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Monday, November 17, 2008

Square Enix building a USA studio for new "action-oriented original IP"
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This comes only days after Square Enix announced that they would be publishing Supreme Commander 2. It looks like they want to be known as more than the guys who make Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.

They're looking for programmers for their new USA studio to develop a new "action-oriented original IP" for the Xbox 360 and Wii.

It has some pretty heavy requirements though. You need to have 5 years experience, proficiency in C/C++, experience with multiplatform development, and a bachelor's degree.

The job description:

"How often do you get a chance to make sure that a studio starts off in the right direction? How often do you get to be one of the starting members, but also have medical insurance? This is a rare opportunity to have the creative control of a start-up but the backing and funding of a major publisher."

- Participate as a core member of a game development team
- Lead a particular platform or a major chunk of the code
- Create the infrastructure for efficient game development
- Hire and mentor other software engineers
- Come up with and implement gameplay

Things we are looking for
- Experience as a leader/mentor in a project from start to finish
- Experience working with artists to come up with the best tools for a smooth-flowing asset pipeline
- Experience with shaders and GPU programming.
- Console experience, especially the Xbox 360
- Experience with multiplatform development
- A nose for new technologies, concepts, and solutions
- Having willed a project to completion

Additional requirements

- Master of C and C++ programming
- 5+ years of experience
- At least two published games, with at least one Xbox 360 game

Job Details

Categories: Programmer/Engineer
Experience required: 5 yrs
Platforms: Xbox 360, Wii
Minimum education level required: Bachelor's degree
Work site: On site

Source: [GamaSutra]

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