Relic Entertainment, the award winning developers of Homeworld, Dawn of War and Company of Heroes, is looking for a Senior Online Programmer to join our team! If you have an excellent track record making great products, like working in a fun and stimulating environment, and want the opportunity to challenge yourself to make products that will stand out from the rest, then you should join us in the development of our newest cutting edge project.Responsibilities• Help drive the overall architecture and implementation of the network infrastructures needed for our next generation of games and services• Participate in cross-disciplinary meetings and solve problems• Communicate with other teams as to needs, status, and requests• Meet the scheduled assignments • Ensure the quality of the work created• Maintain and improving his/her programming skills via articles, conventions (when possible) and classes (when possible) • Ensure acceptable usage of coding standards, processes, pipelines, and tools • Constantly assess the technical and schedule feasibility of the project's design • Ensure deliverables are set and completed within time and quality expectations while adhering to and advancing internal standards • Stay in tune with emerging programming trends and products, and stay current on what is happening in the gaming marketplaceRequirements• 5+ years of proven experience in a programming role• Familiarity with Java, Eclipse, Google Web toolkit, HTML and Ajax/REST access patterns.• Strong Knowledge with C++ and STL • Strong Object-Oriented design skills • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Demonstrated knowledge of good software engineering practices • Education in Computing Science, Engineering or Mathematics Courses • Experience with TCP/IP and UDP networking protocols • Knowledge of Network session management • Distributed algorithms • Experience with unreliable protocols (UDP)Assets:SQL and database experienceMemcache, Thrift, Redis, and other webscale experienceGame industry or related experience Experience with HTTP or HTTPS based serversExperience and Knowledge of NAT/Firewall negotiation


Location:


Canada-BC-Vancouver


Telecommute:




No (Onsite Position)



Contact Name:





Contact Phone:





Contact Email:







URL:


http://www.relic.com


Contact Comments:


To ApplyPlease send your resume and a cover letter to jobs@relic.com. Relic would like to thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Please mention Match Your Skill Jobs when contacting us.



$('#incl-soc').load('/includes/soc_icons.jsp?subject=Senior+Online+Programmer+in+Vancouver%2C+BC+%7C+Dev+Bistro&body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.devbistro.com%2Fjobs%2F134251');