Sr Backend Programmer - Exciting FPS

Job Reference: 13835
Short Skills:
Start Date/Length: Immediate/ Permanent
Salary: Internationally Competitive
Location: Shanghai
Country: China
Description:

Senior Backend Programmer

A Sr Backend Programmer is required to join its development team in Shanghai. This team is developing a persistent FPS set in the universe an online universe.

In this role, the programmer will be responsible for leading a team in developing backend server side game systems for the title. Successful candidates will have experience developing data intensive systems that can run at scale. Experience leading a team from a technical perspective is a big plus.

Responsibilities:

•Architect highly scalable back end services for the title

•Lead a team of programmers in the development of those services

•Hands on coding as part of this team

•Partner with Game Design to understand requirements

•Work with local and remote engineering groups to ensure best use of shared CCP code

•Work with producers and quality assurance to achieve performance goals

•Provide technical expertise to develop games or technologies in support of games. This may include architecture, design, authoring, adapting, maintaining, profiling, debugging, documenting, prototyping, and support for entire games or major systems

•Reliably create good quality, performance-minded code and ensure team does the same

•Assist in the sharing of ideas and exploration of new practices to continually improve the quality of software development for the company

Requirements:

•4+ years experience

•Strong programming skills, preferably in C++ or Python

•Strong SQLskills

•Experience developing back end services that run at scale

•Debugging /optimization skills

•Ability to work in a collaborative programming environment

•Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience

•Solid understanding of coding process, standards and methodologies

•Highly motivated and able to work both with large groups and alone with minimal supervision

•Solid command of English and Chinese

Pluses:

•Worked on at least one shipped title

•Xbox 360 or Sony PS3 console experience

•Physics, math and AI skills

•Multi-threaded programming experience

•Scripting language experience

•Relation database programming experience

•Passion for games and online gaming experiences

•Experience with the Unreal Engine