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Gameplay and UX Programmer
at Maxis
Emeryville, California
For more than 30 years, Maxis has been producing games known for their deep simulation, creativity, imagination, and unique style of gameplay. Maxis has created some of the world's most popular games, including SimCity, Spore, and The Sims -- one of the best-selling franchises in video game history. Here at Maxis, we foster a fun and creative environment filled with people who have a strong passion to make great games.
In 1997, Maxis was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. Maxis, a division of Electronic Arts, operates in Emeryville (California), Redwood Shores (California), and Salt Lake City (Utah).
Maxis is seeking an experienced Gameplay Engineer to join our team in Emeryville, CA. In this role, you will be working with a highly talented and experienced team on an upcoming triple-A simulation style game.
Gameplay and UX Programmer
Duties
* Work closely with producers, artists, and designers in a collaborative, small team environment
* Design, implement, and retain ownership of critical game play and UI systems
* Support, enhance and extend proprietary user interface development tools, as needed
* Create workflows for artists or designers to tune and manage data-driven game play systems
* Be able to profile and optimize code to hit performance targets
* Test and document new features and systems
Requirements
* Degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or related field
* 3+ years of JavaScript/HTML/CSS development/programming experience
* Solid C/C++ programming skills and data structures, logic, and algorithm skills
* 3+ years of professional game development experience, or equivalent
* Willingness to contribute to many areas of game development
* Demonstrated experience and interest in creating game play and UI systems
Pluses
* Experience with data visualization or implementing charts/graphs
* Knack for usability and accessibility
* A deep knowledge of and a passion for playing videogames
* Understanding of simulated systems and emergent behavior
* Prior work on high performance simulation of large numbers of objects
In 1997, Maxis was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. Maxis, a division of Electronic Arts, operates in Emeryville (California), Redwood Shores (California), and Salt Lake City (Utah).
Maxis is seeking an experienced Gameplay Engineer to join our team in Emeryville, CA. In this role, you will be working with a highly talented and experienced team on an upcoming triple-A simulation style game.
Gameplay and UX Programmer
Duties
* Work closely with producers, artists, and designers in a collaborative, small team environment
* Design, implement, and retain ownership of critical game play and UI systems
* Support, enhance and extend proprietary user interface development tools, as needed
* Create workflows for artists or designers to tune and manage data-driven game play systems
* Be able to profile and optimize code to hit performance targets
* Test and document new features and systems
Requirements
* Degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or related field
* 3+ years of JavaScript/HTML/CSS development/programming experience
* Solid C/C++ programming skills and data structures, logic, and algorithm skills
* 3+ years of professional game development experience, or equivalent
* Willingness to contribute to many areas of game development
* Demonstrated experience and interest in creating game play and UI systems
Pluses
* Experience with data visualization or implementing charts/graphs
* Knack for usability and accessibility
* A deep knowledge of and a passion for playing videogames
* Understanding of simulated systems and emergent behavior
* Prior work on high performance simulation of large numbers of objects