PlayFirst is an innovative entertainment company that makes video games appealing to everyone. We create engaging story worlds that capture imaginations and we make those experiences available everywhere consumers want to play. PlayFirst teams create outstanding games, then we bring those games to life across popular platforms worldwide including PC, Mac, mobile, handheld, and console. The company's portfolio includes world-renowned titles, such as Diner Dash®, Wedding Dash™, Chocolatier®, and Dream Chronicles™. PlayFirst games are available in major retailers and on more than 500 sites in 20 languages.
Founded in 2004 by veterans of Internet portals, traditional games publishers, entertainment software, and technology firms, PlayFirst is funded by Mayfield Fund, Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners and DCM. PlayFirst, Inc is headquartered in downtown San Francisco. For more information, visit www.playfirst.com.
Job Description:
In this position you will develop PlayFirst's new concept for game installation and digital rights management. The end result of your work will be seen by every PlayFirst user, every time they play. Your work will have a high profile because it represents the first contact we have with our customers. Furthermore, you will update and maintain both the software installer technology as well as the digital rights management protection components our games rely on. A successful candidate will love user interfaces and be excited to add UI effects and polish that go beyond the written spec, making software a joy to use. Someone with a game development background might be a particularly good fit. While UI implementation skills are critically important to this role, so is the full mastery of backend implementation details such as process management, communication protocols, and operating system API's. It is worth noting that you would be working on both Windows and Macintosh operating systems. This role is highly cross functional: not only will you work closely with the product manager for www.playfirst.com. and the site team on a daily basis, but will also collaborate with game engineering and release engineering to ensure the most prudent use of existing technology, as well as plan for future needs.
Technical Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science.
* At least five years of professional software development experience.
* At least three years experience with C++ development.
* Working knowledge of Windows or Macintosh OS X, such as:
o WIN32
o Carbon and/or Cocoa
o GDI or CoreGraphics
o Network programming, WinINet or CFNetwork
o COM
o Objective-C
* Working knowledge of Web Technologies such as HTML and JavaScript.
* Working knowledge of a scripting language such as Lua, JavaScript or ActionScript.
* Strong understanding of end-user experience.
* Computer Graphics programming experience.
* Facility with object-oriented design and implementation.
* Eligible to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis
Preferred:
* A love for playful user interfaces that sparkle.
* Experience working with the Playground SDK.
* A passion for start-ups and able to work in a fast paced ever-changing environment.
* Experience with high growth Web sites and web-based entertainment.
Benefits:
Core benefits include: health, dental, vision, life/disability, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) and stock options. PlayFirst is located downtown in SOMA right by the financial district (2 blocks from BART) and offers great fringe benefits, including generous vacation/sick time, 10 company holidays, winter break, chair massage, snacks, refreshments, and company-wide "playdates" to test each of our games during the development process.
Salary and level to be determined by experience and education
To apply for this position, please email your resume in a standard Word or PDF document to jobs@playfirst.com and please include the exact job title in the subject line as above.
PlayFirst is an innovative entertainment company that makes games appealing to everyone. We create engaging story worlds that capture imaginations and we make those experiences available everywhere consumers want to play. PlayFirst teams create outstanding games, then we bring those games to life across popular platforms worldwide including PC, Mac, mobile, handheld, and console. The company's portfolio includes world-renowned titles, such as Diner Dash®, Wedding Dash™, Chocolatier™, and Dream Chronicles™. PlayFirst games are available in major retailers and on more than 500 sites in 20 languages. For more information, visit www.playfirst.com.
Founded in 2004 by veterans of Internet portals, traditional games publishers, entertainment software, and technology firms, PlayFirst is funded by Mayfield Fund, Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners and DCM. PlayFirst, Inc is headquartered in downtown San Francisco.
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