. Position: Tools Developer

Summary

On a daily basis you will be designing implementing and building new applications and/or plug-ins that will feed our proprietary game engine. You will also be required to interact with end-users on an intimate basis to deliver a highly productive and enjoyable user experience. Other activities you will be involved in include, building and running test harnesses at the development and functional levels, and collaborating with others on writing and maintaining toolset documentation. Finally you will be required to participate in ad-hoc training sessions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement tools using the Java language and Eclipse RCP.
• Evolve tools enabling artists and designers to author game content in an efficient and independent manner.
• Evaluate workflows and propose solutions to improve artist and designer productivity and creativity.
• Define new product features, in conjunction with designers and artists, based on evaluations.
• Highly motivated and self directed. • Ensure quality and completeness through unit testing and user feedback.
• As needed work on non-tools tasks such as technology and gameplay.

Requirements

• 3-5 years experience developing application software.
• Solid experience in object oriented programming, design patterns, Java.
• Solid experience in XML and related technologies (e.g. XPath).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to adjust design based on user feedback.
• An underlying passion for developing highly efficient and responsive user-interfaces.
• Excellent written/communication skills.

Desired Skills

• Experience building large desktop applications.
• Experience in video games or real-time rendering.
• Knowledge of human-computer interaction and user interface design principles.
• Experience working with customers to develop solutions.
• C/C++ experience.