Application Software Developer (CONTRACT)
About Sony DADC Digital Services ("Digital Services")
Sony DADC Digital Services, a division of Sony Corporation, is a pioneering provider of end-to-end digital supply chain solutions to customers across the media and entertainment industries, including major film studios, broadcasters, music labels, game companies, software providers, and other content providers. Driven by quality, excellence and innovation we draw on proven expertise and a unique understanding of the global media marketplace to develop next-generation solutions that deliver the speed and efficiency required by today's digital media businesses and the audiences they serve. With facilities across the globe including major hubs in Los Angeles, New York, London, Salzburg, and Hong Kong, Sony DADC provides innovative and intelligent supply chain solutions that enable our customers to respond quickly to every media opportunity - anywhere in the world.
The DADC Application Software Developer position provides technical and analytical support for the Applications Development function supporting Sony DADC, including both the U.S. and global entities. The position is located in Culver City, CA.
The Application Software Developer will successfully plan, create, develop, and maintain complex game applications across multiple platforms, using both proven and new technologies. Applicants should be able to lead in best practices, using proven development methodologies, in an energized and entrepreneurial, team-driven studio environment.
Responsibilities
* Provide time estimates and development plans for feature development.
* Accurately schedule and complete tasks on time.
* Implement, test, debug, and maintain multiple code bases for various ongoing projects.
* Develop thorough test plans for Departmental use, as well as inter-Departmental use.
* Ability to test/prototype new ideas quickly in a rapid-fire, experimental environment keeping in mind future production requirements.
* Help develop new frameworks and template systems for expanding product lines.
* Analyze feasibility of advanced technical features and report functionality that seems difficult / impossible.
* Participate and be able to propose out-of-box workarounds for difficult / impossible features.
Requirements
* BS or higher in Computer Science or similar discipline.
* Expert programming experience as game scripter/programmer.
* Extensive experience with JavaScript as a web-based scripting language, and as a complex GUI backend development language.
* Extensive experience with DHTML, CSS,XML and working with the HTML DOM.
* Experience with JavaScript debugging.
* Experience working on dynamic end user GUIs.
* Experience writing shaders and engine game tools a plus.
* Exposure to JAVA is a big plus.
* Exposure to back-end server-side technologies and relational databases a plus .
* Exposure to version control systems a plus (SVN, etc.)
* Passionate, task driven, self-motivated, proactive a team player.
* Must be able to communicate effectively with team members.
* Must be able to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with other teams.
* Must possess a proven history of shipping projects on time, and maintaining the motivation to see both complex and simple projects through to finish.
SONY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, obligation to serve in the armed forces of the United States, citizenship, disabled veteran status, Vietnam era status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
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