ENTERTAINING IS OUR PASSION
Criterion is a multi-award winning developer, best known for the hit Burnout series and is amongst the best game studios in the world with a world class team of game makers at its heart.
Most recently, Criterion were responsible for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. The Need For Speed series has been labelled “the bestselling racing brand in the gaming world” after franchise sales topped 100 million copies. Criterion’s latest instalment received rave reviews from critics around the world and won a ton of awards. Hot Pursuit, became the highest rated Need For Speed title ever and set a new bar for online excellence with its BAFTA winning innovative Autolog feature set.
Criterion Games provides a stable studio atmosphere and is backed by Electronic Arts, the world’s largest publisher and developer of video games. Located in Guildford town centre, within leafy Surrey, we’re only a short 40 minute train journey from London and all its entertainment.
To be a part of this talented team you need to be passionate about games and committed to being the best in the world at what you do. You need to know what matters to the people who play our games and be passionate about surpassing their and our, expectations. In return we offer the chance to work with the foremost talent in Europe in an upwardly mobile studio where professional growth of our employees is at the heart of how we operate. We also offer a host of extra benefits including private health care, pension and generous employee share purchase plans (ESPP).
We are hiring and actively looking to add the world’s top talent to a team that just delivered the highest rated Need for Speed title yet. This is a very exciting time at Criterion Games and anyone that joins us will be working on top selling, world class games, on cutting edge hardware in an extremely creative environment.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Criterion Games demands a world class team of developers. To be a part of this talented team you need to be passionate about games as well as skilled in your chosen profession. You need to know what matters to consumers and maximise that to the best effect.
Software engineers (programmers) are an essential part of the team. They bring the vision of the artists and designers to life. They design and write the computer code that runs and controls the game, incorporating and adapting any ready made code libraries and writing custom code as needed. Programmers deal with ever more complex problems including working on creating realistic Artificial Intelligence; believable Physics; delivering a smooth online gaming experience. Programmers also test the code, fix bugs, and develop customised tools for use by other members of the development team. Due to the complexities of game development, engineers tend to specialise in specific areas of programming.
The successful candidate, mentored by a senior engineer, will be working with creative people to establish technical requirements for features of a world-class video game. They will then be responsible for developing, testing and iterating those features to final quality.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Successful candidates will have a good degree (or equivalent) in computer science, maths or another related subject as well as good A-Level and GCSE grades in Maths and/or physics.
We are looking for an all round junior programmer with experience in:
- C++
- C#
After that any experience in the following is an advantage (in order of value):
- Direct 3D / Open GL
- Windows Presentation Foundation / Windows Forms
- LAMP / Sockets / Networking
- Javascript / Ajax / Flash
Please include a covering letter with your application explaining why you want to work for Criterion and what makes you suitable for the role.
Please note that we are unable to support work permit and relocation applications.
