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Job Title Senior C++ Software Developer - Second Life
Job Category Programmers
Job Description Second Life – Where Worlds are Born.

Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely created by its Residents (people like you) that's bursting with entertainment, experiences, and opportunity. The company behind it, Linden Lab, was founded in 1999 to create a revolutionary new form of shared experience. The Second Life Grid provides the platform where Second Life resides and offers the tools for business, educators, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs to develop a virtual presence. Headquartered in San Francisco, Linden Lab has over 200 employees spread across the globe and they are now growing their European Studio based in Brighton, UK.

Overview:

We currently have multiple openings for brilliant, passionate, and multi-disciplinary software developers to join the Linden team in a critical role to help connect all people to an online world that improves the human condition. This role at Linden Lab contributes to this mission by designing and developing processes and code for solving our most difficult hurdles.

Responsibilities:

- Work in collaboration with the product development and programming staff to deliver software design in different areas with the utmost passion for creativity and quality.
- Contribute innovative, original, and effective ideas towards all aspects of production and development.
- Implement network-synchronized code, interfacing with all project subsystems including user interaction and avatar control, simulation and high-level logic.

Qualifications:

- Expert knowledge of C/C++ with at least 3 years professional experience.
- Proficiency in Python, PHP or SQL is advantageous.
- Expertise in data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis and distributed systems.
- Strong and deep knowledge in any of: networking, databases, physical simulation, compiler and VM design, user interfaces, clustered computing, or systems architecture.
- Solid understanding of web technologies and REST is advantageous.
- Proficiency with cross platform development and development on UNIX systems.
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment on really interesting problems.
- Exceptional problem solving and communication skills.

Apply:

This job is being exclusively managed by our retained recruitment partner Day One Search.

Therefore, if you feel you are a good fit for the role, please send your CV to secondlife@dayonesearch.com for immediate consideration.

For any enquires please call on 01273 863622.

Your application will be treated as confidential.
Location UK & Europe, England, South East, Brighton
Salary £35k-£50k
Date posted 06/05/2008
Recruiter This job is advertised on behalf of Second Life using their internal reference LL/SnrSoftDev001.
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