Senior Network Programmer – VR Studio London

OPM are working with a hugely successful development team based in Central London.

They are currently looking for an Senior Network Programmer to work on their next new and exclusive virtual reality title.

Building on over twenty years at the forefront of development, they’re leading the world of VR, and about to start an exciting new project that will push the player-experience to new heights.

You will be encouraged to manage your own time, make decisions for yourself and above all have fun in a very creative environment.

This is a great opportunity for a game-play programmer to join our project team at the beginnings of a new title – helping to define, and ultimately deliver, a completely new experience for the studio.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strong C++ programming knowledge, object oriented design, and multi-threaded programming skills
• At least one published title preferably on PlayStation or Xbox demonstrating your network skills
• Knowledge of peer to peer and client/server application development
• Experience with engine/game state propagation and synchronisation in a multi-player setting
• Experience of network traffic management and bandwidth constraints
• Writing resilient network systems with error handling and failsafe recovery.
• Knowledge of low-level network libraries, platform specific APIs and Networking protocols (especially PS platform SDKs for networking)
• Experience profiling, optimizing and debugging in a multi-threaded setting (network, CPU, memory, IO)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• You should have a positive attitude, and a passion for games
• The ideal candidate will be highly driven and self-motivated, with a high attention to detail.
• Having great communication and teamwork skills
• Good problem-solving skills

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