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Bethesda Game Studios · 11 hours ago

Multiplayer Systems Programmer

positionRockville, MD
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$80K/yr - $175K/yr
date3+ years exp

Bethesda Game Studios is the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. The Multiplayer Systems Programmer will work collaboratively with other programmers and various personnel to architect, develop, and refine multiplayer game systems, ensuring high-quality code and project delivery.

GamingSoftwareVideoVideo Games

Responsibilities

Work with other programmers to architect and refine multiplayer game systems
Work with designers, artists and other personnel involved in the development of products as required
Develop and author all phases of technical design specifications and complete implementation
Write clear, maintainable, portable code
Test and refine code and systems throughout the development cycle of the project
Accurately estimate your schedules and delivers high quality work products to that schedule

Qualification

C++Multithreaded systemsClient/server architectureReal-time systems tuningAnalytical skillsFull development life cycleSocket programmingCode generation systemsCompression algorithmsUnix/Linux/Win32Distributed systems persistenceGame industry experienceInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving ability

Required

You possess 3+ years of professional software development experience writing client/server applications in C++
You have expertise in building multithreaded, multi-process, real-time systems
You are skilled in client/server message passing architectures
You have experience tuning real-time systems for performance and reliability
You have excellent analytical and mathematical skills
You have strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving ability
You have experience with the full life cycle of development and release of large-scale products

Preferred

You have experience with low-level socket programming
You are experienced with reflection and code generation systems
You have experience with compression algorithms
You have expertise in Unix/Linux/Win32 operating systems
You have experience with the persistence of distributed systems
You have game industry experience

Benefits

Healthcare benefits
A 401(k) plan and company match
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
Paid vacation time
Paid sick and mental health time
Several paid holidays

Company

Bethesda Game Studios

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Bethesda Game Studios is an American video game developer and a studio of ZeniMax Media based in Rockville, Maryland.
dateFounded in 2001
location
Rockville, Maryland, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://bethesdagamestudios.com

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

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