CCP is looking for a Senior Localization Engineer to specifically work on our Localization and Market Expansion Team who will be a key member in taking us to new markets and languages, supporting our day to day localized releases, and continued development of our underlaying pipeline for translations. You will be working on the trailblazing AAA MMO EVE Online out of our brand-new studio based in the melting pot of innovation in beautiful Reykjavík, Iceland.
As a Senior Localization Engineer, you will be working on a hybrid development and publishing team responsible for creating, maintaining and growing the localized experience of EVE Online. This role will be integral to support the capabilities of maintaining a multi language localized game, improving the localized experiences for all existing languages, taking us to new regions and languages, and ultimately ensuring a high quality localized experience for our players
You are:
- A strong engineer able to lead and own the engineering tasks and responsibilities on a multi-disciplined localization team
- An expert in identifying problems, finding and implementing creative solutions, and serving the best experience needed for the project
- Experience with modern software development technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and RabbitMQ
- High level of knowledge in developing in a micro service based environment
- A great communicator; able to communicate requirements and estimate scope of work with the ability to speak to all members of the team in a dynamic and diverse culture
- Able to gather technical requirements from non-technical people; many of our customers are internal or with vendors
- Highly organized and not afraid of trying out new things
- A customer centric team player
Your tasks:
- Responsible for the engineering tasks and ownership for your teams including quality of code, validity of solutions, and service for the team and our players
- Support the needs of your dedicated development team, our translators, localization vendors, and localization specialists in order to enable us to create the highest quality localized experience possible
- Apply effective engineering methodologies and best practices to help ensure the highest possible quality with maximum efficiency
- Lead other programmers by example and mentorship to determine appropriate systems and solutions to serve the project
- Prioritize and breakdown tasks among the project and engineers on the team to meet deadlines while documenting and following best practices
- Foster a collaborative environment with other engineers and members of the team in order to deliver the best features possible to our players
You have:
- Minimum of 5 years experience in a Software Development position
- Minimum of 3 years experience working within a localized product and those systems
- Excellent programming and debugging skills with experience in Python
- Solid understanding of micro service development process and methodology
- Firm technical knowledge of client, server and databases to partner with Tech Directors to advocate the unified tech direction of the game
- Fluent in English, verbal and written
- Great passion for games; you not only understand games but love to play them
What we can offer you:
- The inspiring challenge of working on the award winning MMO EVE Online in cooperation with amazingly talented and ambitious co-workers
- A multicultural work environment that encourages growth, creativity and innovation
- Double work station setup and flexible work environment
- An active fun division that hosts regular events
- An excellent canteen that offers a weekly breakfast and lunch menu as well as drinks and snacks
- Discretionary quarterly and annual performance sharing plan
- Annual sports grant
- Bi-annual mobile phone grant as well as a mobile usage package
- Home internet
- A conditional monthly transportation grant
- Work environment that focuses on employee well-being
- On-site doctor, free of charge as well as other on-site services at a discounted price
- Relocation Package
