Big Bite Games is hiring!

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Big Bite Games is hiring!

Unread post by BigBiteGames » 10 Jan 2012, 13:43

We are looking for a generalist programmer and an item designer to join our team. We are currently working on a 3D synchronous multiplayer football game: World of Football. See below for details.

Who are we?
Big Bite Games is an independent social games startup, based in Copenhagen and founded in May 2011. Our team consists of industry veterans with 30+ years of experience from companies such as IO Interactive, Funcom and NDS. We are a small and dynamic team, where each team member has a great deal of influence on shaping the game.

Big Bite Games is part of the Copenhagen Phoenix Union. The union consists of 5 game companies who share not only office space, but also help each other out wherever we can, whether its resources, or brainstorming a problem. We also share lunch and social arrangements, such as Friday bars.

We can offer
• A chance to be part of a great team, in a startup environment where your opinion matters
• Salary according to qualifications
• Flexible work hours
• Free coffee, and lots of it!

How do I apply?
Please send us your resume and cover letter (in English) to sw@bigbitegames.com, along with any relevant material (prior work, hobby projects, etc).

Generalist Programmer
We are looking for someone who is passionate about games, who has great communication skills, and who is able to work in many different technical areas (from gameplay, networking, GUI, performance optimization, databases, physics, AI, animation, graphics, web, tools, etc). Your tasks will be diverse, and you should be able to context switch easily.

Required experience and skills:
• 2+ years games programming experience
• Excellent understanding of C/C++/C#
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong Math skills
• Able to work independently

Preferred experience and skills:
• Experience with any of the following: gameplay, networking, GUI, performance optimization, databases, physics, AI, animation, graphics, web, or tools
• Bachelor’s degree (or above) in Computer Science or related discipline
• Experience with Agile development
• Experience with Unity3D engine
• Experience with Photon SDK
• Experience with JQuery/html/php/css
• One or more shipped games titles


Item Designer
As an item designer on World of Football, you will be in charge of item design, balancing and pricing. You will also cooperate with the Game Director on gameplay features and physics tweaks. The perfect candidate is a Game Designer with a passion for games and a flair for numbers. Your main tasks will be to populate the game with relevant items, tweak their influence on gameplay, balance game stats and prices, as well as analyzing in-game metrics.

Required experience and skills:
• Prior games experience
• Strong Math skills
• Keen logical sense
• Excel doesn’t frighten you
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred experience and skills:
• Prior item designer experience with Social games
• Experience with Agile development
• Experience with Databases / MySQL

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