Senior Software Development Engineer

Description

Project Natal is a revolutionary new way to play games without a controller. Gone are the days when gamers had to learn complex interface devices. In the future, the only experience needed to play games is life experience. See a ball? Kick it, hit it, trap it, or catch it. Just move your hands, shake your hips, or speak and have instant fun with your family and friends. Project Natal took the game industry by storm at E3 2009 and it will revolutionize the way we interact with games in the future. If you want to be part of defining that future, keep reading:
Microsoft Game Studios is looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Software Development Engineer who has passion to create the world’s greatest games. The position focuses on supporting external partners and solving technical issues. Senior Software Development Engineers push innovation and partner with world class developers to launch new franchises worthy of 1st Party development.
Duties and responsibilities:
Collaborate with external partners to solve technical issues, increase quality, and/or ensure a date
Work in small internal strike teams to prototype game features and game types
Develop processes and technology to increase productivity of internal and external developers
Evaluate, recommend, and exploit existing technology
Evaluate milestones and provide technical analysis in support of key project checkpoints
Develop in-game technologies that exploit key platform initiatives