Gameplay Engineer ( Live Services )

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Sparks Glencoe, MD
In-Office
Gaming
The Role

Firaxis Games is looking for an Online Services Engineer to help enrich our games with services such as matchmaking, player stats, leaderboards, analytics, entitlement platforms, anti-cheat and security, customer service tools, and more.  

Who We Are:

MAKE LIFE EPIC

Founded in 1996, Firaxis Games is a world-renowned game development studio with an unwavering mission to “build games that stand the test of time”. The name Firaxis, a fusion of “fiery” and “axis,” communicates the company’s dynamic development process that results in the creation of ground breaking titles with unparalleled gameplay delivered to gamers around the world. Under the creative direction of industry legend Sid Meier, Firaxis has released dozens of hit games on multiple platforms and is recognized as an industry leader in game development.

VISION
Make Life Epic…for our Players, our Community and all Firaxians.

CORE VALUES

Be Accountable

Own Outcomes, Be Honest And Treat Feedback As A Gift.

Embrace Enthusiasm

Allow Space For Failure, Share Your Excitement And Let Passion Drive Outcomes.

People First

Treat People With Respect, Create A Culture Of Belonging And Act With Empathy.

Work Smart

Solve For Efficiency, Focus On Collaboration And Prioritize Improvement.

Gameplay Focused

Deliver Quality Game Experiences, Take Pride In Your Work And Put Players At The Center Of Every Decision.

Online Services Programmer

Firaxis Games is looking for an Online Services Engineer to help enrich our games with services such as matchmaking, player stats, leaderboards, analytics, entitlement platforms, anti-cheat and security, customer service tools, and more.  


What You Will Do:

  • Work closely with internal and external online services platform teams, advocating for the game team.

  • Become a domain expert for our internal and external online service platforms.

  • Design and implement modifications, reorganizations, extensions, and optimizations to existing code base.

  • Work closely with the game team to build and maintain online service functionality within game clients.

  • Actively maintain skill-set and knowledge base by keeping track of the latest innovations from the industry.


What We Need (Requirements/Must Haves)

  • Strong C++ programming and debugging skills.

  • Experience with Go programming language is a plus.

  • Strong AWS knowledge is a plus.

  • Strong understanding of analytics and telemetry. 

  • Experience with Perforce, JIRA, TeamCity is a plus. 

  • Experience with online service architectures, design patterns, and associated challenges.

  • Ability to come up with novel, inventive, solutions to very hard problems in the gaming and online services spaces.

  • Ability to adhere to the prevalent coding style and practices.

  • Self-motivated and passionate about games.

  • Able and motivated to work with other team members. 

  • 3+ years industry experience.

  • Experience with current console systems is a plus.

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The Company
Sparks, MD
187 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Founded in 1996, Firaxis Games is a world renowned game development studio with an unwavering mission to "build games that stand the test of time"​. The name Firaxis is a fusion of "fiery"​ and "axis"​, communicating the company's dynamic process of game development resulting in the creation of groundbreaking titles that deliver unparalleled gameplay and endless fun to millions of gamers around the globe. Under the creative direction of industry legend Sid Meier, Firaxis has released dozens of hit games on multiple platforms and is recognized as an industry leader in game development.

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