Network Programmer New

• Support the synchronisation of gameplay state and mechanics between players in multiplayer sessions to enable a shared gameplay experience.
• Optimise networking systems to minimise usage of CPU processing, memory and bandwidth.
• Enhance prediction and interpolation systems to ensure game entities move smoothly in multiplayer games in high latency/packet loss conditions., * Develop, maintain and extend current networking systems on different gaming platforms.
• Synchronise game entities and gameplay state in a bandwidth efficient manner that works well over home Internet conditions.
• Use time productively and efficiently to make every effort to meet required targets.

• 5+ years commercial games programming experience.
• Experience working on one or more shipped titles, ideally through the submission and release process.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Self-Motivated., * Experience working on networking prediction and interpolation systems.
• Experience working on Xbox and Sony console platforms.
• Experience working with low-level network libraries.

• Training Provided
• Regular team and company events
• Free drinks, fruit or food
• Subsidized public transport
• Flexible working
• Free Gym or Gym Subsidy
• Private Medical/Dental healthcare
• Annual Health Check
• Bonus/Reward Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Language Classes

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. Rockstar is on the lookout for a talented Senior Network Programmer who possess a passion for games. Working on the network team will involve a large variety of different tasks from the low-level (such as optimising the data sent over the physical network) to the high-level (such as ensuring game objects move smoothly in network games taking packet loss and network latency into account). This is a full-time, permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar's state-of-the-art game development studio in Dundee, Scotland.