Game Jobs: Tools Programmer at Guerilla

The creators of Horizon Zero Dawn are looking for an experienced tools programmer to join the team in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• You will establish a vision for game content-authoring tools within a large, dynamic games studio, and lead a team of experienced tools programmers to achieve that vision
• You will streamline the entire game-creation process, seeking input from all disciplines while maintaining a strategic overview
• You will drive the development of new tools and improve existing ones, keeping a strong focus on the underlying workflow process and a consistent user experience
• You will work with designers, artists and programmers to analyze workflows, identify areas for improvement and implement solutions to increase productivity and creative freedom

WHO YOU ARE

• You have at least 5 years of DCC/GUI tools development experience in the games industry or a related industry
• You have experience leading a team of developers in a lead or senior role, have excellent leadership skills, and are interested in extending your leadership
• You are an experienced C++ programmer with excellent software design and architecture skills
• You are comfortable working within a very large existing codebase and toolset
• You enjoy working in an innovative, highly dynamic game development environment

PLUSSES

• You have knowledge of 3D and graphics-related algorithms
• You have a creative and technical vision for tools development, and a passion for quality tools
• You have experience with GUI related technologies, especially Qt

DO’S and DON’TS

Do: Upload a code sample in the form of a .zip archive containing:

• A number of at least 10 files that demonstrate your coding abilities;
• A readme document explaining what is in the file and what these files are expected to portray;
• A project that you are proud to share and are able to demonstrate verbally; 
• An example that shows an adequate amount of:
  – Structure;
  – Complexity;
  – Efficiency;
  – Coding style and standards.

Don’t:

• Share complete projects that takes us alot of time to browse through to find the ‘example’ code; 
• Share links to online services such as github, bitbucket, dropbox, google drive, etc.

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