Naughty Dog

Video Games

GameplayProgrammer

$141–177k Santa Monica, California, United States Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Gameplay Programmer at Naughty Dog. Skills: Gameplay programming, C++ programming. Work with Design teams. Work with Animation teams”

Industry & Context.

Video Games

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

2 years working in video game industry, Bachelor's degree in computer science, Solid math skills, Solid knowledge of C programming, Solid knowledge of C++ programming

Nice to Have

Experience programming on enemies, AI Design experience, Scripting experience in implementing enemies, Console programming experience, Passion for playing games, Passion for developing games, Interest in crafting gameplay, Interest in iterating gameplay

What You'll Do.

Work with Design teams

Work with Animation teams

Bring ideas into game

Bring new gameplay features into game

Implement new features

Iterate on new features

Implement enemy types

Iterate on enemy types

Modify existing features

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Design teams; Animation teams

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