Lead Programmer

Smoking Gun Interactive

1d•Remote

About The Position

As a Lead Programmer at Smoking Gun Interactive (SGI), you’re a talented and driven person who enjoys working on great projects. You have experience in a variety of areas of game development and are able and willing to work on any area of game programming needed, with a focus on full-stack development experience. You’re experienced in mentoring and training programmers and are responsible for the oversight and management of a team of programmers. Whilst this position is being offered on a remote basis, we are only able to consider applicants who are currently located in BC, and ideally within the greater Vancouver area.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience as a programmer in the game industry and or related field
A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
Shipped at least one game as a senior or lead programmer
3+ years’ experience using Unreal Engine 4 or 5
Passion for playing and creating innovative games – you consider yourself a gamer
A natural affinity for being strongly self-motivated and an independent worker
Expert working knowledge of C++, Standard Library and Object Oriented Design
Strong understanding of general and 3D math, statistics and probability
Excellent problem-solving abilities, proven ability to tackle hard problems in creative ways
Excellent oral and written communication skills
A positive attitude with a desire to work within a team environment towards a common goal
Impressive ability to estimate work load and execute on the work in the time estimated
Experience mentoring other programmers

Nice To Haves

Managing programmer direct reports
Any of the following languages, C#, Java, Lua, HLSL/Cg shaders
Unreal Engine 4 or 5
Mobile: iOS, Android
Test Driven Development
Visual Studio, Perforce
Unit testing and TDD for server development
C# server environments, AWS, Azure, GCP
Running a live server environment and supporting operations

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Technical Director to establish a unified technology vision for the project including writing and reviewing technical design documents
Produce high-quality, efficient, clean, and modular code
Collect and document users' requirements and develop logical specifications
Research, evaluate and synthesize technical information to design, develop and test computer-based systems
Develop data, process and network models to optimize architecture and to evaluate the performance and reliability of designs
Plan, design and co-ordinate the development, integration and operation of computer-based systems
Assess, test, troubleshoot, document, upgrade and develop maintenance procedures for applications software
Lead and co-ordinate teams in the development of software and integrated information systems, process control software and other embedded software control systems
Show proactivity in identifying tasks/problems that need tackling, outside of known scheduled work, from refactoring to bug fixing
Be able to go above and beyond in their daily tasks as required
Provide mentorship and training for programmers to create an atmosphere of cooperation and learning
Provide and accept feedback on all aspects of code quality (performance, readability, testability, design)
Demonstrate forward thinking in regards to what impact design and implementation decisions will have on the overall project during each phase of development
Work with Production in the creation and risk-management of project milestone goals and schedules
Coordinate the hiring, supervising and managing of other members of the team