Senior Tools Programmer

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. Rockstar San Diego is on the lookout for a Senior Tools Programmers who possess a passion for Tools development and improving workflows.

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s new state-of-the-art game development studio in Carlsbad, CA. 

• We build and maintain software tools that are used by all game development disciplines to support the creation of all Rockstar Games projects.
• These software tools range from digital content exporters, a data processing asset pipeline to game, CI/CD automation systems and UI editors.

• Design and build high performance and easy to use functionality in our frontend world editors and their corresponding backend APIs.
• Collaborate and support artists, programmers and designers with how to best use our tooling and to design and develop new applications, technology and workflows to meet their needs.
• Work with other experienced team members to research and define software architectural patterns and frameworks to use for building our internal tooling.
• Collaborate closely with your Lead and team to support delivering internal tool features and fixes including technical discussion, following processes, and reviewing code.
• Maintain the team’s existing codebase and deliver high-quality, time-effective solutions whilst being practical for long-term support.

• Experience of system or application ownership; inclusive of requirements gathering, system design, and delivering significant contributions to code.
• Strong C#/.NET skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience working with WPF, XAML and the MVVM pattern.
• Ability to work within a schedule and deliver effectively to deadlines

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience working with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with one or more RPC frameworks such as WCF or gRPC.
• Familiarity with one or more ORM frameworks such as NHibernate or Entity Framework.
• Experience working with Docker.
• Experience with automation and CI/CD systems.
• Games industry experience working on AAA titles.

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.                                   

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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