Tools Programmer

Job Title Tools Programmer
Job Category Programming
Skills Required Programming
Location UK, South
Job Description To apply:

Founded in 1988, this company has created over fifty successful titles and is established as one of the leading games developers for the software industry. The company is best known for designing one of the most consistent best-selling series of all time.

They are looking for a Tools Programmer to work as part of the Tools & Core Technology team, supporting multiple AAA titles currently in development for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms. The ideal applicant will have at least 3 years’ experience working on large-scale codebases in C++. They will have created user interfaces and have an understanding of content creation workflow for game development. Experience of writing small standalone tools for data conversion and batch processing would be highly advantageous. Experience of using mySQL and PHP would be preferred. A strong academic background is preferred (1st class or 2:1 degree in Computer Science, Maths, Physics or other computing-related subject). Candidates with other degrees and those without higher academic qualifications are still encouraged to apply if they have the appropriate experience.

Skills:
- Strong C/C++ skills
- GUI creation
- Ability to write clear and maintainable code
- Comfortable working with a large existing code base
- Good communication with developers from all disciplines
- Can-do attitude
- Perl, Web Development with PHP and mySQL, and C# skills are not essential but would be advantageous

To apply please send CV to prog@datascope.co.uk or tel Andrea, Ben, Kirsty on 020 7580 6018 for a confidential chat (once we have your cv). We value close, personal relationships with our candidates and applications by this method tend to be more successful.

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Salary £High
Date posted 07/03/2013
Recruiter This job is advertised on behalf of Datascope using their internal reference 38700.
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