Programmeur D'outils S Nior - Senior Tools Programmer

Job Description

Beenox is a video game development studio created in 2000. Located in beautiful Quebec City, Canada, Beenox is a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Publishing Inc., one of the world's top game developers.

The studio is proud to contribute to the development of the Call of Duty video game franchise. Beenox has also contributed to the resounding success of the Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Skylanders, Spider-Man, and Guitar Hero franchises.

With the arrival of new creative mandates and a continuing involvement in the blockbuster franchise Call of Duty, you will have the opportunity to showcase your talent and expertise to millions of players around the world!

In addition to continuing to lead the development of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on PC, Beenox continues to provide key development support to Call of Duty: Warzone, including the creation of new content for the upcoming seasons. This is your chance to work on challenging, ambitious and creative projects with the best team ever!

Secret weapons
• Competitive salary and vacation policies
• Studio closed two weeks during Holiday break
• Ample opportunity for internal growth both leadership and expertise
• Overtime paid 1.5x hourly wage
• Comprehensive insurance coverage paid in major part by employer
• Employer contributions to pension plan
• Free French or English classes
• Gym and physical activities on site

… plus a ton of social activities and unforgettable events!

Your Mission

As a tool programmer, your main mission will be to design, refine and maintain a variety of game development tools. You will help increase the efficiency and serviceability of the tools used by the content creators and improve our pipelines and the scalability of game data.

You will be asked to work closely with the various Activision studios as well as external partners. You will also be responsible for monitoring video game technologies (programming language, workflow, pipeline, etc.).

More specifically, as a senior team member, you will be required to:
• Take a hands-on approach to your work and become a mentor for your colleagues;
• Use your expertise to make your team thrive and be recognized;
• Be able to navigate uncharted waters; tackle complex problems and find solutions tailored to the needs of the studio and its mandates;
• Be recognized for your capacity to problem-solve and known for showing initiative and resourcefulness;
• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism and seek constant improvement.

Your objectives
• Develop and improve the tool ecosystem: automation, game data management, content creation/analysis/optimization tools;
• Debug and maintain the code base to meet elevated standards of flexibility and performance;
• Integrate and improve the development kit (SDK)/third-party library;  
• Contribute to creating data export technology (animation, sound, textures, modeling);
• Ensure the quality and performance of developed features;
• Provide support to internal users of developed features;
• Share and participate in knowledge transfers to the team so that members can develop their skills;
• Work with and support other departments to keep production pipelines optimal.

Player Profile
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in development for PC, console or mobile;
• Experience delivering at least two video game development projects;
• Mastery of C++, C# and Windows programming;
• Good analytical skills, versatility;
• Autonomous in performance of duties;  
• Adaptable to internal tools and a work environment subject to continuous change;
• Positive attitude and comfortable working with a team;
• Passionate about video games;
• Ability to take charge of complex tasks and turn in quality work;
• Perk: Knowledge of other languages, such as Python, Rust and Go;
• Perk: Experience with interface production using WPF and Qt;
• Perk: Experience in development for the mobile platform;
• Perk: Knowledge of game engines.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gx6vj1-3-141-2-96-42 in your application.