Lead Game Programmer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Lead Game Programmer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Delegating work to employees and monitoring output;
- Exploration of new practices to continually improve the quality of game development;
- Correct identified gameplay bugs;
- Work closely with other departments to create levels in accordance to game design documents;
- Approachable and friendly manner. Able to work well in a team;
- Assisting Head of Game Programming when required;
- Allocating tasks, schedules and bugs to Programmers;
- Work with production to identify and escalate risk;
- Analyse and understand the game design documents in order to define the required functionalities and the game system that must be developed;
- Comply with all coding standards, ensuring the creation of high quality, performance-minded code;
- Regular review of code, scripting and level implementation to ensure it is of the required quality;
- Providing / arranging any required on-the-job training and coaching;
- Mentoring Programmers and Junior Programmers with direction from Head of Game Programming;
- Carrying out employee review with direction from Head of Game Programming;
- Write game specific code for levels; level / creature scripts and frontend / HUDs / in game menus and bosses.
Requirements:
- Ability to think creatively to solve coding problems;
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science or related subject;
- Ability to debug difficult problems;
- Demonstrates dependability and commitments to projects / tasks;
- Fluent in C++ and object oriented programming.