Senior Server Programmer at ZeniMax Media
Austin, TX 73301
About the Job
OverviewJoin Constellation!Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout
Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North America’s best cities.With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds
If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry we’d love to hear from you!ResponsibilitiesYour Daily Life at Bethesda Game StudiosAs Senior Server Programmer, you will…Work with other senior engineers to architect and refine multiplayer game systems Work with designers, artists and other personnel involved in the development of products as requiredDevelop and author all phases of technical design specifications and complete implementationWrite clear, maintainable, portable codeTest and refine code and systems throughout the development cycle of the projectAccurately estimate your schedules and delivers high quality work products to that schedule. QualificationsWhat Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L
You possess 5+ years of professional software development experience writing client/server applications in C++You have expertise in building multithreaded, multi-process, real-time systemsYou are skilled in client/server message passing architecturesYou have experience tuning real-time systems for performance and reliabilityYou have excellent analytical and mathematical skillsYou have strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving abilityYou have experience with the full life cycle of development and release of large-scale productsPreferred SkillsBonus SkillsYou have experience with low-level socket programmingYou are experienced with reflection and code generation systemsYou have experience with compression algorithmsYou have expertise in Unix/Linux/Win32 operating systemsYou have experience with the persistence of distributed systemsYou have experience mentoring or directing the work of more junior staffYou have game industry experienceSalary RangeSenior Server Programmer - The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $100,000 - $215,000 per year.ZeniMax has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets
The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S
for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate’s primary work location
Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills
Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year
Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.At ZeniMax certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, such as merit increases and discretionary bonuses
These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are not guaranteed
Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with ZeniMax and the country work location
U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others.This is position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.Applicant Privacy NoticeZeniMax Media California Applicant Privacy NoticeE-Verification NoticeE-Verify_Participation_PosterIER_Right_to_Work_PosterJob SummaryJob ID: 2024-3161Category: Engineering/ProgrammingType: Regular Full-Time
Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North America’s best cities.With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds
If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry we’d love to hear from you!ResponsibilitiesYour Daily Life at Bethesda Game StudiosAs Senior Server Programmer, you will…Work with other senior engineers to architect and refine multiplayer game systems Work with designers, artists and other personnel involved in the development of products as requiredDevelop and author all phases of technical design specifications and complete implementationWrite clear, maintainable, portable codeTest and refine code and systems throughout the development cycle of the projectAccurately estimate your schedules and delivers high quality work products to that schedule. QualificationsWhat Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L
You possess 5+ years of professional software development experience writing client/server applications in C++You have expertise in building multithreaded, multi-process, real-time systemsYou are skilled in client/server message passing architecturesYou have experience tuning real-time systems for performance and reliabilityYou have excellent analytical and mathematical skillsYou have strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving abilityYou have experience with the full life cycle of development and release of large-scale productsPreferred SkillsBonus SkillsYou have experience with low-level socket programmingYou are experienced with reflection and code generation systemsYou have experience with compression algorithmsYou have expertise in Unix/Linux/Win32 operating systemsYou have experience with the persistence of distributed systemsYou have experience mentoring or directing the work of more junior staffYou have game industry experienceSalary RangeSenior Server Programmer - The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $100,000 - $215,000 per year.ZeniMax has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets
The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S
for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate’s primary work location
Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills
Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year
Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.At ZeniMax certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, such as merit increases and discretionary bonuses
These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are not guaranteed
Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with ZeniMax and the country work location
U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others.This is position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.Applicant Privacy NoticeZeniMax Media California Applicant Privacy NoticeE-Verification NoticeE-Verify_Participation_PosterIER_Right_to_Work_PosterJob SummaryJob ID: 2024-3161Category: Engineering/ProgrammingType: Regular Full-Time
