In need of a Gaming Console Developer - Seattle, WA

We are looking for an experienced Gaming Console Developer to join my companies team. Work on one of the most exciting and creative intellectual properties in the industry.

Gaming Console Developer
Kirkland, WA
$ DOE
Contract 1 yr +

The ideal developer for this position should have a passion for video games, a strong understanding of Xbox 3D UI programming, and deep familiarity with consuming online services.
Candidates should be excited and motivated about creating new media and game companion experiences.
Come be a part of a new, fun and talented development family building game technology in a startup studio environment.

Responsibilities:
You will be a key part of our development team building new media, game companion, and community experiences that support and connect with our team.
You will work with producers, artists, designers, developers and testers.
You will play a publishing development role leading, teaching, and assisting developers at an external studio in their development with our products.
You will coordinate with a small, elite team of in-house developers responsible for the other platforms on which our game and community appears.

Specific focus areas include:

  • 3D UI that feels like it comes from the future and is worthy of our name
  • Owning the architecture and quality
  • Leading developers at an external studio in the development.
  • Architecting our game to support multiple feature releases per year over many years
  • Writing lots and lots of code

Qualifications/Skills:

  • 3+ years of professional C++ experience
  • 2+ years of professional experience building UI and Networking code for Xbox 360
  • Professional experience writing network service communication code for Xbox 360 using XLSP
  • Strong debugging and optimization skills in a multi-threaded, network connected environment
  • Prior experience with Microsoft Kinnect a plus
  • Agile development a plus

send your resume to annie.philipsen@yoh.com

Thanks!