Lead Programmer

🔥 17 minutes ago

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🖥 Software Engineer

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Frima

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2003

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

🎮 Gaming

💰 Venture Round on 2022-06

Consulting • Marketing • Gaming

Frima is a video game studio based in Quebec City, dedicated to designing and delivering entertaining digital experiences since 2003. The studio's mission is to cultivate creative audacity in the creation of acclaimed digital entertainment experiences, leveraging their expertise in data and market analysis to develop games across PC/Console and mobile platforms. Frima has established partnerships with major companies like Epic Games, Microsoft, and Amazon, and offers career opportunities in various aspects of game design and development while promoting a healthy work-life balance.

📋 Description

• Determine the most appropriate technical approaches for achieving project objectives while taking technical, budgetary, and schedule constraints into account • Ensure smooth communication with the design, art, and production departments • Track schedules and deliverables and anticipate required adjustments • Identify and propose solutions to technical issues that may affect production • Ensure code optimization and system performance • Organize and facilitate regular team meetings • Support programmers in resolving technical issues and provide assistance when they are blocked • Engage, guide, and support the direct team through ongoing coaching and feedback • Contribute to skills development and internal succession planning • Build a relationship of trust with the partner and serve as the point of contact within the area of expertise • Participate in project reviews and post-mortems • Ensure partner satisfaction and follow up on requests and adjustments • Participate in discussions with other leads and the Director • Develop and optimize reusable tools and features • Contribute to improving development processes and methodologies

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, combined with equivalent experience • Minimum of five (5) years of experience in video game programming • Experience as a lead programmer or in a similar role • Strong proficiency in C++ and optimization skills • Strong proficiency with Unreal Engine is a significant asset • Good knowledge of the various material layers and software that operate at runtime in a video game • Experience in mobile game development is a significant asset • Excellent command of French and English, both written and spoken • English proficiency is required to perform the work, as we collaborate with English-speaking partners • Ability to travel internationally as needed • Ability to anticipate and manage risks throughout the development process • Strong organizational and prioritization skills to ensure projects are delivered on time • Excellent communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills • Demonstrated curiosity about new technologies • Demonstrated strong team and project leadership skills • Ability to engage and mentor team members • Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with an excellent ability to communicate ideas • Excellent critical eye for a finished product • Willingness to question and reassess established approaches • Diplomacy, patience, resourcefulness, organization, and rigor

🏖️ Benefits

• 4.5-day workweek year-round (Friday afternoons off) • Truly flexible work: remote, hybrid, or on-site—your choice • Up to 7 weeks of vacation per year • Sick days and personal days • Comprehensive group insurance coverage from day one • RRSP contribution • $400 allowance for ergonomic equipment • Access to chair massages, fresh fruit and snacks, a gym, sports activities, and more • Regular project and new-release presentations • Close-knit, caring, and inclusive teams, even remotely

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