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Software Engineer, Systems Responsibilities

• Develop, design, create, modify, and/or test software applications or systems for various products or software services.


• Develop a strong understanding of relevant product area, codebase, and/or systems.


• Demonstrate proficiency in data analysis, programming, and software engineering.


• Produce high-quality code with good test coverage using modern abstractions and frameworks.


• May be assigned to specific group focused on product or infrastructure.


• Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.


• Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.


• Work independently, use available resources to get unblocked, and complete tasks on schedule by exercising strong judgment and problem solving skills.


• Master internal development standards from developing to releasing code in order to take on tasks and projects with increasing levels of complexity.


• Take ownership of the end-to-end developer workflow for video game developers and designers by developing a rapport with game studio members and leadership to identify pain points and architect solutions.


• Design workflows for code authorship, static analysis, build and test using Python and other high-level scripting languages.


• Design and deploy a common Continuous Integration framework to all game studios that provides timely and effective feedback on source code changes regarding code correctness.


• Design, deploy and integrate console-based test frameworks to provide continuous performance feedback to developers over its development lifecycle.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Applied Sciences, or a related field. Position also requires completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, or thesis in the following:


• 1. Coding in one of the following industry-standard languages: C, C++, Java, or C#


• 2. Python, PHP, or Haskell


• 3. Relational databases and SQL


• 4. Software development tools: Code editors (VIM or Emacs), and revision control systems (Subversion, GIT, or Perforce)


• 5. Linux, UNIX, or other *nix-like OS as evidenced by file manipulation, advanced commands, and shell scripting


• 6. Core web technologies: HTML, CSS, or JavaScript


• 7. Build highly-scalable performant solutions


• 8. Data processing, programming languages, databases, networking, operating systems, computer graphics, or human-computer interaction


• 9. Applying algorithms and core computer science concepts to real world systems as evidenced by recognizing and matching patterns from different areas of computer science in production systems


• 10. Distributed systems.

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