At Relic, we value work-life balance. And we don´t just talk about the concept - we live it. We manage projects to deliver the highest quality games within reasonable timeframes and budgets, and we enjoy a stable and supportive relationship with our parent company, THQ, one of the world’s largest publishers.

Please let us know if you are interested. We have a proven senior team of developers that are passionate about making great games.

Apply: Send your application to jobs@relic.com

Info: Get more info at http://www.relic.com/work-at-relic/

Responsibilities:

• Work with Producer and other Leads to drive the implementation of the project’s technical vision via the programming team
• Constantly assess the technical and schedule feasibility of the project’s design
• Risk manage the project, and set quality levels for the project
• Ensure code team deliverables are set and completed within time and quality expectations while adhering to and advancing internal standards
• Work with me (Recruiter) to build the team as necessary
• Be an “expert” resource for the project, and the studio
• Develop and maintain each programming decision to ensure they accurately reflect the project’s vision and expectation of FUN
• With the Producer and other Leads, develop programming prototype, pre-production and production plans
• In conjunction with the Producer and Associate Producer, develop programming schedules to meet the demands of milestone expectations and budget restrictions
• Manage tuning process to incorporate feedback from various sources (Dev Test, QA, Game Balance, Exec team)
• Oversee, mentor and manage project’s Programming Team (including performance reviews)
• Assign and monitor team members’ tasks, and identify and resolve issues
• Stay in tune with emerging programming trends and products, know what is happening in the gaming marketplace
 Requirements:
• Experience as a Lead Programmer on a video game project
• Experience as a senior level Programmer on at least one shipped console or PC title
• Formal engineering degree, Computer Science degree
• Thorough understanding of various programming languages (not limited to C++, Visual Basic)
• Proven leadership and mentorship abilities
• Proven ability to provide programming content
• Successful multitasking skills, while not cracking under considerable pressure
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Must be an avid game player, with a strong desire to push the envelope in industry technology
• Experience with multi-platform development

Thanks for your interest in Relic! Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.