*Filled* [PAID] Lead Programmer for 2D Game

Job Title: Lead Programmer

Location: Remote
Status: Full-time contractor. Part-time contracting also available.
Payment: Include monthly salary reqs. with application. Sent weekly via Paypal (USD), with upfront initial payments.
Start date: ASAP

Description:
Oceanaut Studios is seeking a lead programmer experienced in Torque Game Builder for our current title in development, a 2D casual/core game with rpg, strategy, and sim elements.

Responsibilities:
You will be working with the designer to develop our specifications into a prototype and into a polished product ready for publication (web portals).

General skills:
Good knowledge of the development process
Proactively identify and solve problems
Highly motivated, creative thinker

Technical summary:
Tile-based, overhead game map, simple point-and-click gameplay, no physics, some pathfinding, some AI.



Studio background:
Oceanaut is a privately funded independent game developer dedicated to creating unique, challenging, and immersive experiences for the casual and core gaming communities. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, we draw from a diverse background in cognitive psychology and literary theory, and are currently developing our first product for 2009.

We work from a virtual office and believe in the ingenuity of small teams building the games they would want to play. Our promise to our fellow team members is excellent communication, prompt payment, the business and marketing talent to ensure your work gets the attention it deserves, and interesting projects driven by first-class writing.


If interested, please send your resume and salary requirements to brandon [at] oceanautstudios [dot] com.

Thanks for your consideration, Brandon Alter.

www.oceanautstudios.com