Open Positions at XEO

XEODesign and our sister game company XEOPlay are always looking for talented individuals motivated by the desire to unlock human potential through play. If this is your game, we'd love to hear from you!

Game Developer (Mobile)

Gameplay Programming Wizard
At XEODesign we make games more fun. With 20 years of experience we have improved over 100 million player experiences and invented the first accelerometer game for the iPhone. Check us out at xeodesign.com and TiltWorld.com.

This job is located halfway between Pixar and Fentons in Oakland CA, near the Rockridge BART station.

We are looking for a Game Programmer with at least one commercially successful shipped title. Ideally the candidate would have experience programming game play systems for mobile games using a commercially available or in house 3D game engine (Unity preferred). Bonus points awarded for experience in the areas of Tools Development, Physics, Shaders, and Audio Programming. 

Programmer able to harness the darks arts as required to finish the project. :)

Responsibilities:

• Design, write and own the development and maintenance of the project's code.
• Work with the team (producers, game designers, artists, researchers, QA) to implement gameplay systems and strategies to reconcile game play and product deadlines throughout development. Deliver the best game experience in time and budget constraints.
• Test and refine gameplay features throughout the development cycle of the project.
• Respond to input from player testing to optimize player experience.
• Work with QA and producers, debug, document, and fix bugs.
• Actively participate in the design and production of the game.

Experience:

• Shipped commercially successful titles.
• Experience programming game play systems for a commercially available or in house 3D game engine (Unity preferred).
• Experience in the areas of Tools Development, Physics, Shaders, and Audio Programming.
• Object oriented programming in C++, C#, Objective-C, and/or Java as well as experience in Python. (Programming for this project will be in C#)

Skills:

• Object oriented programming in C++, C#, Objective-C, and/or Java, Python
• Game systems
• 3D game engine (in-house or commercial like Unity)
• 3D Content pipelines (Maya/Max/Photoshop into Game Engine)
• Mobile (Android/iOS)
• Multitouch controls

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iOS App Developer

XEOPlay is looking for an iOS App Open GL Developer to create new game experiences that expand the research of its sister company XEODesign, as featured in the New York Times. Our mission is to create games that make life more fun, unlock human potential, and improve the quality of life through play. We are looking for a few developers to help us build games such as Tilt: Flip's Adventure in 1.5 Dimensions at TiltWorld.com. If you are interested in flexing your creativity in a fun, entrepreneurial, and fast-paced environment, on the cutting edge of research and play we'd love to hear from you.

Please send recommendations or submissions to hr at xeodesign dot com

iOS App Developer
Responsibilities
+ Take ownership of the development, maintenance of the project's code.
+ Collaborate with designers, artists, researchers, and QA to create the best experience in the time and budget constraints
+ Work with analytics team to develop and refine engagement metrics

Required
+ Solid Open GL and iOS SDK and Objective-C experience developing games on the iPhone or iPad on the App Store
+ Experience incorporating analytics to collect and analyze player behavior to refine design and test engagement models
+ Passion for good UI design and maximizing the fun factor

+ Familiar with agile development methods
+ Preference for working on small teams
+ Willingness to learn new technology
+ Enthusiasm for incorporating feedback from player testing to increase engagement

+ Ability to work with product managers to clarify and prune requirements.
+ Ability to communicate designs and communicate technical limitations and opportunities to designers
+ Must have a disciplined, methodical, minimalist approach to creating layered software components
+ Ability to deliver on time working in a fast paced agile environment
+ Strong initiative to tackle big problems with global impact
+ Bachelors Degree or higher. Computer Science/Engineering major is preferable

Bonus points
+ Knowledge of web service technologies and services (specifically REST APIs)
+ Ruby on Rails experience
+ Experience in developing for Android App Development, JAVA, HTML, CSS and JS is a big plus
+ Experience developing other mobile applications (BlackBerry, Palm Pre, Windows Mobile)
+ You love good food and great restaurants (we love to do lunch!)
+ A passion for chocolate (join us on our Bitter Sweet Cafe runs!)

We find resumes a bit dry, but love to play games you have already built or worked on. Include App Store Links, URLs, and titles. As you can tell this isn't a job for typical folks. We are looking for passionate people who check their egos at the door, are creative, low drama, who love metrics, team players who know the value of creating strong player engagement while meeting a deadline, and who share the passion of researching why we play games and transforming the world through play.

The job conditions for this position involves working in a fast paced creative environment. To help us think outside the box, XEOPlay is located on the top floor of a converted apartment building with very few square corners. We have skylights, windows that open and a view of trees in all directions. You'll find us nestled down on College Ave. in the trendy Rockridge Shopping district near BART, world class restaurants, coffee shops, yoga studios, and swanky boutiques.

Hope you are having fun!

Game On!

\o/
Nicole Lazzaro
President XEODesign, and XEOPlay

Try Tilt: Flip's Adventure in 1.5 Dimensions on the iPad

XEODesign® - For New Player Experiences
XEODesign is the world's first player experience design (PXD) consulting company and leading researchers on emotion and the fun of games. We provide Player Experience Design (PXD) services for games and software. We help make products easier and more engaging to use by making them more fun.

XEO (zeo) The thrilling feeling of something new and as of yet undiscovered.