COMPANY PROFILE
Black Ice Studios is a small, independent game development studio composed of several veteran professionals in the game industry (Mass Effect 2, Tomb Raider, Call of Duty, Miner Wars, Heroes of Newerth ...). BIS currently sports a solid team of twenty talented individuals with skills ranging from project management, game design, and 2D art to software engineering, 3D modeling and animation, and even voice acting. World Weavers Entertainment is working on its first game, “Ashes of Mankind” with expectation of a crowdfunding campaign through Kickstarter by the end of the year.
WHAT THE COMPANY OFFERS YOU
World Weavers Entertainment will be unable to offer any upfront or immediate compensation to the developer who fills this role (which is also the case for current developers), however your time and talents are viewed as an investment towards the game and will be compensated for -- pending a successful campaign through Kickstarter. Beyond monetary compensation, BIS hopes to provide the developer who fits this role with the opportunity to work collaboratively with several likeminded individuals as well as with a platform on which to build your personal portfolio.
ABOUT ASHES OF MANKIND
Ashes of Mankind (AoM) is a Player-versus-Player (PvP) oriented Massively Multiplayer Online First-person Shooter (MMOFPS) featuring tactical combat initiatives all happening in real-time. The year is 2151, when players find themselves on Ortus, an alien planet on which they must fight for their survival. The game contains a good offering of traditional sandbox elements such as giving the player the ability to construct their own cities and towns, conquer and lay claim to new territories, and control key resources and ‘extraction points’.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities
- Directly lay the groundwork for a growing project via hands-on contribution to code and architecture.
- Create and maintain plans and objectives for increasing skills and effectiveness of Engineering staff.
- Coordinate creation and improvement of tools, systems, technologies, and processes used by development team.
- Create and maintain documentation of technology plans and practices,
- Lead a team of engineers,
- Advise on and assist in architecting scalable online server infrastructure,
- Mentor Junior programmers,
- Assist Production in creating schedules and assigning task priorities,
- Produce and maintain technical plans,
- Define, establish and enforce best practices for your team,
- Goes above and beyond to produce the technology solutions required,
- Willing and able to listen to the recommendations of other engineers and Technical Director but possesses the wisdom and vision to make the correct call.
Requirements
- Strong communication skills and commitment to collaboration,
- Widely familiar with current options for technology and best practices for software development,
- Ideally, at least 3 years experience in game development, with practical knowledge of industry trends,
- Previous experience in a leadership or strategic role is a good plus,
- Ability to define and work with schedules and plans,
- Motivated to contribute and adapt,
- Experience working across all project subsystems including cameras, animation, AI, physics, networking, audio, and graphics. Expert level knowledge in at least one area.
Education/Training/Experience
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with teammates is essential,
- Self-motivated, and able to work with minimal direct supervision,
- Experience with 3D engines, Unity3d a big plus,
- Exceptional software architecture and engineering skills,
- Fluency in a classical OO language like C++, C#, or Java,
- Excellent mathematical skills.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION : PAST EXPERIENCE OF THE TEAM (Games only)
Gears of War
Tomb Raider
Ninja PVP
Mass Effect II
Call of Duty Black Ops II
Metro Last Light
Miner Wars
Saints Row IV
Titanfall
Strife
Heroes of Newerth
Black Desert Online
Our website (Under Construction still): Ashesofmankind.com
Visuals: Dropbox.com
CONTACT US
Email: contact@blackice-studios.com
Skype: ajmdavid
