SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title:      Game Programmer
Department:         SOE Tucson
Reports To:           Technical Director
Location:               Tucson

POSITION SUMMARY

Sony Online Entertainment’s Tucson Studio is the developer of Pox Nora, a leading online collectible strategy game. We are growing our staff in order to continue developing Pox Nora, as well as several new online game titles. We offer a casual work environment, comprehensive benefits and a competitive salary.

We’re looking for a skilled Game Programmer to help us build new online games for Sony Online Entertainment’s new Tucson studio. This person will be working on a team that will be designing, developing, writing and maintaining code for this and other assigned projects. If you like to work hard and play harder, then Tucson is the place to live! Tucsonans enjoy over 360 days of sunshine a year and hiking, biking and climbing are all right in our backyard.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Design, develop, and maintain client and/or server systems primarily using Java and ActionScript

·         Help create a robust and reusable codebase around Facebook and other social networking platforms

·         Work with other members of the studio to develop high quality and efficient code for new and existing projects

·         Responsible in part for debugging/troubleshooting production systems

·         Work well under tight deadlines and can handle multiple tasks

QUALIFICATIONS

·         Minimum of 3 years game programming experience

·         Shipped at least 1 title

·         Strong proficiency with Java

·         Strong written and verbal communication skills

·         Ability to work under tight deadlines

·         Knowledge of database design and SQL

·         Proven experience in working with game infrastructures

PREFERENCES

·         Experience working with live game systems is a plus (online/persistent games)

·         Knowledge of socket servers such as SmartFox Server is a plus

·         Knowledge of web technologies such as JSP, AJAX, JS, CSS, & DHTML is a plus

·         Knowledge of Flash and ActionScript is a plus

·         Knowledge of programming with social networking APIs (Facebook, MySpace) is a plus

EDUCATION

·         Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degrees a plus