Multiplayer Network Engineer
Company: MSG Sphere
Location: Burbank
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Who are we hiring?
As a Software Engineer at MSG Sphere Studios Interactive you
develop entertainment that's equal parts video game, amusement park
ride, and spectacle. Your production hardware is the mobile phones
of our guests and The Sphere - a massive Las Vegas entertainment
complex with 16K video, 4D responsive seating and beam-formed
audio. You build iteratively from subsystem specifications and team
objectives: first a quick prototype, then some polish, maybe a
pivot, eventually production-quality code. You are part of a
veteran cross-functional team, and you're learning from each other
every day. As an ideal candidate you bring a solid technical
foundation in computer science and a broad range of skills
including full-stack multiplayer development, AI simulations, game
logic, and control systems integration.
Join us.
What will you do?
--- Implement core multiplayer features for MSG Sphere Studios
Interactive's game and entertainment products
--- Collaborate across teams to share gameplay and multiplayer
code, best practice, and design language elements, and to improve
the production pipeline
--- Create short-term and long-term solutions for scaling networked
games through scripted and AI simulations
--- Work on multiple projects and prioritize tasks for each
--- Document technical designs and decisions
--- Mentor peers and more junior team members through code and
design reviews
--- Assure that assets, delivered by the art department in the
appropriate format(s) for integration, are promptly integrated into
code and are available for review in milestone builds
--- Attend and update in daily scrums, bi-weekly sprint planning
sessions, reviews, and retrospectives in accordance with the team's
Agile practices
What do you need to succeed?
--- Computer Science BS/MS or equivalent experience
--- 3+ years professional game engineering experience
--- Solid communications and team relations skills
--- Expertise in C++ and the Unreal game engine
--- Demonstrated ability to implement networked multiplayer
games
--- Familiarity with socket I/O and lower level protocols, IPv4/6,
TCP, UDP, etc.
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
--- Understanding of how to mitigate issues of latency, bandwidth,
and state sync, different networking models, and methods and
situations for prediction and interpolation
--- Experience working with containerized environments (Docker,
K8S)
--- Working knowledge of secure networking and of API security
--- Working knowledge of load balancing and backend clustering
methods
--- Experience with common games industry production software (MS
Office, JIRA, Miro)
--- Experience across all phases (concept to end-of-life) of at
least one shipped AAA console or PC video game
--- Interest and/or secondary skills in another key game
development discipline (Game Design, Product Management, Art,
Audio)
Why is MSG for me?
With MSG Sphere, we are creating an entirely new medium that will
deliver immersive entertainment experiences at an unparalleled
scale. Beyond a venue, Sphere is a multi-sensory platform with
experiential technology programming directly to your senses. You
will see in ways never imagined, hear with every fiber of your
being, and experience like never before. To deliver on this
promise, we are building the largest immersive venue in the world,
MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas, with a second Sphere venue
planned for London, pending necessary approvals. In addition to
building a breakthrough venue, we're building a production studio
team, a technology venture team, and a full commercial organization
to make the MSG Sphere a world class brand and business for our
fans, our artists, and our partners. We have offices and roles in
Burbank CA, Las Vegas NV, New York, NY and London.
We focus on Career Development and Invest in YOU
At MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees'
talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We
are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help
employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their
talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in
their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top
priorities here.
We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of
all backgrounds
At MSG we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary
employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual
and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age,
genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to
federal law mandates, MSG complies with all applicable state and
local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations and will
consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.
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