Job Ad: Experienced programmer for Firemint

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  1. firemint

    firemint Well-Known Member

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    Hi all,

    We are currently recruiting for two programmers with two or more years experience working at an established games studio. These are full-time employment positions located in our studio and unfortunately remote or part-time work is not possible.

    Our studio is located in Melbourne, Australia's cultural capital, and is filled with about 35 genuinely friendly, down to earth people from all over the world. We aim for a working environment that is enjoyable, supportive, and challenges you to do your best work. Our people work in small, tight project teams, typically for 6-8 months, on iPhone as well as many other platforms.

    We are looking for people who can make rational decisions, solve problems, take responsibility, but also go out on a limb sometimes and come up with something fresh.

    If this interests you and you'd like to work on the next Flight Control, Real Racing, or big-name publisher AAA title, come join us, and make a difference!

    Requirements

    • Fun. You should know how to make it!
    • Understanding of 3D maths essential.
    • Demonstrated understanding of how to translate a game design into code and fill in gaps as necessary.
    • Ability to quickly understand new codebases.
    • Passion for graphics programming and games.
    • Genuine interest in mobile and handheld platforms.
    • 3D graphics or mobile experience a bonus.
    • Be self driven, with strong problem solving skills.

    This is a new full-time role starting ASAP. Relocation assistance is available to the successful applicant, including visa sponsorship if you have 3+ years experience. Please check firemint.com/jobs for details on how to apply, or go straight to the application form.

    Firemint does not work with recruitment agencies. If you'd like to join our team, please contact us directly.

    Alex
     
  2. HardcoreEricXXX

    HardcoreEricXXX Well-Known Member

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    Oh, how I wish I was done with college and had a few years of experiance.... I admire Firemint and everything you all do. Sounds like a dream job.
     
  3. firemint

    firemint Well-Known Member

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    Thanks Eric :) Give us a yell in a few years!

    Alex
     
  4. Hmar9333

    Hmar9333 Well-Known Member

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    Damn, wish I fit the qualifications, that would be so awesome. I live in Melbourne too... damn
     
  5. firemint

    firemint Well-Known Member

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    Are you a programmer Hmar9333? If so, keep working on your own games, we do hire graduates and self-taught people from time to time, and when we do we always say "show us your work"!

    Alex
     
  6. karlth

    karlth Well-Known Member

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    Now if that isn't a superb opportunity for someone in the southern hemisphere I don't know what is. Firemint just oozes quality.
     
  7. firemint

    firemint Well-Known Member

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    Or northern hemisphere, we don't discriminate ;) We've hired from overseas before and would do it again for the right candidate. As long as they bring a sponge to mop up all that pesky quality that keeps oozing all over the place :D

    Alex
     
  8. mobile1up

    mobile1up Well-Known Member

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    it's good for us who are Australian citizens :) hehe - Alex, send me a PM.
     
  9. karlth

    karlth Well-Known Member

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    :)

    If you remember the 8 bit computing days then Firemint has always reminded me of Ultimate (later Rare) and, strangely enough, Melbourne House(Beam Software). Both companies produced few games during the Sinclair Spectrum era but all of them were groundbreaking at the time.

    Quality above quantity. :D
     
  10. 99c_gamer

    99c_gamer Well-Known Member

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    I'm not in Australia but I'm in Thailand which is close. maybe I should apply...
     
  11. yourofl10

    yourofl10 Well-Known Member

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    Hell, if I had those requirements I send in that application info ASAP. Firement is a truly amazing company imo. It would be my dream come true to work with firemint.
     
  12. firemint

    firemint Well-Known Member

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    Got your email mobile1up, thanks - I've passed it on :)

    And wow, thanks everyone for your kind words - so good to hear your feedback on how we look as a potential employer!

    Alex
     
  13. WellSpentYouth

    WellSpentYouth Well-Known Member

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    That sounds like a fun position, but I don't meet the requirements. I only have about a year of experience, I am not interested in working on 3D projects (at the moment, and I can't move to Australia.

    Oh yeah, and I don't know Australian :p
     
  14. DaveMc99

    DaveMc99 Well-Known Member

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    Will this be the work environment? :D
    [​IMG]
     
  15. firemint

    firemint Well-Known Member

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    We could teach you Austraaaalian no worries mate!

    Alex
     
  16. firemint

    firemint Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, that's us :) That is two photos stitched together, looking at either end of the open plan area of the studio. If you look for the plant in both shots you can see how they fit together, it's the same plant in both :)

    Alex
     
  17. WellSpentYouth

    WellSpentYouth Well-Known Member

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    Oh good! Now I can be bilingual!
     
  18. Will090

    Will090 Well-Known Member

    Man if only I was decent at developing I could be employed by firemint and make things like this happen...
     

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  19. Hmar9333

    Hmar9333 Well-Known Member

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    Bwahahawhahahuahaua

    I know where your office is, I looked it up on google maps!

    I might just drop in some time and say hi.
     
  20. firemint

    firemint Well-Known Member

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    Lol, we're not exactly trying to hide!

    http://www.firemint.com/contactus.htm

    Got the Google map with our location embedded on our site ;)

    Alex
     

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