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  • Senior Software Programmer, Online Publishing Back
    Division/Studio: Vigil Games (Austin, TX)
    Employment Status: Full Time - Benefits
    Relocation Eligible: Yes
    About Vigil Games:
    Vigil Games was founded in 2005 by world renowned comic artist Joe Madureira and video game industry veteran David Adams. In 2006, we became a member of the THQ family. Vigil's recent release, Darksiders, available on current generation console systems, has achieved both critical acclaim and solid retail sales. The studio facility is located in the beautiful hills of Austin, TX. While always striving to be a world class game development house, Vigil also provides an exciting, fun, and creative work atmosphere.As part of the THQ family of studios, Vigil offers a very competitive compensation package that includes bonuses, stock options, health insurance, 401k, educational assistance, and much more.
    Job Description:
    Vigil Games is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Senior Software Programmer to join our new publishing operations team in Austin, Texas. The Senior Software Programmer will help lead a team that is responsible for developing, integrating and maintaining Vigil’s online service for the Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online MMO. The publishing platform encompasses the “around the game” services, such as authentication, billing, community, e-store, customer support tools, etc. This position will be responsible for building services and APIs, as well as integrating licensed services to help create a stable, robust and reliable operating platform. If you have strong programming and troubleshooting skills, like the challenge of solving problems in a live environment, and love games, this is a great opportunity.
    Core Responsibilities
    • Design, develop and integrate various online publishing applications required for the launch and ongoing service operations of Dark Millennium Online. 
    • Provide technical design and system architecture oversight of new features and services as needed.
    • Help establish software development and engineering practices for service operations and ensure that this is consistent with existing practices at Vigil Games.
    • Participate in testing process to ensure a stable and bug-free delivery.
    • Help mentor other engineers and ensure system quality by performing code and design reviews.
    • Ensure that systems design and implementation is documented thoroughly.
    • Collaborate with project managers by providing reliable and accurate time estimates for task and status updates.
    • Provide ongoing support for existing applications.
    • Other responsibilities as needed.
    Skills & Qualifications
    • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent.
    • 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering with strong object-oriented programming skills.
    • Experience developing medium to large-scale software applications.
    • Familiarity designing server architectures for high-traffic database systems.
    • Database development experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle).
    • Professional C/C++ experience.
    • Agile development exposure.
    • Low-level network knowledge and diagnosis including packet capture, routing, firewalls, DHCP, DNS, NAT busting.
    • Familiar with higher-level network protocols such as HTTP, SNMP, SMTP, and FTP.
    • Understanding of encryption technologies and security techniques for web-based applications.
    • General knowledge of micropayment-based and subscription-based online billing systems.
    • Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
    • A passion for multiplayer online games.

    Respond to the Job post by sending an email to jobs@vigilgames.com to apply for this position!