Senior / Team Lead Mobile Games Developer

The ideal candidates will be:

• Honours graduate in Computing Science (or Software Engineering).

• Knowledge of software development tools and techniques relating to building releases, version control, testing, and debugging.

• Practical experience of game development using J2ME and/or C++.

• Good communication skills and an ability to work both as part of a team and on your own.

• An awareness of mobile games and games industry in general.

Essential responsibilities will be:

• Projects – actively participate in all stages of a project life cycle in conjunction with the full project team. Ensure teamwork with design, art, QA, etc. This includes pre-production (project feasibility), game development (accurate estimates, features implemented as requested), and conversion (porting to multiple devices/platforms). Ensure all project deliverables are maintained to appropriate standards.

• Software Development Processes/Practices – understand and apply “best practices”.

• Software Development Tools & Languages – be competent in the use of all tools and languages used in game development. This includes J2ME, BREW/C++, Subversion, Ant, and IDE (Eclipse, Visual Studio). Stay abreast of new development tools/technology applicable to mobile game development and apply as appropriate.

• Game Tools & Technology

• Mobile Games Expertise – Knowledge of mobile devices, mobile games, and carrier certification criteria, & carrier requirements (e.g. Game Lobby).

Our client is a world leader in mobile entertainment providing the distribution channels, content, brands and technology to bring mobile entertainment to a global mass-market audience.