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About IO Interactive
This vacancy is provided by Copenhagen Capacity.
IO Interactive is a 20-year-old, independent AAA games developer with studios in Copenhagen, Denmark and recently in Malmö, Sweden. From Hitman to Mini Ninjas and cult classic Freedom Fighters, IO Interactive is known for making games that challenge conventions and push boundaries.
Position
IO Interactive is looking for a network/multiplayer programmer to join Multiplayer team in both Copenhagen and Malmö, in order to extend our state-of-the-art Glacier technology with multiplayer capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement the network/multiplayer software stack for the engine, and for any in-house games that need to support multiplayer in order to extend the technology of our in-house Glacier engine with multiplayer capabilities
- You will help mentor and inspire other members of the team to achieve high-level AAA multiplayer functionality
- Work closely with the engine team to co-develop the object replication layer
- Cooperate with the AI and gameplay teams to define and implement network-aware features, workflows and setups
- Share responsibility with the online team to create, run and monitor our game servers and back-end infrastructure
- Your team will be responsible for the development of the network layer
Your qualification
- Bachelor in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent title
- Helped ship at least one AAA multiplayer game. What we’re working on is next-level so the AAA experience is key here
- Sound knowledge of C/C++, since we have our own, proprietary engine you can go nuts in. Not completely nuts, but you get the point
- Deep knowledge of network protocols, major APIs and libraries
- You are well-versed in anything multiplayer-related tech: firewall traversal, data compression and encryption, distributed algorithms, objects replication, mesh topologies, prediction models, latency compensation and anti-cheating
- Experience in navigating and integrating new technologies into large existing codebases
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English
- You need a collaborative attitude, being good at knowledge-sharing but also at building on your own skills since you will work with plenty of other teams
- You have a structured approach to planning, tasks resource estimation, assigning and breaking them down
- You are completely passionate about video games
Will be a plus
- Console experience (Xbox One and PS4)
- Experiences with creating custom tools with C#/.NET
- Cross-site working experience
- Master/PhD degree in Computer Science or related fields
Additional details
Communication and all issues related to the position are curated by Copenhagen Capacity.