VivendiGames
15-11-2006, 01:11 AM
Sierra Online is looking for a Game Services Programmer to design and develop component services for delivery of our groundbreaking online products currently in development.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for all technical aspects of the design, development, and deployment of component services supporting regional delivery of online games worldwide, including but not limited to service configuration and administration, build system, content streaming tools, patching, billing, authentication, account management, web services, virtual item management
Designs and implements major services components and systems ensuring consistence with company quality standards, interdisciplinary needs, and overall strategic direction
Works closely with the game server teams to meet milestones and design goals
Creates engineering plans and technical design documents
Assists with recruiting, managing, providing technical direction, task priority, coaching, mentoring, and problem solving
Encourages professional growth of client, server, and services team members worldwide
Works with the development leads to establish and maintain coding processes, standards, and methodologies
Requirements:
3+ years professional enterprise services development experience using C#, Python, and/or Java is required
Commercial SoA / ESB experience highly desirable
E-commerce services development experience highly desirable
Online game platform services experience a strong plus
Professional web services experience highly desirable
C++ development experience a strong plus
Python development experience a strong plus
Linux expertise highly desirable
Windows Server 2003 expertise highly desirable
TCP/UDP client/server application development experience preferred
B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred
Willing to work on site in Issaquah, WA.
Please submit your resume, cover letter, and references via email to: careers@vugames.com with the subject: MMO Game Services Programmer
About Sierra Online
Sierra Online, a division of Vivendi Games, develops and publishes quality Xbox Live Arcade, mid-session and PC online titles for every viable platform. Titles in development include FreeStyle™ Street Basketball, a fast-paced online basketball game featuring innovative community and customization capabilities; as well as Xbox Live Arcade and online games. Sierra Online is headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., with regional studios in Issaquah, Wash., and Shanghai, China.
Vivendi Games is a global developer, publisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment. The company is the leader in the subscription-based massively multi-player online (MMO) games category and holds leading positions in the PC, casual online, console, handheld and mobile games markets. Vivendi Games’ two principal studios and publishing labels include Blizzard Entertainment, headquartered in Irvine, CA, and Sierra Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles, which includes Radical Entertainment, Swordfish Studios, High Moon Studios and Massive Entertainment. Vivendi Games is also home to Vivendi Games Mobile, dedicated to publishing quality titles for the worldwide mobile games market. Vivendi Games maintains strategic relationships with industry leading content partners, including Universal Music Group, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, and Ludlum Entertainment. The company has 16 offices around the world conducting business in 75 countries.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for all technical aspects of the design, development, and deployment of component services supporting regional delivery of online games worldwide, including but not limited to service configuration and administration, build system, content streaming tools, patching, billing, authentication, account management, web services, virtual item management
Designs and implements major services components and systems ensuring consistence with company quality standards, interdisciplinary needs, and overall strategic direction
Works closely with the game server teams to meet milestones and design goals
Creates engineering plans and technical design documents
Assists with recruiting, managing, providing technical direction, task priority, coaching, mentoring, and problem solving
Encourages professional growth of client, server, and services team members worldwide
Works with the development leads to establish and maintain coding processes, standards, and methodologies
Requirements:
3+ years professional enterprise services development experience using C#, Python, and/or Java is required
Commercial SoA / ESB experience highly desirable
E-commerce services development experience highly desirable
Online game platform services experience a strong plus
Professional web services experience highly desirable
C++ development experience a strong plus
Python development experience a strong plus
Linux expertise highly desirable
Windows Server 2003 expertise highly desirable
TCP/UDP client/server application development experience preferred
B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred
Willing to work on site in Issaquah, WA.
Please submit your resume, cover letter, and references via email to: careers@vugames.com with the subject: MMO Game Services Programmer
About Sierra Online
Sierra Online, a division of Vivendi Games, develops and publishes quality Xbox Live Arcade, mid-session and PC online titles for every viable platform. Titles in development include FreeStyle™ Street Basketball, a fast-paced online basketball game featuring innovative community and customization capabilities; as well as Xbox Live Arcade and online games. Sierra Online is headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., with regional studios in Issaquah, Wash., and Shanghai, China.
Vivendi Games is a global developer, publisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment. The company is the leader in the subscription-based massively multi-player online (MMO) games category and holds leading positions in the PC, casual online, console, handheld and mobile games markets. Vivendi Games’ two principal studios and publishing labels include Blizzard Entertainment, headquartered in Irvine, CA, and Sierra Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles, which includes Radical Entertainment, Swordfish Studios, High Moon Studios and Massive Entertainment. Vivendi Games is also home to Vivendi Games Mobile, dedicated to publishing quality titles for the worldwide mobile games market. Vivendi Games maintains strategic relationships with industry leading content partners, including Universal Music Group, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, and Ludlum Entertainment. The company has 16 offices around the world conducting business in 75 countries.