Software Engineer

Job Description

Warner Bros. Games Boston is a Warner Bros. Games development studio focused on creating free-to-play games for mobile platforms. The studio is utilizing its extensive expertise in creating persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities to develop its hit mobile game, Game of Thrones: Conquest.

WB Games Boston is looking for a Software Engineer to join the team! In this position, you will have a hands-on role maintaining and implementing key game systems and features for an unannounced upcoming title.

What Part You'll Play
• Develop, maintain, and improve systems to support our mobile game client
• Assist with general game development, including, but not limited to: gameplay features, optimization, UI, and bug fixing
• Collaborate with engineers, feature owners, and people across many disciplines like design and art to determine the requirements for new game systems and deliver them in a complete and timely fashion
• Contribute to best practices on software development, game design, features, and tools.
• Participate in code reviews and game reviews, offering constructive feedback that will support a best-in-class title and codebase

What You Bring
• 1+ years of software development experience
• Experience with Unity3D, specifically for mobile game development
• Strong C# programming skills and a practical knowledge of common data structures and software design practices
• The ability to work in a collaborative environment and effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical team members
• The ability to work unsupervised and assist other engineers as needed
• A growth mindset, an attention to detail, and a willingness to learn and take feedback
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Nice to Have
• Experience developing gameplay features on a 3D title
• Experience building asynchronous or synchronous multiplayer games
• Experience using or implementing gRPC or RESTful services
• Experience with Git
• Experience developing for iOS (XCode, Objective-C, Swift)
• Experience developing for Android (Gradle, Java)
• Experience with Golang and/or AWS
• Experience playing 4X strategy mobile games
• Familiarity with the Game of Thrones television series and/or series of books

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ro4vq2-3-137-223-153-42 in your application.