Career Spotlight: Indoor Soccer!

It’s no surprise that we here at Storm8 love games - we love making them, we love playing them. After creating great games like iMobsters and Dragon Story, we sometimes opt for a physical sport as an outlet for our creative energies! After our incredibly productive softball season (1-9 record!), we ran out to World Cup Indoor Soccer Club in South San Francisco for some fieldwork!

We took it easy on ourselves because it was our off-season, so teams of five would sub in after a goal was scored. It felt great to get out into an open space for some hi-speed action, running around and errantly slide tackling each other! In our next soccer session, we’ll be working on more advanced techniques like bicycle kicks and bending it like Beckham. 

We work together, we play together - this is one of the foundations of Storm8’s company culture. Whether we’re crunching towards a deadline, watching our dogs chase each other around the office, or getting out of the building for a bite, drink, or game, our days are just like a soccer match: we’re always setting each other up to score a goal.

If you’d like to lace up some cleats and join us for our next Soccer Session, come work and play with us at Storm8! We have tons of positions open, such as UI Engineer, Software Engineer, Graphics Engineer, and Head of Business Development. Read more about these positions at our website, or below the jump!

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UI Engineer

Responsibilities:

• A passionate UI Engineer with a unique blend of technical and a designer eye.
• Well versed in Javascript, html, and CSS.
• Experience with Objective-C, Java, and xCode a huge plus.
• Photoshop skills are a plus.
• Experience with Mobile/Social gaming.
• A good knowledge of game usability and design.

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate degree, preferably in Computer Science or Digital Media/Art.
• Ability to multi-task & juggle multiple projects.
• Effectively manage a project from concept to completion in a timely manner.
• A strong communicator and team-player who collaborates and helps others.
• Passionate about front-end development and design.

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Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable technologies for our gaming platforms.
• Code and develop features such as in-app purchase and animations.
• Promote code maintainability, extensibility, and reusability.
• Enforce code quality through code reviews and unit tests.
• Aggressively collect, analyze, and respond to data related to product performance.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, graphics, and game design teams to define our next generation games.

Qualifications:

• Ability to solve complex problems with simple and optimal solutions.
• Jedi coding abilities; writing clean, maintainable, bug-free code.
• Ability to learn different technologies and programming languages quickly.
• Strong empathy for users.
• Game development experience is a plus.
• B.S. Computer Science or equivalent quantitative field preferred.

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Graphics Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Code in Objective-C primarily and develop features that uses the iPhone and Android SDK, such as in-app purchase and animations.
• Design and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable technologies for our gaming platform.
• Promote code maintainability, extensibility, and reusability.
• Enforce code quality through code reviews and unit tests.
• Aggressively collect, analyze, and respond to data related to product performance .
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, graphics, and game design teams to define our next generation games.

Qualifications:

• Significant expertise in creating games with OpenGL.
• Experience with 2D/3D graphics, OpenGL ES, EGL.
• At least 6 years of software development experience.
• Strong empathy for users.
• Good problem solving and debugging skills.
• Game development experience is a plus.
• B.S. Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred.

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Head of Business Development

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain a deep network of contacts in all major mobile gaming markets at a wide variety of companies.
• Nurture and grow relationships with companies to understand their strategic direction to evaluate how they align with Storm8 goals.
• Apply insights and emerging mobile business trends to build the business case for potential deals and partnerships.
• Identify business opportunities through a deep understanding of the mobile gaming industry worldwide.
• Identify opportunities, lead the evaluation process by gathering and presenting relevant data to Executive team to build and support the business case.
• Negotiate the business terms, including revenue sharing, promotional support, development costs for porting, and ongoing product updates.
• Work with legal to prepare contracts that comply with company policies and protect Storm8 IP.
• Track and communicate progress on deal closure and performance after execution.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated and current understanding of the mobile gaming industry worldwide. Prior experience working in a high-growth, gaming companies a plus.
• 2+ years of experience in the mobile gaming industry.
• Extensive knowledge of legal contracts and negotiating techniques.
• Successful track record of building profitable business relationships.
• Ability to promote Storm8 effectively to industry leaders and potential partners worldwide.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong working relationships internally and externally.
• Excellent communicator, both verbal and written.
• Experience pitching and presenting.
• Ability to work closely with product development teams.