Core Tech Programmer

This is a hybrid/ onsite position.

Naughty Dog games have long been lauded for their evocative, character-driven stories and attention to detail. We have a small core tech team, so you will interact with multiple departments, game systems and pipeline technologies. As a core tech programmer at Naughty Dog, you will experience total project ownership: talk directly to the artists and designers, devise and build the technology they use.

You will experience varied and challenging responsibilities requiring a high level of adaptability and a taste for discovering cutting‑edge technologies.

• 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, 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 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

The estimated USA base pay range for this zone (Los Angeles area) is $141,400 - $176,700 USD. This role may be eligible for additional compensation packages that include annual bonus and other incentive plans.