Senior Software Engineer (Los Angeles, CA)

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Senior Software Engineer (Los Angeles, CA)

Job Summary

Square Enix is building a studio from the ground up. We are making an action-oriented original IP game here in sunny Los Angeles. We are looking for motivated master programmers to lay the foundation for a solid development team.
How often do you get a chance to make sure that a studio starts off in the right direction? How often do you get to be one of the starting members, but also have medical insurance? This is a rare opportunity to have the creative control of a start-up but the backing and funding of a major publisher.

Responsibilities:

• Being a core member of a game development team
• Being the lead for a particular platform or a major chunk of the code
• Creating or deciding to purchase major chunks of code
• Creating the infrastructure for efficient game development
• Hiring and mentoring other software engineers
• Coming up with and implementing gameplay

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master of C and C++ programming
• 5+ years of experience
• At least two published games, with at least one Xbox 360 game

Desired:

• Experience as a leader/mentor in a project from start to finish
• Experience working with artists to come up with the best tools for a smooth-flowing asset pipeline
• Experience with shaders and GPU programming
• Console experience, especially the Xbox 360
• Experience in multiplatform development
• Informed on new technologies, concepts, and solutions