Senior Flash Developer

DNA Games Inc is a hyper growth start up seeking a senior flash game developer. Our mission is to deliver the most captive, viral, social and profitable games that connect people via rich social experiences online. We look to do this via superior game design and taking a quantitative approach to user engagement, play testing and user acquisition. The Company is well funded and lead by several successful serial entrepreneurs and game designers of epic hits in the video game industry. We have an entrepreneurial environment that promotes creative game design built structured by a highly iterative optimization process.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Flash Developer position is responsible for both designing and creating flash based games and gaming elements. You will work closely with the Lead Game Designer and Marketing Team to integrate proprietary marketing and design elements into games. You will be an integral part of the game development process from concept inception to launch and subsequent optimization. The Flash Developer needs to be passionate about game design and take ownership of the development process. This position is ideal for the star player in a larger and less nimble organization to define the canvas “as it was meant to be” and of course, share in a bigger piece of the success that comes through significant ownership in the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Designing & developing highly interactive multiplayer flash games for scale memory efficiency, rapid content expansion, etc.
- Actively participating in the game concept and design process
- Working with marketing and game design teams to propose unique game mechanics and elements and measure their overall effectiveness
- Developing and integrating modular server-side game logic
- Quickly producing interim deliverables such as prototypes and proof of concepts
- Proactively researching and acclimating to emerging technologies and applicable changes in the gaming and design space
- Executing effectively across multiple initiatives and projects

REQUIREMENTS

- 2+ years experience programming flash based games
- 2+ years experience in hand coding Flash, D/XHTML, JavaScript and CSS 2
- Proficiency in using ASP, ASP.Net, PHP, JSP or other framework to used to develop dynamic web pages
- Expertise in flash development work: Actionscript 2 & 3, CPU/Memory optimization, cross-browser optimization, and Javascript/Flash bridging
- Fluent in programming best practices including creating modular reusable code and performing code refactoring
- Experience in working with Facebook and Myspace APIs. Ability to design and build a flash based game from prototype to production level along with all iterations in between
- Portfolio of flash based games and sample code