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
Lead Gameplay Engineer (Live Services)
Firaxis Games is seeking a motivated Lead Gameplay Engineer (Live Services) to join our development team. We’re looking for an engineer with a strong foundation in software engineering who enjoys working on a diverse set of challenging problems. This role involves a significant management component and the ideal candidate will be comfortable working with a team of talented engineers to turn high level ideas into low level tasks. Firaxis is a highly collaborative and iterative environment. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to communicate easily and effectively with fellow coders, designers, producers and artists.
Responsibilities:
Lead and manage a programming team at technical and personnel level.
Find the ideal balance of management, delegation, and actual implementation.
Breakdown and evaluate the work performed by the team and provide feedback for architectural improvement.
Identify risks involved with the project and provide solutions to resolve complex problems.
Collaborate with other teams (internal or external) to efficiently meet technical needs.
Develop high-performance, robust, maintainable code in a cross-platform environment.
Design and implement modifications, reorganizations, extensions, and optimizations to existing code base.
Work closely with the entire game team providing technical, creative, and scheduling feedback.
Actively maintain skill-set and knowledge base by keeping track of the latest innovations from the industry.
Requirements:
Excellent communication skills.
Highly proficient in C++ programming language.
Experience with Go programming language.
- Has shipped at least one game.
Strong AWS knowledge.
Expert of analytics and telemetry and how they interact with game systems.
Experience with Perforce, JIRA, TeamCity.
Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
Experience with multiple languages, frameworks and tools is a plus.
Strong 3D math skills.
Self-motivated and passionate about games.
Has managed an engineering team.
7+ years industry experience.
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