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Job Title	Lead Engineer
Job Category	Programmers
Job Description	My client is a UK-based videogames developer formed by experienced industry veterans in 2005. The aim is to establish the company as a major development force and preferred development partner, their mission is to guarantee the highest quality products, delivered on time and to budget. Following the success of its TV Plug & Play games development, they are now focused on the handheld console market and digitally-delivered content, in particular the Sony PlayStation® Portable (PSP), Nintendo® DS and Xbox Live® Arcade. They have also converted their proprietary cross platform engine to PSP and Xbox 360, and have successfully delivered a PSP project for a major UK based publisher. We are looking for an experienced lead engineer to work on PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP titles at our London studio. Working along side other department leads and a senior producer, you will be in charge of the day-to-day running of the programming team. Qualifications: - Lead experience and worked in a senior role on at least 2 other published titles (console games preferred). - Good project management skills. - Excellent written and oral communication. - A high standard of C/C++ programming (at least 3 years commercial experience) - Excellent debugging and problem solving skills. - A strong background in maths and computer science. - A good understanding of 3D rendering techniques and 3D mathematics. - Experience in working with multi-processor architecture \ distributed computing. - Knowledge of low-level assembler programming. The following attributes would be an advantage: - Experience of network architecture. Skills may include some of maths, physics, 3D, graphics, direct x, renderware, AI, C++, PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, PSP, Havok, SDKs, OpenGL
Location	London, London, South East, England, UK & Europe
Salary	Competetive offers according to experience.
Date posted	28/08/2008
Recruiter	This job is advertised on behalf of Datascope using their internal reference 27158.