Senior Tools Programmer

About This Position

Digital Extremes is seeking a Senior Tools Programmer to join our creative, dedicated, and diverse development team.

• Play a key role in designing and implementing a suite of development tools to support next‑gen games.
• Create user‑friendly applications in support of the development team.
• Aid in developing and maintaining a cross‑platform, next‑generation game engine.
• Communicate with designers, artists and other engineers to ensure tools satisfy production needs.
• Identify and find solutions to pipeline issues.
• Maintain code quality, performance and extend systems to support changing design requirements over time.
• Contribute creative and original ideas toward all aspects of the game’s production and development.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Math or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years game development or equivalent programming experience, with at least one shipped product.
• Strong knowledge of C and C++.
• Experience developing for modern game systems.
• Good communication skills, work ethic and motivation.
• Passion for playing and developing exceptional games.

• Strong math skills with emphasis on 3D math.
• Console programming experience.
• Experience with concurrent programming.
• Familiarity with Perforce.
• Familiarity with profiling tools (i.e. VTune).
• Knowledge of game design patterns and systems.
• Experience collaborating in team settings.
• Possesses the ability and drive to contribute and advance all aspects of a game.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.

Salary Range: $95,000 – $125,000 CAD.