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Metrics Collection and Analysis Developer

No gaming experience required
We’re looking for a metrics developer who will ensure that metrics gathering is defined, implemented and tested. Responsibilities will focus on working with the game development team throughout all phases of development to make sure metrics gathering requirements are defined up front, properly designed, and implemented. Additionally you will work from our client’s studio with the Core Tech team in Portland to ensure that all metrics implementations are aligned with the Platform team’s. You will have the opportunity to work with a team covering a wide range of skills ranging from databases, jabber backend, python middleware, C++ game integration, to JavaScript/PHP front-end work. Strong experience with large MySQL systems and Python are important.

Responsibilities:
Review and influence proposed metrics requirements and define implementation requirements
Design MySQL database schemas, logging interfaces in Python, PHP, design and refine generic metrics architecture
Work with DBA and data analysts to ensure effectiveness of DB schemas, data aggregation methods and expiration policies
Define data testing strategies, design or suggest third party testing tools, assist QA in validating new requirements are met

Requirements:
MySQL: in-depth experience with large volume data storage, database indexing, master-master/master-slave replication, sharding, data-aging
Experience with reporting tools such as QlikView, Jasper,
Experience with web based tools such as Google Analytics, WebTrends
Solid Python skills
Experience with Twisted Framework and PHP a plus

location: West, relocation assistance is available

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Online Web Developer

This positions requirements are:
Extensive knowledge/experience of javascript with Facebook development experience. Must be able to write code in Javascript!!
Junior level or better – knowledge/experience of Actionscript 2.0.
PHP is considered a bonus, but preferred.

The Clientpremier developer with an award-winning team of professionals already on board. They are working in the social networking space developing games on Facebook. Their goal is to develop games from casual to hard core. They need people from this space to help round out the studio talent.

This is a backend server side position. Candidate will be writing and editing JavaScript on the back end – to interface with the front end and other servers. When not busy creating the interface to Facebook, through Facebooks JA API, the candidate will jump in and assist the UI team with ActionScript development. Candidate MUST understand Object Oriented coding
If no Facebook development experience, super strong OO coding is required. The main theme is specifically JavaScript preferably from scratch as it shows the candidates mastering working in JavaScript. Initially the job’s primary focus is Javascripting, however, after launch (remember these type of games are always in ‘beta’), the focus will probably change by a reduction or transfer in the focus from javascripting to actionsrcipting. Action script is their primary interface. Finding the right talent for this role will help the studio fill the gap in the area of Facebooks JavaScript API and integration into their games as needed. And when not need, the candidate will support the actionscripting UI dev crew.

location: West

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