Tech Programmer (C++)

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Computers are your hobby and you cannot imagine life without them. Ideally you also have a soft spot for PC games since your childhood and have fond memories of your (numerous!) sleepless nights playing them in a dark room as a kid. If you are this guy or gal, then GOG.com will feel like home to you ;)
As a Tech Programmer, you will be working closely with our Lead Programmer on a wide range of technical tasks, from simple fixes to complex solutions, including those related to the GOG Galaxy project - our truly gamer-friendly, global online gaming platform.

Responsibilities:

• Creating tools and scripts to support the wide array of the Tech Team’s tasks and projects.
• Creating and maintaining the GOG.com installer.
• Planning projects and making sure that the deadlines are met.
• Fixing games (finding workarounds, troubleshooting, doing research etc.).
• Making our games compatible with the GOG Galaxy Client.

Job Requirements:

• Good knowledge of Python, C++.
• Excellent computer knowledge (power user).
• Knowledge about games (old and new), or even better, being ridiculously passionate about them.
• Attention to detail (include the word “big bug” in your application).
• Solid written & spoken English skills.
• Ability to handle challenges with a pro-active attitude.
• A friendly temperament will not hurt. ☺

Pluses:

• Good knowledge of Assembler.
• Good knowledge of DirectX and/or OpenGL.
• Knowledge of how PC games work.

What we offer:

• A unique opportunity to enter a booming industry and to influence the future of digital distribution.
• A gamer’s paradise where you will be surrounded by games - living & breathing them!
• A great, laid-back work atmosphere in our office based in Warsaw, Poland.
• The chance to work in an international environment with exceptional experts.
• A Profit Sharing Program after 6 months of work, where employees share 10 % of GOG.com's net profit (paid out once a year).
• Access to a health care and sport activities package.
• A full-time job in our Warsaw, Poland headquarters.
• A relocation package for foreigners as well as assistance from our HR throughout the whole process.
• Polish lessons should you need them.
• Frequent social activities, free fruits, an in-house cantina, and other goodies are a standard.
• Free access to CD PROJEKT RED & GOG.com games.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, please submit your CV and cover letter (both in English) here.

Please be informed that we reserve the right to contact only selected applicants. The hired individual will need to work in-house, in our office based in Warsaw, Poland.

Please also include the following statement with your application: "I hereby consent to the processing of my vital and personal data in so far as this is required under the current as well as future recruitment campaigns conducted by GOG Poland Sp. z o.o., with headquarters in Warsaw, Jagiellońska 74 street, in accordance with the Act of August 29, 1997, on the Protection of Personal Information (JoL no. 133, item 883)."

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