Game Developer
Keesing Games Group (KGG) is a young company, with great ambition. At the moment we have two successful sites; Zigiz.com and QuizWinners.com, and many development projects underway. Zigiz is a successful international skill gaming platform where anyone can play games. Sometimes ‘for real’, but always ‘for fun’.
In the past few years Zigiz has become an important player in the gaming industry, with over two million visitors. This success is the result of our continuous attention to quality and innovation. QuizWinners is a unique quiz platform, that offers a great variety in quizzes.
KGG offers great challenges and the opportunity to work in a team of passionate professionals and an informal environment. We encourage own participation and stimulate your creative contribution within the whole development process. KGG is part of Keesing Group BV, a division of Telegraaf Media Groep (tmg.nl).
Goal
The Game Developers are responsible for the technical realization of our games. We aim to make the games that everybody can really enjoy, that you want to keep playing and that people tell their friends about.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain the various games, including:
- Technical realization of the games
- Building the (server side) game logic
- Interfacing with the generic services (APIs)
- Provide technical support for the game designers and artists
- Maintain a professional look & feel in the various games
- Advise what functionalities or technologies to use in our games
The Game Developer will be part of the Game Development Squad for a specific site, reporting to the Teamlead of that squad.
Key Competences
Technical Knowledge:
- Has thorough working knowledge of Flash, Flex and AS2 and 3
- Has working knowledge of internet standards like TCP/IP, AJAX, XML, etc.
- Understands various media formats (audio/video/pics) and graphical tools (photoshop, dreamweaver)
- Understands how to be creative and develop software and how the technical realization of a game has impact on the gameplay
- Is a creative thinker without loosing the ability to develop quality code
- Understands various agile software development methodologies and can work in a Scrum setup
Game / Internet Knowledge:
- Knows his way around the internet and the game community
- Has developed online games, preferrably casual games
- Is member of at least one online forum, newsgroup, profile site or community of any sort.
Nice to Haves:
- Has experience with high-traffic games / game portals, streaming or online chats.
- Knowledge of or experience with PHP, MySQL, C, Java, Unity or Silverlight
- Can manage projects or small teams
Contact
If you have any questions or if you want to apply, please send an e-mail to gamejobs@keesing.nl.
Include the following:
- Your CV
- Links to pages that you created or helped on (please explain your part)
- Optionally we are interested in some examples of things that you do, games that you play or communities that you participate in on the internet.
No professional recruiters please.
