Core Tech Programmer
Naughty Dog · Santa Monica, CA · 1 wk ago
Engineering$141k–$177k/yrFull-time
What you will do:
- Tackling complex problems: Design, develop, and support technology in our production pipeline from DCC tools, throughout our asset management and conditioning pipeline, down to the supporting runtime game systems
- Work with and enable artists and designers to create incredible assets throughout all stages of production, with an eye on constantly improving creation workflows, user experience, and performance of our tools and technologies
- Navigate and constantly improve an extensive code base
- Responsibilities may evolve based on needs
- Minimum of 3 years working in the video game industry
- Minimum of 1 shipped AAA game
- B.S. in Computer Science and/or Mathematics or equivalent work experience
- Excellent 3D math skills (especially linear algebra and vector math)
- Extensive experience in creating one or more of the following PC applications in C++ or C#: level editor, art prototype catalogue/database, animation/cinematic editor, material/shader editor, dcc plug-ins, build tools, data messaging tools, lighting tools or equivalent software
- Experience with PC application programming
- Experience with console programming
- Experience with databases and query optimizations
- Experience with a scripting language
- Experience using DCC applications
- Minimum of 3 years working in the video game industry
- Minimum of 1 shipped AAA game
- B.S. in Computer Science and/or Mathematics or equivalent work experience
- Excellent 3D math skills (especially linear algebra and vector math)
- Extensive experience in creating one or more of the following PC applications in C++ or C#: level editor, art prototype catalogue/database, animation/cinematic editor, material/shader editor, dcc plug-ins, build tools, data messaging tools, lighting tools or equivalent software
- Experience with PC application programming
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Pay:
The estimated USA base pay range for this zone (Los Angeles area) is $141,400 - $176,700 USD.