Jobs

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Position: iPhone Game Developer

Z2Live is bringing the next generation of gaming to mobile. We have already pioneered several multiplayer technologies for the iPhone such as real time head-to-head play, in-game voice chat and matchmaking. We are currently busy building the next generation social features to go along with our multiplayer capabilities – and working with some of the world’s largest game publishers along the way.

Are you interested in helping us innovate gaming on the new mobile devices such as iPhones, iPods, iPads, Android, Netbooks? Do you want to work in a fun, fast-paced environment?  Do you like wowing people with your work?

Z2Live is seeking a rockstar iPhone Game and Client SDK Developer to work on our internal games, our Multiplayer Game SDK and with top external publishers.

Z2Live is a venture-backed startup located in downtown Seattle.

An ideal candidate for this position should have:

  • 3+ years of Game Development Experience
  • Excellent C/C++ and Java programming skills
  • Experience with Objective C and the Cocoa Touch API
  • iPhone Development experience on a shipped product
  • Heavy networking experience
  • Experience creating frameworks, templates, and documentation for others to use
  • Experience with Adobe Photoshop
  • Strong English written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with Ruby on Rails and Flash AS3 a plus!

In addition the candidate should be:

  • Comfortable in a fast paced, start-up environment
  • Comfortable collaborating with artists and other engineers
  • Self motivated with the ability to self manage his or her own tasks and time
  • Passionate about Gaming, the iPhone, and the next generation of social Gaming!

Position: Server Engineer

Join our growing iPhone game studio focused on leading edge multiplayer experiences! The ideal candidate is an experienced hands-on software engineer with an understanding and passion for multiplayer server development. The candidate should have a proven track record in successfully developing multiplayer server systems to production quality. Strong communication skills across disciplines are important for the candidate to succeed in our dynamic development environment.

Essential Functions

  • Work with an Agile sprint team to define, estimate, and implement
  • game systems.
  • Work with design and other engineering teams to specify server systems.
  • Write, document and test code to implement the technical and game design
  • Review and critique code design and implementation from other programmers
  • Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the software development process

Abilities

  • 4 year degree in computer science or equivalent
  • 3+ years experience software development
  • 2+ years experience in games development
  • Highly proficient with sever side Java
  • Experience with MySQL a plus.
  • Commitment to integration, scaling and stabilization of large asynchronous distributed systems
  • Experience with the full game development cycle from concept to ship
  • Production experience with the following technologies highly desirable: multiplayer games, web services, customer support and ecommerce systems, complex event processing, TCP or UDP socket servers, Linux, MMO servers, databases, or online game security.
  • Passion for making and playing innovative games