Game Online Programmer Jobs

The company

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Our client is a video game development company based in Bordeaux, France. The company was founded in 2002 and has since developed a variety of games for multiple platforms, including PC, consoles, and mobile.

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Your team

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You will join the project's Online team, made up of 8 people.

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Your missions

• You will gather and analyze platform and service metrics to aid in performance tuning, troubleshooting and service availability.
• You will work in partnership with development teams to improve services through rigorous testing and release procedures.
• You will participate in systems design, platform management and capacity planning.
• You will measure and optimize system performance, with the goal of advancing their capabilities, staying ahead of customer needs and innovating for continuous improvement.
• You will provide operational support and basic engineering for several service applications and user software.
• You will create sustainable systems and services through automation and augmentations.
• You will balance the speed and reliability of feature development with well-defined service level objectives.
• You will participate in a 24/7 support rotation (on-call).

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The fundamentals to succeed in this role

• You have a first successful experience in technical engineering.
• You have an interest in new technologies.
• You have an interest in games and game development.
• You have a proactive approach to spotting issues, areas for improvement and performance bottlenecks
• You have excellent communication.
• You know containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes
• You know the source code repository: Git
• You know how to build and deploy automation systems
• You are comfortable scripting on Bash, Powershell
• You know cloud providers: Azure, AWS or GCP
• You have experience working with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Application Insights, Prometheus
• You have experience in CI / CD

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Good to have

• You have knowledge of Helm, Terraform, Terragrunt
• You have already used the Azure Cloud, Azure DevOps
• You have knowledge of C#, .Net Core

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The next steps

• Review of your application
• Technical test (if applicable)
• Interview with a member of the HR team
• Technical interview with the Leads of the project

Looking for a position that allows you to manage the entire chain of Microsoft Flight Simulator Online services, from in-game network replication to backend service, deployment, and maintenance? Look no further, this opening is a great fit for you!

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With this opportunity, you will find out how the services of a major AAA Live work, and you will certainly have a lot to learn! On a daily basis, you will have a wide field of action on Online services.

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About the Company

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Our client was founded in 2002, and they have been creating globally recognized titles for close to twenty years now. They are a video game development company based in Bordeaux, France, and has developed a variety of games for multiple platforms, including PC, consoles, and mobile devices.

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They have worked on a wide range of video game genres, including action-adventure, racing, sports, and simulation. They provide game development services to other companies and have worked with partners such as Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Disney.

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Your Responsibilities:

• You will be in charge of the integration of the network layer and online services in the game
• You will take care of the network as client / server
• You may be required to develop cloud services
• You will work while respecting PC / Console / mobile constraints
• You will have to manage replicated data in collaboration with the Gameplay team
• You will make the network code evolve
• You will create documentation on the elements designed and / or programmed
• You may be required to work on build pipelines and service deployment
• You will plan periodic on-call duties for server monitoring

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If you have:

• A degree in computer science at the BAC +4/+5 level (engineering school or similar training)
• 3 years of experience in a similar position or as a generalist Programmer
• Strong C++ programming skills
• Knowledge of network programming and online services
• Interest in a Live product that reaches millions of users
• Interest in new technologies
• Very good ability to communicate, listen and adapt
• Fluent English read / written / spoken

Nice to have:

• You have experience with current console SDKs
• You have already developed multiplayer games
• You have knowledge of C#
• You have experience or interest in cloud technologies