XMG Studio is an award-winning, globally recognized, developer of hit games for mobile devices. Hit titles include Drag Racer: Pro Tuner, Style Studio: Fashion Designer, Cows vs Aliens (Featured by Apple), Inspector Gadget, Cannon Cadets, Little Metal Ball, Marine Sharpshooter, and Pandemica. We are also launching Canada’s first Appathon for post-secondary students in March. We are based in downtown Toronto with great benefits – like a rooftop patio!
We have an exciting pipeline of projects for 2011 and need top-notch Mobile Games developers! If you are looking to break into the games industry and want to be part of a winning team, this is a perfect match for you. You will be in complete control over the game you will be working on, and will be responsible for learning everything needed to develop these games.
Suggested Requirements:
Below is what we will be checking over your resume for, what we will be interviewing you on and what we would like to see highlighted in your cover letter. We are looking for energetic developers that are really passionate about making and playing video games.
Games Experience:
- Worked in the Video Games industry OR
- Worked in the Mobile industry OR
- You are developing your own game/engine as a hobby
Please outline this in your resume and your cover letter! We want to know that you have a passion for making Video Games.
In-depth Experience and Knowledge of :
Overall Programming Skills
- Collaborative Programming
- Source Control (SVN / Git / CVS / P4)
- Agile Development
- Clean, Bug-free Code
- Memory Management
- Performance & Optimization
Design Patterns & Object-Oriented Design
- Java, C++, Objective C (a Bonus!)
- Interfaces
- Affine Transformations
- Model View Controller
- Mobile Programming (Bonus!)
- iPhone SDK, Objective C, etc
- Work on Performance & Memory capped machines
- Server Side Admin (Bonus)
- SQL, Database Admin (Bonus)
- Ruby, PHP, etc. (Bonus)
Proven communication and interpersonal skills
Please include a cover letter outlining why you think you’re ready to be a mobile game developer, and what your interests are within game development. What are your favorite games? What are some things that you look for in great games? What is missing from current games in the App Store?
jobs@xmgstudio.com
