Flash Client Software Engineer
Experienced software engineers needed to create compelling 2.5D and 3D virtual worlds and multi-player games. The Electric Sheep Company is developing new technologies that occupy the sweet spot of the web, virtual worlds, and gaming. We are looking for highly talented, flexible and creative developers to join our core development team.
You will:
- Develop web-embedded virtual world and game front-ends
- Stay current on the latest developments in virtual world platforms and social technology
Qualifications:
- Fluent in Flash/AS3
- 5+ years of software real-world development experience
- BS in Computer Science or related or equivalent experience
- Good grasp of 3D programming and related concepts (3D geometry, texture mapping, matrices, etc)
- Experience with network architectures/protocols and asynchronous programming and I/O
- Low-level programming experience (manipulating bits & bytes directly)
- Good grasp of multi-player gaming and related concepts (physics, animation, AI/NPCs, etc)
- Comfortable working in a highly distributed, agile team environment
Bonus points:
- Papervision3D, Away3D, and/or Sandy 3D
- Java
- Prior contributions to open source projects
- Agile development experience
About The Electric Sheep Company, Inc.
The Electric Sheep Company is dedicated to bringing about the mass adoption of virtual worlds for a wide variety of applications. Virtual Worlds are a new communication medium that will make the world a vastly smaller place and ESC is recognized as an innovative thought leader in this space. We have been a core part of many of the biggest virtual world successes including building kids and teen virtual worlds, and played key roles in two Emmy Award winning virtual world projects. ESC has also produced successful projects for a long list of Fortune 500’s and large brands such the NBA, MLB, AOL, MTV, and CBS.
Our team is now stretching the bounds of what can be done in virtual spaces natively on the Web and believes that this is the key to the future mass market success of virtual worlds.
We’re looking for highly talented, creative people to join us in this effort. ESC offers an extremely competitive compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401K, stock options, 2 off-site corporate retreats a year, flexible scheduling, and an open environment conducive to creative brainstorming and collaboration at all levels.
Interested? Please send your resume to recruiting@electricsheepcompany.com