Software Engineer (Social Games- AS3 / Flex)

PlayFirst, the leader in interactive entertainment, publishes emotionally engaging experiences to always delight consumers. PlayFirst's mission is to deliver delightful play for everybody, everyday. By creating compelling story worlds that capture the imagination, PlayFirst teams make quality gaming experiences across popular platforms worldwide including PC, Mac, iPhone, Facebook, and consoles. The company's game portfolio includes world-renowned titles, such as Diner Dash®, Wedding Dash®, Cooking Dash®, Chocolatier®, and Dream Chronicles®. PlayFirst games are available in major retailers and on more than 500 sites in 20 languages.

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YOU:

You take a deep breath, stretch - and attack the keyboard. Excitement fills you as you realize that you're in the zone. You're concentrated, and you know exactly what you're going to do, and how you're going to approach the implementation. Sure you thought about it for a while. Sure, you had to make some assumptions, but now it's clear in your mind, and you're ready to roll. You tune out the world, and you're laying down code. Yes - secretly inside you might feel like Keanu Reeves as you become one with structures of code you're melding into place. It's not a bad analogy, because in the Matrix Keanu Reeves dilates time. When you're in the zone you kind of do that as well: You lay down code in a day that would otherwise take you a week to get done - and the code you're laying down has less bugs and works better than if you were in an average state of mind.

Tragically, not everyone has experienced being in the zone. But you have, and this is why you're hooked on software development.

YOUR NEW JOB:

In this position you will join a cutting edge team whose mission is to take PlayFirst firmly and definitively to the top of the social gaming arena. Your focus is bringing life to the data that's coming at you from Facebook as well as our back end systems. You'll be using ActionScript 3 to implement new game mechanics that are best suited for social games, and you'll do it by working closely with our high energy take-no-prisoners server-side engineers, game designers, product managers, and kick-ass artists.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science.
• At least four years experience with a solid programming language (C++, Java, AS3).
• Working knowledge of Web Technologies such as PHP, HTML and JavaScript.
• Strong understanding of end-user experience.
• 3 years of game development experience, or 3 years of solid AS3.
• Facility with object-oriented design and implementation.
• Eligible to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis.

PREFERRED:

• A love for playful user interfaces that sparkle.
• A passion for start-ups and able to work in a fast paced ever-changing environment.
• Experience with high growth Web sites and web-based entertainment.

BENEFITS

Core benefits include: health, dental, vision, life/disability, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) and stock options. PlayFirst is located downtown in SOMA right by the financial district (2 blocks from BART) and offers great fringe benefits, including generous vacation/sick time, 10 company holidays, winter break, yoga, chair massage, snacks, refreshments, and company-wide "playdates" to test each of our games during the development process.

To apply for this position, please email your resume in a standard Word or PDF document to jobs@playfirst.com and please include the exact job title in the subject line as above.