Senior Game Developer - Classic Titles

at  Beamdog

POSITION SUMMARY:

Are you a fan of classic RPGs? Do you feel nostalgic thinking about Dungeons and Dragons games? Do you have years of experience in the industry and can maintain existing games with ease? Beamdog, the company behind Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, and Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Editions, plus Axis & Allies Online, is looking for a Senior Game Developer to help us develop and maintain our existing titles and live services!
As a member of the Beamdog team, you will work with existing games and services alongside the developers that created them, to maintain and improve our classic titles on modern platforms and stores by programming, optimizing, and problem-solving with our Live Ops team. With your experience in game development, you will champion excellence in live operations, development, and best practices on the team. Help us continue our adventure with these classic titles!

EDUCATION AND CORE SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years experience building games; minimum 1 shipped game title
• Knowledge of modern C++ and best practices in legacy code
• Experience working with proprietary C++ game engines and related libraries and SDKs

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain classic games on multiple platforms
• Maintain existing Beamdog online services
• Identify and recommend solutions to technical problems in implementations
• Work to bring the existing classic games to new technologies and customers
• Assist your team in keeping technical documentation well maintained