Gameplay Programmer Job in Austin, Texas Us
Playdom is seeking experienced Gameplay Programmers to join our game team in the new Austin, Texas Studio. As a Gameplay Programmer, you are a solution-orientedsoftware engineer, using technology as a creative tool to deliver an entertaining online gaming experience. You are tasked with creating a highly engaging gaming experience that meets both the overall company’s goals and needs of the consumer. Collaborating closely with a game producer, designer and artists, you contribute to the vision and execution of the game design, providing strong insights into technical feasibility and consistently learning new technology to improve platform efficiency.
• Develop high quality and high performance games, features, and functionality that are both efficient and scalable
• Maintain and develop strong engineer skills in programming languages, such as Lua and Actionscript
• Determine and communicate technical feasibility and development timelines that meet the team and company objectives
• Collaborate with game design team to provide feedback on game concepts and design process
• Research and acclimate to emerging technologies and applicable changes in the gaming and design space
• 1-5 years of development experience
• Experience with Lua, or other game development scripting languages
• BSCS or equivalent
• Learn and employ best practices including design patterns and peer code review
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a collaborative team environment
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly (experience touching lots of different technologies)
• Enthusiasm for the technologies involved
• High integrity, strong organization skills and the ability to estimate/deliver on those estimates
• 3-6 weeks of out-of-state travel required for training at the start of the job
• Casual or social game development experience
• Flash/actionscript experience
• SCRUM/Agile development experience
• Casual or social game development experience
• Flash/actionscript experience
• SCRUM/Agile development experience
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This position is with the legal entity Disney Interactive Media Group
BUSINESS UNIT OVERVIEW -- Playdom produces a diverse portfolio of casual games for the rapidly growing platform of social networks, including Facebook and MySpace. With over 47 million monthly users and #1 rated games, Playdom is one of the fastest-growing social game developers, offering high quality community entertainment experiences.
COMPANY OVERVIEW -- Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG), the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company, creates immersive, connected, interactive experiences across console, online, mobile and social network platforms to entertain and inform audiences around the globe. DIMG's mission is to deliver Disney content to fans, whenever and wherever they want it, through numerous interactive media platforms.
Disney Interactive Media Group operates five global product groups: Disney Interactive Studios produces console and handheld video games for the Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo DS™, PlayStation®Portable, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment systems, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and the personal computer; Disney Online produces Disney.com and a portfolio of leading lifestyle websites for families, including Family.com; Disney Online Studios develops online virtual worlds, providing connected game-play experiences for children around the globe; Disney Mobile brings the best of Disney content to the mobile web, smart phone applications, and mobile games; in addition, DIMG manages a Disney-branded mobile phone service in Japan in association with Softbank; and Playdom produces best-in-class content for the rapidly growing platform of casual games on emerging platforms and social networks such as Facebook and MySpace.
All five product groups work together to create a variety of connected, multi-platform entertainment experiences.
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