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Ratchet & Clank studio Insomniac Games is hiring a gameplay programmer to work closely with its design and animation departments in Durham, North Carolina to build game systems and features.
April 25, 2016
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Gameplay Programmer, Insomniac Games
Location: Durham, NC
If you’ve ever been referred to as a Coder, Cracker, Hacker, Engineer or Techie - you’ve come to the right job posting!
Insomniac Games is looking for its next Gameplay Programmer to work closely with our Design and Animation departments in building the gameplay systems and features that define our games. In this role you will help realize the creative vision for the game by using our established codebase and your own skills and abilities, building our next great gameplay experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Design and implement gameplay features within an established framework
Design and implement modifications, reorganizations, extensions, and optimizations to existing code base
Work closely with designers and artists to implement their ideas, providing technical, creative, and scheduling feedback; expand and adapt designs to meet project goals.
Provide time estimates to leads and management; keep co-workers informed about progress of programming deliverables as well as non-programming prerequisites for feature implementation.
Other duties may be assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong 3D math skills, including but not limited to practical knowledge of vectors and vector operations, matrices and matrix transformations, and the various different representations of rotations (Euler, angle-axis, quaternion).
The basics of intersection testing and collision is a plus.
Strong knowledge of C, C++ and Python programming languages.
Adaptive coding style. Visual Studio experience and Maya experience a plus.
Understanding of procedural, object oriented, and aspect oriented programming paradigms.
Other Skills: Good instincts for game design and creating fun and innovative gameplay. Dedication towards individual and team growth. Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in and contribute to a collaborative environment. Must be flexible with schedule changes and shifting timetables. Needs to be able to work independently and efficiently when required. Ability to multitask several time intensive tasks at once.
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