Tools Programmer in Amsterdam

• You will help streamline the entire game creation process, taking input from all disciplines;
• You will work together with designers, artists and other programmers to analyze their workflow, identify areas for improvement, and implement tools and processes to increase their productivity and creative freedom;
• You will be shaping the future of our game editor and turning complicated graphics algorithms into elegant one-click solutions;
• You will develop new tools and improve existing ones, keeping a strong focus on the user interface and the underlying workflow process.

• You are an experienced C++ or C# programmer with a keen interest in GUI development;
• You have a passion for working closely with the users of your tools, trying to figure out what they really need;
• You have previous experience as a tool developer or a software engineer, preferably in the video games industry;
• You enjoy working in an innovative, highly dynamic game development environment.

• You are comfortable working with a very large existing code-base and tool set;
• You possess knowledge of 3D and graphics-related algorithms;
• You have experience with Maya or other DCC tools, Python scripting or Perforce;
• You have experience with client-server programming and distributed processes;
• You have past experience programming GUI applications;
• You have past experience with large, scalable systems and high performance computing;
• You have past experience in a similar position in the video games industry.

We review countless applications. Follow these golden rules when completing your application; 

Do: 
Upload a code sample in the form of a .zip archive containing:

• A number of at least 10 files that demonstrate your coding abilities;
• A readme document explaining what is in the file and what these files are expected to portray;
• A project that you are proud to share and are able to demonstrate verbally; 
• An example that shows an adequate amount of:
  - Structure;
  - Complexity;
  - Efficiency;
  - Coding style and standards.

• Share complete projects that takes us alot of time to browse through to find the ‘example’ code; 
• Share links to online services such as github, bitbucket, dropbox, google drive, etc.