Company Description
You are passionate about creating unforgettable gaming experiences, curious
about new technologies and eager to try and integrate them into games? Then
the Game Lab team is made for you!
Our human-sized team is made of 20 talented professionals, all working
together to create a culture of creativity, collaboration, and innovation. Our
focus on quality and player satisfaction drives us to make games that our
players love and we're proud to work on.
If you're ready to join us on our journey, let's create something great
together!
Job Description
We're on the lookout for a Senior Programmer with Back-end development
experience to join our team and help us design the low-level bricks of the
engine, social features and multiplayers mechanics for our upcoming mobile
title while leading our developper's team and acting as a warrant for all
technical decisions on the game.
What you'll do on a daily basis:
Lead the technical design and implementation of core features for our
current project.
Be responsible for managing and mentoring your team of 4 gameplay
programmers, providing technical guidance, and generating tasks to
accommodate game design requirements.
Ensure that implementation meets expectations and arbitrate technical
trade-offs on problematic areas.
Integrate Gameloft's online services into our games (Matchmaking,
Leaderboards, Analytics, Monitoring, ...)
Work on the Online stack and Multiplayer gameplay
Help develop additional online and back end services
Who you'll interact with : You will be part of the Game Lab leadership
team, working closely with the Lead Producer and the Lead Game Designers to
make sure we reach the best decisions for all technical aspects of our game.
You will report directly to our Chief Creative Officer and work closely with
other technical leads and support teams throughout Gameloft to make sure we
stay at the forefront of technological advances in the gaming industry.
Qualifications
Who you are:
Excellent communication and social skills
Experienced with project management tools with good organization skills
Eager to mentor, with strong teamwork and leadership skills
Rigorous and problem solving mindset as well as proactive thinking
What you need to succeed:
Minimum of 8 years of experience in game development (particularly in
multiplayer games)
Solid understanding of C#, modern C++, and other modern languages
Scripting with Python or Bash
Experience with Unity and/or other engines
Experience with Git, Perforce or other version-control systems
You have worked on both back-end and front-end
Expertise on one of the following is a plus:
Graphics
AI
Online & Multiplayer
Fluency in English (both spoken and written) is required, and
proficiency in French is a plus.
Nice to have : experience working with Cloud technologies
Additional Information
Why Join the Game Lab?
Be part of a human-sized team, working on innovative mobile projects in
the F2P industry
Join a diverse and talented team of professionals from around the world,
working together to create unforgettable gaming experiences
Enjoy a wonderful working environment in the heart of Paris, with cool
offices and flexible working arrangements (2 days remote per week)
Benefit from access to learning materials (GDC vault, etc.), lunch
vouchers, competitive health insurance, and more!