GFACE IS HIRING: JAVA BACKEND DEVELOPER

Do you have a passion for games and want to share the excitement and enthusiasm that we feel for creating games? If so, you already fulfill one of the general requirements. The job description below describes responsibilities and requirements of the opening.

Role description

· Develop and design Java backend systems for online games.

· Write technical documentation for systems and logic.

· Assists and supports testers with development and execution of test plans.

· Ensures functional and technical design meets product and business requirements.

· Helps to drive the delivery of successful, cutting edge products by working on a team with other highly talented Producers, Developers, and Designers.

· Writes high quality, high performance code.   

· Participates in the scoping and sizing of requirements using agile development methods.

Requirements

· Passion for and knowledge of Games (first requirement is to love video games, and second to understand what makes a great video game).

· Likes to work in a startup environment.

· Must work well in a team-oriented environment.

· Willing to accept and provide direction, work well under pressure, and handle multiple tasks.

· Profound experience in development of distributed, high-performance and high-scalable server applications.

· Excellent knowledge about socket protocols (especially TCP and WebSocket).

· Expert in asynchronous event-driven frameworks (e.g. Netty) and standards (JMS).

· Proficiency with web-based architectures and technologies (REST, XML, JSON). 

· Strong knowledge of W3C Standards.

· Strong OO design and programming skills applying proven methodologies using UML.

· Used Agile Methodology as a software development process following continuous integration programming, particularly SCRUM.

· Experience with standard revision control (SVN) and defect tracking tools (JIRA).

· Motivated self-starter who likes working on very productive, fast-paced teams. 

· Passionate desire to build great products.

· Education: B.S in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.

· During your studies, you should have gained some years of hands on experience in Java and Server Development.

What do we offer you:

· We design and develop games for Crytek´s free to play gaming platform

· We have a flat hierarchy and believe in team empowerment

· We offer you to join a dedicated team of passionate and creative heads

· We offer you to work in a modern and comfortable office with a good infrastructure

We are located in Heidelberg!

Interested? Apply today!

Send your CV straight to us and mention job code “Java Backend”

Email:             nils@gface.com or fatih@gface.com

Website:        www.gface.com

Nils Wachter - Production Director / Team Lead GFace Game Team
GFace  GmbH, Grüneburgweg 16-18, DE 60322 Frankfurt


Visit us at  www.gface.com

Managing Directors: Avni Yerli, Cevat Yerli, Faruk Yerli
Amtsgericht Frankfurt a.M. HRB 82576 VAT-ID-Number: DE 255298219