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Job Title:  Server Engineer

Job ID: 06NSA14
Date Posted:
Category: Programmers
Location: Seattle Area
Position Type: Servers
Salary Range: $80 K
Experience: Highly proficient with sever side Java
Desired Education: 4 year degree in computer science or equivalent
Description: Growing iPhone game studio focused on leading edge
multiplayer experiences! The ideal candidate is an experienced
hands-on software engineer with an understanding and passion for
multiplayer server development. The candidate should have a proven
track record in successfully developing multiplayer server systems to
production quality. Strong communication skills across disciplines are
important for the candidate to succeed in our dynamic development
environment.

Essential Functions
• Work with an Agile sprint team to define, estimate, and implement
game systems.
• Work with design and other engineering teams to specify server systems.
• Write, document and test code to implement the technical and game design
• Review and critique code design and implementation from other programmers
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the software development process

Abilities
• 4 year degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years experience software development
• 2+ years experience in games development
• Highly proficient with sever side Java
* Experience with MySQL a plus.
• Commitment to integration, scaling and stabilization of large
asynchronous distributed systems
• Experience with the full game development cycle from concept to ship
• Production experience with the following technologies highly
desirable: multiplayer games, web services, customer support and
ecommerce systems, complex event processing, TCP or UDP socket
servers, Linux, MMO servers, databases, or online game security.
• Passion for making and playing innovative games