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Junction Point Studios seeks Tools Engineer

The Tools Engineer works on the technology team that provides tools and pipeline components for the entire studio. Tools engineers work closely with content creators to deliver them required functionality and improve their workflows.

Founded by Warren Spector, Junction Point Studios (JPS) joined Disney Interactive Studios (DIS) in September of 2007 and is quickly growing. While DIS is part of the larger Walt Disney Company, we still have the autonomy of a smaller developer/publisher without many of the risks and restrictions associated with start-ups.
Comprised of experienced game developers from places like Origin, Looking Glass, Electronic Arts, Sony, Sony Online, Digital Anvil, NC Soft, Rare and many more, we believe long-term success can best be achieved by delivering games of the highest quality – in game play and presentation, notably on time and budget. While hard work and commitment to quality is important, quality of life is equally important and our goal is to create an environment that fosters a superior work/life balance.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • 2D and 3D GUI tools for use by artists and designers
  • Exporters, plug-ins and pipelines out of modeling and animations packages
  • Data packaging and format optimizations for the runtime
  • Quick iteration tools for previewing results on game consoles
  • Asset management and team collaboration systems
  • Work with content creators to constantly improve workflows
Qualifications
  • Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
  • Minimum of 3 years industry experience with a concentration on tools
  • Commercial GUI programming using C++
  • Strong 3D background and experience with 3D authoring tools and export pipelines
  • Solid software engineering skills
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
Assets
  • Maya plug-in and MEL experience.
  • Understanding of shading languages.
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Lua or Python

We are currently looking for an experienced Tools Engineer. If you’re interested in joining the DIS Junction Point family, please submit your resume to:
jobs -AT- junctionpoint.com

Disney Interactive Studios is an EEO employer and requires a satisfactory criminal history background report as a condition of employment.

Posted by AlexMarquez on March 14, 2008 02:22 PM