Senior / Principal C++ Gameplay Programmers

Grinding Gear Games · PC Games · Game Development · C++ · 2 months ago

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≈ $55k – $139k per year (Estimated)

Location

In office (Auckland)

Seniority

Staff · 8+ years exp

Employment

Full-Time

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Grinding Gear Games

Grinding Gear Games develops Path of Exile, one of the most played action role playing games in the world. It built its own engine and free to play model without pay to win mechanics. The studio is majority owned by Tencent but continues to operate independently from Auckland.

grindinggear.com · HQ: Auckland, New Zealand · PC Games · Game Development · Est. 2006

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We are Grinding Gear Games, creators of the award-winning dark fantasy Action RPG Path of Exile. We're a world-class studio of more than 200 developers based in Auckland, New Zealand and we're currently expanding the Path of Exile development team.

We seek Senior / Principal C++ Gameplay Programmers to join our incredibly talented team.

Location: On-site in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand
Relocation assistance (for the right candidate, if needed)
Full time position - 40 hours a week

The position includes the following duties:

Provide software development services
Design gameplay elements of Path of Exile using modern C++
Plan, maintain, analyse and review implementations of programming code
Maintain consistent communication with directors and colleagues
Mentor other team members
Work to strict deadlines and schedules

Skills & Requirements

We are seeking someone with:

Strong knowledge of modern C++
Excellent communication skills
At least 5 to 8 years of commercial game programming experience in a professional studio for Senior roles / 8+ years for Principal roles
Bachelor's degree in IT, Software Engineering or Game Development

Must be able to pass our technical C++ programming test (approximately one hour long)

Pluses:

Experience with our game, Path of Exile

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