Roadhouse Interactive is looking for a Senior Game Designer for Roadhouse Game Studios.

Responsibilities

• Develop concepts based on target audience and platform (primarily browser based free to play games).
• Design games and deliver detailed definitions of control scheme, structure, rules, theme, and dramatic and dynamic experiences.
• Build prototypes to verify game concepts and explore new ideas.
• Define game components and prioritize them for iterative development.
• Collaborate with producers, artists, engineers and testers.
• Lead and mentor a team of game designers.
• Stay informed of the market, competition and consumer expectations..

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a game designer, with at least 2 shipped titles (preferably online or mobile / tablet).
• Proven skills in creating functional game concepts and full game design documents.
• Ability to design games in multiple genres.
• Proficiency in translating constructive criticisms into game design improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic understanding of scripting.
• Basic drawing and animation skills to aid in visualization of concepts.
• Fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.
• Undergraduate degree in game design or other relevant discipline.

Pluses

• Experience with Scrum
• Experience with Unity

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Roadhouse Interactive.

Please apply by email, enclosing an up-to-date CV.

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Roadhouse Interactive is looking for Tools Engineers for projects at Roadhouse Game Studios.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree preferably in a tech field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years’ hands on coding in C/C++ and/or C#
• Extensive experience creating tools or game-play
• A passion for tool development and creating tools pipelines
• At least one full cycle game credit, preferably on an online multiplayer game

Preference may be given to candidates with:

• Experience in MMORPG development or a passion for playing them
• Experience developing public facing tools
• Fluency in an Asian language

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Roadhouse Interactive.

Please apply by email, enclosing an up-to-date CV.

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Roadhouse Interactive is looking for Game-Play Programmers.

Game-Play Programmer responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Ability to translate feature requests into actionable code within Unity and other engines
• Creates tools that streamline development and help game designer and artists.
• Helps ensure integrity of game code-base
• Solves complex problems in resourceful and effective ways.
• Participates in agile game development processes.
• Designs, implements, documents and tests software tasks that include system, engine, and game play components.
• Mentors less experienced members of the team.
• Reports to the lead programmer / technical director.

Requirements

• Ability to work within a defined development process.
• Demonstrate advanced skills in at least one of these languages C#/C++/Java.
• Proficient in the Unity 3D Game Engine.
• Must be able to apply analytical skills in resolving complex issues.
• Ability to write clean, readable, portable, reliable, and optimized code.
• Ability to create complex systems from start to finish.
• Experience working with third party software.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field OR an equivalent combination of education/job related experience.
• 2+ years of experience in game development as a C# Programmer.
• A personal interest in games and game development

Skills

• Excellent debugging skills.
• Online game development experience.
• Strong problem solving and trouble-shooting skills.
• Imagines, envisions and devises new approaches, concepts, models, designs and processes.
• Ability to mentor team members.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Thank you for your interest in Roadhouse Interactive.

Please apply by email, enclosing an up-to-date CV.

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Roadhouse is looking for a Lead Programmer to join our team at Roadhouse Game Studios. This programmer will take high-level leadership role in the delivery of solutions on a wide range of mobile and browser-based games, related technologies and tools in a fast paced and exciting environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of new systems/products as required
• Lead the maintenance and optimization of existing products as required
• Ensure all code created by teams is robust, maintainable, and meets or exceeds established Roadhouse Games coding standards/conventions
• Write clear and concise technical design documentation for all new features and systems in the appropriate medium (WIKI, Word Docs etc)
• Potentially gather and analyze developer/client/customer feedback, system requirements and incorporate them into technical designs for new features/systems
• Collaborate with other team members to iterate and refine existing systems/designs/code (including code reviews and peer programming)
• Be responsible for documentation that will be used as the basis of instruction manuals, tutorials, FAQs, or other written support materials for clients and customers of Roadhouse Games
• Offer solutions and workarounds/tradeoffs to management, developers, QA, partners and potentially clients as required
• Work with project management to schedule and estimate tasks, identify high risk items, prioritize dependencies and flag problems as they arise
• Identify and communicate technical problems/limitations and any potential solutions/tradeoffs to management
• Identify tasks or procedures that can be automated and/or stream lined to reduce errors and contain operating costs
• Be available for potential travel to partner locations
• Other duties as required by Roadhouse management

Qualifications:

• 8+ Years of relevant experience
• Previously shipped at least three titles from start to finish in a team environment, with at least one as technical lead.
• Previous experience working with one or more of the following languages/technologies/platforms: C#, C++, Flash, Java, Javascript, mySQL, .NET, PHP, WCF, WPF, SOAP/WDSL, Mono Develop, Unity 3D, Unreal 3D, iOS, Android, or Facebook APIs.
• Experience working with SCM systems in a team environment (Perforce or SVN)
• Ability to ramp up quickly on new technologies and engines as required by a particular project.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to effectively manage internal teams, clients and multi-track project/program teams consisting of local and globally distributed members.
• Proven mentoring and coaching abilities to ensure growth.
• Ability to work in a truly agile fashion and be prepared to change priorities (features, project platform) as required. This can potentially mean multi-tasking across several projects as we launch titles, start new projects or fix critical bugs on existing products
• Ability to evaluate complex requirements, break them down into meaningful tasks and give accurate estimates for project management.
• Work with project management to schedule tasks, identify high risk items, and prioritize dependencies
• Able to deliver and receive constructive criticism in a mature manner
• Hold a valid passport for business related travel outside of Canada

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Roadhouse Interactive.

Please apply by email, enclosing an up-to-date CV.

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