evaluating the game during the course of its development. Quality Assurance Testers report to the Lead Quality Assurance Tester and provide reports on game quality to the rest of the development team as needed. This is an entry level hourly position.

Responsibilites

Testing game content for bugs and other flaws.
Testing game levels for fun and enjoyment factor.
Tracking and monitoring bugs/issues via a database.
Providing written/oral reports on the state of game bugs, features, and playability.

Qualifications

Must be an avid gamer with the desire to help create top-notch games.
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must be a thorough and efficient problem solver with the ability to communicate well with others.
Must be capable of identifying and fixing typical PC hardware/software problems.
Must be capable of mastering common bug/defect tracking tools (Bugzilla, Test Track, etc.).
Must be able to work 40 hours a week.

Preferences

Previous QA experience on a shipped title.
Extensive technical experience with computers.
Extensive experience with games in multiple genres and specifically first person shooters.
Participated in beta test programs for other games.
Exposure to video game development.

Education/Experience

College or Technical School experience preferred.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Quality Assurance Manager

Description

The Quality Assurance Manager is primarily responsible for managing and directing the quality assurance team. The Quality Assurance Manager reports to the Producer, reports to other lead positions, and provides reports on game quality to the rest of the development team as needed.

Responsibilites

Managing and directing the efforts of the quality assurance team.
Providing status reports to and working closely with the Producer and other leads during all phases of the production cycle.
Developing test plans / test cases for various game assets as needed.
Testing game content for bugs and other flaws.
Testing game levels for fun and enjoyment factor.
Tracking and monitoring bugs/issues via a database.
Providing written/oral reports on the state of game bugs, features, and playability.

Qualifications

Must be capable of leading and training a group of quality assurance testers.
Must be an avid gamer with the desire to create top-notch games.
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, etc.)
Must be comfortable with common bug/defect tracking tools (Bugzilla, Test Track, etc.).

Preferences

Extensive technical experience with computers is a plus!
Extensive experience with games in multiple genres and specifically first person shooters.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or a minimum of three years related experience and/or training. Post-graduate work a plus.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Associate Producer

Description

Associate Producers coordinate with other departments to track the production pipeline, manage assets, identify risks, bring forward schedule red flags, and troubleshoot communication and schedule dependency problems. Each Associate Producer works directly with a different subset of the game, such as a specific console platform or the other online features.

Qualifications

Must have 1-3 years of experience in a production environment.
Must have solid organization skills.
Production experience developing on the Xbox 360 and/or PS3.
1 or more shipped titles on a next-gen platform.
Written and verbal English must be impeccable. This position will be interfacing with external developers and publishers.
Must have an aggressive but positive and motivating personality.
Must work efficiently under pressure.
Must have ability to quickly learn and adapt to well-established production pipelines.

Preferences

Experience with licensed technology such as Unreal Engine 3.0.
Avid gamer with a passion for creating top-notch games.
Experience in a game production environment.
Proven experience with project management and/or certification.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or a minimum of two years related experience and/or training. Post-graduate work a plus.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Artist

Description

The Artist is expected to be competent in multiple disciplines such as modeling, texturing, animation, and/or conceptuals. The Artist will work closely with the Lead Artist to make sure the game has top-notch next-gen visuals and to keep pushing the boundary on high-end game graphics.

Qualifications

2+ years of experience in computer generated art.
Heavy 3DSMax/Photoshop experience.
Knowledge of FX creation with particle systems, sprites, shaders, etc.
Knowledge with art development on next-gen consoles.
Solid understanding of art pipelines and how to get the most out of them.
Motivated and driven to face challenges.
Ability to create art assets which demonstrate advanced techniques.
Ability to communicate effectively with member of all teams (design, programming, art).
Must have credit on at least one (1) commericially shipped titles.

Preferences

Knowledge of Motion Capture and mocap clean-up efforts is a plus!
Scripting language programming experience (MaxScript, MEL, etc.).
Game development experience.

Education

***ONLY applications with portfolio submission/link will be considered.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Software Engineer

Description

The Software Engineer works closely with the Lead Software Engineer and the rest of the development team to design and program multiple requirements for upcoming titles.

Responsibilities

Architect, program, and debug high quality code using good software practices.
Design, develop and extend next generation game play engine: game play, graphics, interface, AI, networking, audio, etc.
Provide status reports to the Lead Software Engineer during all phases of the production cycle.

Qualifications

At least three years of experience in C++ programming.
Experience with assembly level programming.
Experience programming and architecting game play systems.
Must have excellent object-oriented design and analysis skills.
Must have excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferences

Previous work with a licensed 3D engine (Unreal, LithTech, ...)
Windows XP/Vista development experience.
Console development experience (PS2, PS3, XBox, XBox 360).
Gameplay, Graphics, Physics, Audio, Networking, UI, AI, Tools Programming
Experience designing, implementing, debugging, and optimizing 3D graphics engines.
Strong Math background.
Strong Computer Science background: data-driven systems, algorithms, ...
Experience playing a variety of games (particularly FPS).
Aggressive, motivated team player.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's Degree (B.S.), or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or a related degree.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Senior Animator

Description

The Senior Animator works closely with the Lead Artist to maintain a coherent vision of the game's look and feel and ensures that the game has the absolute best animation in the industry. Candidates should also be familiar in many areas of game production such as storyboarding, modeling, and video editing. Must have knowledge and experience with custom rigs and animation.

Qualifications

Must have the ability to rig and animate using 3DS Max and/or MotionBuilder.
Must be proficient with Adobe Photoshop.
Must work efficiently under pressure.
Must have solid communication skills.
3+ years of experience in the gaming industry, particularly with 3D games and the workings of a 3D engine.
Must have worked on at least two commercially released games.
Aggressive, positive, and motivated team player.
Must be efficient with popular video editing softwares such as After Effects

Preferences

Experience cleaning up and working with Mocap data.
Experience with licensed technology such as Unreal Engine 3.0 and Lithtech.
Experience with latest 3D programs and utilities.
Avid gamer with a passion for creating top-notch games.
Must have traditional art training and skills.

Education and/or Experience

***ONLY applications with portfolio submission/link will be considered.

TimeGate Studios offers a challenging work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.