Senior Tools Programmer

Digital Extremes•London, ON

About The Position

Digital Extremes is seeking a Senior Tools Programmer to join our team! The Senior Tools Programmer will be responsible to contribute to the tools our development team uses to create our games, both improving existing tools, and concepting and implementing new editor features to assist the designers and developers. They work closely with our creative, dedicated and diverse development team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Math or equivalent experience
5+ years game development or equivalent programming experience, with at least 1 shipped product
Strong knowledge of C and C++
Experience developing for modern game systems
Good communication skills, work ethic and motivation
Passion for playing and developing exceptional games
Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.

Nice To Haves

Strong math skills with emphasis on 3D math
Console programming experience
Experience with concurrent programming
Familiarity with Perforce
Familiarity with profiling tools (i.e. VTune)
Knowledge of game design patterns and systems
Experience in collaborating in team settings
Possesses the ability and drive to contribute and advance all aspects of a game

Responsibilities

To play a key role in designing and implementing a suite of development tools to support next-gen games
Create user-friendly applications in support of the development team
Aid in Developing and maintaining a cross-platform, next-generation game engine
Communicate with designers, artists and other engineers to ensure tools satisfy production needs
Identify and find solutions to pipeline issues
Maintain code quality and performance and extend systems to support changing design requirements over time
Contribute innovative and original ideas toward all aspects of the game’s production and development
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed