What are the responsibilities and job description for the Gameplay Engineer [Contract] (Retro Studios) position at Nintendo?
THIS IS AN ONSITE CONTRACT POSITION – McKinney, TX
Position Includes
Founded in 1998, Retro Studios is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd., and a powerhouse in game development. Working hand-in-hand with Nintendo, we craft award-winning titles for the company's cutting-edge platforms, blending innovation, artistry, and gameplay excellence.
Description Of Duties
Position Includes
- Paid weekly
- Health care benefits available
- Paid time-off provided
- Paid holidays observed
- Access to Nintendo discounts
Founded in 1998, Retro Studios is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd., and a powerhouse in game development. Working hand-in-hand with Nintendo, we craft award-winning titles for the company's cutting-edge platforms, blending innovation, artistry, and gameplay excellence.
Description Of Duties
- Designs, develops, writes, tests, and implements runtime code in C .
- Works directly with Designers to implement new AI and AI features.
- Documents and gathers requirements from users for software to be implemented.
- Documents and trains other engineers and content creators on the use of the system for which they have responsibility.
- Works with other engineers to formulate solutions to problems that they may implement.
- Participates in providing feedback for other engineers on their work.
- This job description outlines primary duties and requirements and is not intended to identify all tasks that may be performed; individuals occupying the position may be required to perform other duties. The company may modify job duties from time to time, either in practice or in writing.
- Prior experience working on AI for videogames preferred.
- Understanding of 3D techniques and algorithms and their applications in computer simulation and video game software.
- 5 years of experience preferred.
- Strong understanding of data structure, data-oriented design, object-oriented design and software engineering methodologies.
- Effective organization, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong math and physics skills.
- Industrial experience in programming languages, such as C/C , C#.
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment with rapidly changing requirements, with a continuous focus on quality is a must.