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An obscure posting about an open position at Sony has people talking about Sony PS3 Live. Could this be Sony's answer to XBox Live or are we simply reading into it too much, the internet is always a curious place and sometime even the weirdest rumors do come true.
Junior PSP/PS3/PS2 Network Game Integration Engineer Description of positionWe are managing all of Sony Computer Entertainment's games recruitment and the London office is a world class development studio. It has unrivalled development facilities and offers a creative and stimulating environment coupled with access to the best London has to offer in Soho.This role is to assist the game teams implement online elements in their products, and support the strategic online goals of the company. This will include writing and supporting libraries to help game teams concentrate their efforts on writing game code both for in-game networking, and for lobby functionality (e.g. Matchmaking, content download), supporting the use of key SDKs produced by the group in the U.S. creating the bulk of the networking middleware for use by the teams, and providing lessons learned/best practice for teams embarking on online projects.
As well as a having a degree in Computer Science or related discipline, and a strong interest in online gaming, essential for this role is knowledge of/experience with :
* Sound knowledge of C++ and OO methods (sound knowledge and practical experience).
* Ability to understand and work comfortably with C functional programming, both engineers and SDKs.
* Ability to work and communicate effectively with the team you are a member of, and with outside teams
Network Programming experience is highly desirable but not essential.
Skills include some of assembler, hand-held, mobile, network, on-line, tools, plugins, gba, AI, C++, PC, gameboy, PSP, Unix (Linux), Java, SCE-RT.LocationCentral LondonCategoryProgrammersContract TypeJob referenceDS7216Salary£NegThis job is being advertised by Datascope USA.