Senior Technical Programmer

The Senior Technical Programmer position requires experience in creating or working on game development tools and/or engines, with excellent knowledge of C, C++, and/or C#. The role demands a passion for creating efficient, optimized, and well-crafted systems. The candidate should possess excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with a high attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment. The job involves self-motivation, task management, and the ability to quickly learn an existing codebase. The candidate should be able to write well-thought-out, optimized, and extensible code, understand source control like Git and GitFlow, and diagnose issues through debugging and profiling code.

Must Have

• Experience creating or working on game development tools.
• Excellent knowledge of C, C++, and/or C#.
• Passion for creating efficient and optimized systems.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to manage tasks in a remote working environment.
• Ability to get up to speed with existing code base.
• Ability to write optimized code.
• Familiarity with Git and GitFlow.
• Ability to diagnose issues through debugging.

Good to Have

• Understanding of 2D & 3D graphics pipelines.
• Understanding of game development optimization principles.
• Experience working on mobile, VR, or console platforms.
• Experience using DirectX or OpenGL APIs.
• Experience using JIRA or related task management tools.
• Passionate about video games.
• Computer Science, Engineering, or related degree.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Experience creating or working on game development tools and/or engines.
• Excellent knowledge of C, C++, and/or C#.
• Passion for creating efficient, optimised, and well crafted systems.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Can work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to self motivate and manage tasks in a remote working environment.
• Ability to get up to speed with an existing code base.
• Ability to write well thought out, optimised, and extendable code that follows established coding conventions.
• Familiarity working with source control, specifically Git and GitFlow.
• Ability to diagnose issues through debugging and profiling code.
• Secure and comfortable remote working environment.

BONUS POINTS

• Understanding of 2D & 3D graphics pipelines.
• Understanding of standard game development optimisation principles.
• Experience working on mobile, VR, or console platforms.
• Experience using DirectX or OpenGL APIs.
• Experience using JIRA or related task management tools.
• Passionate about video games.
• Computer Science, Engineering, or related degree.

This is for a permanent position with a salary in the range of R40,000 to R70,000+ per month, depending upon skill level and experience.