Server Programmer

Fuel Industries is more than a typical brand building company - we're a gaming studio and an entertainment studio staffed by the best from around the world. We need more of the best - people like you. Fuel has created award winning entertainment for Global brands like McDonalds, HBO, GAP, Microsoft, The Family Guy, Fox and dozens more, delivering projects that range from interactive experiences, mobile entertainment, virtual worlds and console quality games that push broadband to the limit. Fuel will challenge you, educate you - and very often - entertain you. It can get a little nutty around here, so when you're applying to start an incredible career with us, don't forget your sense of humor.

The team is responsible for developing the server side portions of the games that Fuel develops. The games are typically built using Flash/Director/Torque/Unity communicating with web services which then communicate with a database as necessary to fulfill the job requirements.

We are looking for someone who is well versed in both Windows (ASP.NET, C#) and Linux (PHP) development environments. A better than basic understanding of the various OS platforms, web servers and networks is required as well.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Apart from programming skills, the candidate should be able to take a project from start to end through all the typical phases and perform problem solving as necessary. The candidate should be a self-starter who is highly motivated and inspired in their field.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

  • Programming:
    • - PHP
    • - .NET (C#)
    • - Java, JSP
    • - C++
  • Databases:
    • - MySQL
    • - SQL Server
  • Other requirements:
    • - HTML / CSS
    • - JavaScript / AJAX
  • Concepts:
    • - Design patterns
    • - Cross browser compatibility
    • - Scaling web environments, caching
    • - Database performance tuning, indexes and scaling (replication, sharding)

TO APPLY

Send your resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to careers@fuelgames.com, quoting the job you're applying for in the subject line. No phone calls, please.