We are excited to launch this opportunity to diverse men and women experienced in gameplay networking engineering with a large, multinational game developer.
You will develop the game’s low-level network features, integrating the game engine with our online services, and optimizing network performance. You will become part of a team that holds the player’s connected experience at the core of its mission.
During the game’s development, you will commit yourself to answering the most fundamental questions: Will the game be as responsive as possible in multiplayer matches? Does the latency meet a pro-gamer’s expectations? Is the experience as seamless as it can be?
As a dependable member of a cohesive online game team, you will participate in the design, coding, testing, integration and debugging of the game’s networking and multiplayer engine features. You care about providing our players with the ultimate multiplayer experience they deserve.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Optimize low-level networking systems to improve latency
- Integrate online services into the game engine
- Collaborate with other engineers to improve the game’s network replication
- Educate content creators and gameplay engineers on how to maximize network reliability and replication
- Develop networking code to interact with backend systems for new gameplay features and data collection
- Maintain and extend documentation on network-oriented features and systems
- Debug and optimize existing gameplay networking
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related area
- 3+ years of experience in C/C++
- Shipped at least 2 games doing network-oriented gameplay engineering for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox360, PC or MacOS
- Understanding of computer and console game networking systems and technologies (e.g. peer-to-peer and client/server models, latency compensation, etc.)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work as a part of a team
- Self-directed, focused, and detail-oriented
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employer HSA contribution (with enrollment in a HSA eligible medical plan)
- 401k match
- Paid vacation, holiday and wellness time
- Fitness, physical, and eSports challenge reimbursements
- Ginger emotional support app for you and your adult dependents with up to 10 sessions per year of video-based therapy and psychiatry services
- Rocket Lawyer online legal service
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off to volunteer
- Pawternity paid time off to bond with a newly adopted pet
- Sabbatical leave available after 5 years of employment
- Access to all of our games for PC
- Generous discount on new Ubisoft games