Senior Gameplay Engineer
Viximo is building a rich creative community and a massively scalable service to deliver content over the web that helps creators, developers, and site owners monetize social interactions. We're the product of a cool co-working space in Cambridge, so if you've ever considered starting your own company or are excited about the opportunity to make a big impact on something in its earliest stages, this is the place for you. We are venture funded and our environment is fast-paced, team oriented, and highly interactive. So if you're a gameplay star (or willing to become one) and that sounds like a fit for you, then give us a shout.
Responsibilities:
- You will be responsible for building the gameplay mechanics, behaviors, and tools for Viximo’s portfolio of casual iPhone games
- You with work closely with the art team and lead designer to gather requirements for and implement both game systems and tools
Qualifications:
- You must have 5+ years of game programming experience and experience working on at least one shipped title
- You must be an expert in C/C++ and at least one scripting language
- You must have experience building both gameplay mechanics and game design / level editing tools
- Mobile experience and casual gaming experience are a strong plus
- Experience with iPhone development is a strong plus
- Experience with Scrum/Agile is a strong plus
This is a full-time position, on-site at our offices in Cambridge, MA.
To apply please send us your resume.
And since we get a lot of submissions, help us get to know you a little better by answering the following questions in your email:
- If we gave you control of the office sound system, what would you play?
- What one product or gadget can you not live without?
- What is your favorite social network and why?
- What blogs do you read on a regular basis?
- What is one unique bit of trivia about you that we might find interesting?
No recruiters or offshore teams please, we've already got our hands full, thanks.