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Software Development Engineer, Lead
Redmond, WA, US
Job Category: Software Engineering: Development
Location: Redmond, WA, US
Job ID: 783685-73681
Division: Interactive Entertainment Business
Kinect™ brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways - no controller required. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect gets everyone off the couch moving, laughing and cheering. See a ball? Kick it. Want to join a friend in the fun? Simply jump in. Even control an HD movie with a wave of the hand. With Kinect, technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. If you are interested in joining the Xbox team, keep reading:
Microsoft Game Studios is looking for a dynamic and experienced Lead Software Development Engineer who has the undying desire to create the world’s greatest games and who is excited by innovation and exploring new dimensions of gaming. Our Publishing organization, responsible for launching titles such as Gears of War, Mass Effect, Crackdown, Kinectimals, and many others, is working on the next great franchises for Kinect, which will shape the future of interactive entertainment. Use your extensive experience to collaborate with the industry’s best developers and join a highly experienced team dedicated to excellence and teamwork.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Lead a team of experienced game developers in support of internal and external development
- Collaborate with external partners to solve technical issues, increase quality, and/or ensure a date
- Develop processes and technology to increase productivity of internal and external developers
- Evaluate, recommend, and exploit existing technology
- Evaluate milestones and provide technical analysis in support of key project checkpoints
- Develop in-game technologies that exploit key platform initiatives
Required skills and experience:
- Proven ability to lead a high performing team through multiple title releases
- Deep understanding of console game development
- 3 - 5 + years experience coding (C/C++) and debugging skills
- Ability to solve technical problems
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally
Desired skills and experience:
- 3+ years experience with common game scripting languages (UnrealScript, Lua, Python, etc.)
- 2+ years experience working in a publishing capacity
- 2+ years experience in a technical leadership role
- Network programming and/or Webservice APIs, NT/IIS and Web technologies and experience with C#, ASP.Net, WCF, SQL is a plus
*To consider similar job openings within Microsoft Game Studios on MS Career, use keyword: Microsoft Studios
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Location: Redmond, WA, US
Job ID: 783685-73681
Division: Interactive Entertainment Business
Kinect™ brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways - no controller required. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect gets everyone off the couch moving, laughing and cheering. See a ball? Kick it. Want to join a friend in the fun? Simply jump in. Even control an HD movie with a wave of the hand. With Kinect, technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. If you are interested in joining the Xbox team, keep reading:
Microsoft Game Studios is looking for a dynamic and experienced Lead Software Development Engineer who has the undying desire to create the world’s greatest games and who is excited by innovation and exploring new dimensions of gaming. Our Publishing organization, responsible for launching titles such as Gears of War, Mass Effect, Crackdown, Kinectimals, and many others, is working on the next great franchises for Kinect, which will shape the future of interactive entertainment. Use your extensive experience to collaborate with the industry’s best developers and join a highly experienced team dedicated to excellence and teamwork.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Lead a team of experienced game developers in support of internal and external development
- Collaborate with external partners to solve technical issues, increase quality, and/or ensure a date
- Develop processes and technology to increase productivity of internal and external developers
- Evaluate, recommend, and exploit existing technology
- Evaluate milestones and provide technical analysis in support of key project checkpoints
- Develop in-game technologies that exploit key platform initiatives
Required skills and experience:
- Proven ability to lead a high performing team through multiple title releases
- Deep understanding of console game development
- 3 - 5 + years experience coding (C/C++) and debugging skills
- Ability to solve technical problems
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally
Desired skills and experience:
- 3+ years experience with common game scripting languages (UnrealScript, Lua, Python, etc.)
- 2+ years experience working in a publishing capacity
- 2+ years experience in a technical leadership role
- Network programming and/or Webservice APIs, NT/IIS and Web technologies and experience with C#, ASP.Net, WCF, SQL is a plus
*To consider similar job openings within Microsoft Game Studios on MS Career, use keyword: Microsoft Studios
J2WERPL1