PlayStation

Core Tech Programmer

United States, Santa Monica, CA · Mid

Sponsorship not specified$141k-$177kDetected 12 days ago

C++C#Adaptability

About the role

For nearly 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology.
Naughty Dog recently released The Last of Us Part II Remastered as well as a current generation remake of The Last of Us Part I for the PS5.
We're also proud to say that The Last of Us Part I and Part II are now available for the first time on PC.

Tackling complex problems: Design, develop, and support technology in our production pipeline from DCC tools, throughout our asset management and conditioning pipeline, down to the supporting runtime game systems
Work with and enable artists and designers to create incredible assets throughout all stages of production, with an eye on constantly improving creation workflows, user experience, and performance of our tools and technologies
Extensive experience in creating one or more of the following PC applications in C++ or C#: level editor, art prototype catalogue/database, animation/cinematic editor, material/shader editor, dcc plug-ins, build tools, data messaging tools, lighting tools or equivalent software
Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

Minimum of 3 years working in the video game industry
Minimum of 1 shipped AAA game
B.S. in Computer Science and/or Mathematics or equivalent work experience
Excellent 3D math skills (especially linear algebra and vector math)
Experience with PC application programming
Experience with console programming
Experience with databases and query optimizations
Experience with a scripting language
Experience using DCC applications
The estimated USA base pay range for this zone (Los Angeles area) is listed below.
$141,400 - $176,700 USD
Naughty Dog games have long been lauded for their evocative, character-driven stories and attention to detail.

The estimated USA base pay range for this zone (Los Angeles area) is listed below.
This role may be eligible for additional compensation packages that includes annual bonus and other incentive plans.
$141,400 - $176,700 USD

This listing is sourced directly from PlayStation's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.