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Experience vs. Education: What is Most Valuable? Working in game development, I often receive inquiries about how to break into the industry. True story: I’ve had numerous mothers call me about work opportunities for their sons in game testing. One common question is: what do recruiters value more, experience or education? People have different views on this, but my answer is always: the combination of both. I love finding candidates who possess a combination of experience and education. Hiring a programming or a game design student for a QA role is ideal. They are likely to excel in the role and have a clear growth path within the business. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am a huge advocate of internal mobility. I generally prefer to promote from within rather than recruit externally whenever it makes sense. That’s why – if your personal situation allows it – I highly recommend continuing education alongside gaining relevant work experience. Most companies have a tuition reimbursement program. Take advantage of it! Study something you enjoy on a part-time basis. Internal QA analysts, developers, and artists who grow within the company make the best future game designers, producers, team leaders, etc. I went back to school after working for 15 years. That experience made me realize how much more I could still learn. And the things I learn in school on Saturdays usually make their way into my work on Mondays. #personaldevelopment #gamedevelopment

Hey Gamers! Any dreamers out there thinking about Game QA or switching careers? Here's is the scoop: For Aspiring Game QA: 1. Attention to Detail: Master the art of spotting even the tiniest bugs; it's the essence of QA. 2. Communication Skills: Practice expressing issues clearly – a crucial skill for effective collaboration with developers. 3. Patience is a Virtue: Embrace repetition in testing and remain patient; comprehensive examination takes time. 4. Analytical Thinking: Develop the ability to analyze game features, systems, and interactions critically. 5. Problem-Solving: Identify issues swiftly, but also propose practical solutions to enhance your value. For Career Switchers to Game QA: 1. Transferable Skills: Recognize skills from your current role that can seamlessly apply to QA. 2. Learn the Basics: Familiarize yourself with fundamental game development and testing processes. 3. Build a Portfolio: Showcase relevant skills or personal projects to demonstrate practical understanding. 4. Networking: Connect with gaming professionals, especially those in QA roles, for valuable insights. 5. Show Enthusiasm: Express your genuine passion for gaming during interviews; it can set you apart. Remember, the gaming industry is diverse, and QA roles can vary. Customize your approach based on your interest. Best of luck on your gaming journey! 🎮✨ #GameQA #CareerSwitch #gaming #qa #qualityassurance #students #success #developers #software #jobs #career #gamedev #skills #interviews #qualityanalyst #quality #contentstrategy #qajobs #qacommunity #testing #gamingtechnology #technology #creativity #content #branding #digitalmarketing #employee

DVA is not associated with this job posting Senior Games Engineer, Games R&D USA Remote https://lnkd.in/g_bAPZ5i The Role The Game Studio Tech Lab team is a small, dynamic team. We build focused, creative games to validate and steer Netflix’s emerging technology investments that will make Netflix an amazing destination for games of all kinds. These unique projects will be a mix of demonstrating and inspiring what’s possible with these new technologies and services while working directly with partner teams to help ensure an excellent developer experience that enables developers to focus on the fun. The Tech Lab Games Engineer will be a senior engineer on this small, senior-leaning team of multi-talented game engineers, designers and artists. This role will involve creative game engineering across a variety of technical and creative challenges to make these smaller, experimental games and projects. Responsibilities Games development and prototyping: Making fun, interactive game experiences of a variety of types across a variety of technologies (potentially including different engines), in a fast paced, iterative environment comfortable with shifting or in progress technologies and platforms. Creative: Enjoys not “staying in their lane” and able to both directly and collaboratively drive creative intent around experiments and games. #jobs #job #jobsearch #hiring #recruitment #career #work #employment #careers #nowhiring #jobseekers #recruiting #business #jobsearching #jobseeker #jobvacancy #jobopportunity #jobhunt #resume #jobopening #hr #jobinterview #hiringnow #vacancy #jobshiring #motivation #education #staffing #interview

#BuildInPublic Update from Outscal's product office: We've added 4300+ gamedev jobs in past 7 days. Gaming studios from all around the world are hiring actively for various tech and non-tech roles. We handpicked and added really amazing jobs for Game Programmers, Designers and Artists in this release. Speaking of non-tech roles: 31 New jobs for community and marketing roles from SuperGaming, Keywords Studios, Riot Games and more are on the spotlight. Improved UI: New user interface for the jobs page. Now you can see the Hottest jobs in the market with a🔥fire emoji next to them. On upskilling side: Our in-house game devs published a high quality blogs on 'How to transition from IT to Game Dev' -- A pain point for many (check comments) More working professionals took leap of faith and joined our Full-stack game development program. Will create a dedicated post around that. We also celebrated Soumyadip's job placement at CUSMAT ! All of this in past 7 days! *** Check comments for relevant links. *** I post stories of game developers, games and game studios. Follow me here 👉 Mayank Grover so that I can bring these stories to your feed.

If you still have your game dev job and are sipping on your weekend beer, I request you to hold on. We need your help to boost this post for those who lost their job in last 7 days. 2000+ game devs who were working last weekend are no longer employed and are now living on their savings. This post will reach founders, recruiters, hiring managers and game devs who are in office and know of job openings. Quickly go to comment section and drop your intro, your job role and portfolio link to get noticed! Leverage this post to give visibility to your work. If you're recruiter -- then you know the drill! LFG 🚀 Requesting Alexander Rehm, Lord Amir Satvat, Kelly Bender, Ruty Rutenberg Caitlin Cooke, Jordan Mazer, Hailey Rojas, Kevin F. Kat Craig to give this post a push 🙏 WAGMI 🙌 #games #gaming #qa #jobs #hiring #layoffsupport

Howdy friends! If you have seen my Picard quote last Friday I just wanted to clarify that it was indeed my swan song as an Associate Executive Producer at The Multiplayer Group (MPG). #openforhire My role has been made redundant and after sorting myself out over the weekend I decided to open up to future opportunities and challenges, both in the #Gaming industry but also #Tech. I have never been extremely vocal here, as I've always been hyperfocused on my work and projects. Because of this, I would love to give everyone a very public "This is me" - with the HUGE ask for everyone who has worked with me in the past years to help me with a recommendation (if possible, of course) My ideal role would be #TechPM in Online Backend systems (lifetime dream), however I am open to any #SeniorGameProducer/ #ProjectManager or #ProductOwner roles since I know I can help YOU out in the most efficient way possible. What I stand for: #Teamwork, #Collaboration, #Communication #Process #Respect #RetrosOverBlaming 👩🏫 I work with teams to find their ideal #rhythm and best #process catered for their individual needs 🍵 I help find or build the #motivation to deliver on time with focus on #quality 🙅♀️ I help teams shift from #blaming to a #retrospective culture in order to encourage teams to work better 💡 I lead by example while aiming to #facilitate and #unblock team development day to day ⁉ I work to provide clarity in the development process regarding #timelines, #scope, #pipelines and #expectations. 🌎 I am used to work cross discipline and time zones, and - despite getting older - my context switching skills and memory are still my strongest qualities. 👩💻 I really care about the people I work with and build strong and stable teams based on respect and understanding. 📖 If we have a chat, you can expect a very accountable and responsible individual, self aware of my shortcomings and always eager to learn, adapt and relentless in sorting out problems. This is likely the first and last time I'll be so vocal about what I manage to do right, and I would ask everyone who knows me comment whether I'm exaggerating in my statements 😅 I'm based in #Bucharest Romania and for personal reasons I am unable to consider moving to other countries for now - so I would be happy for any #Remote friendly or local offers (#Hybrid or #FullTime in office can be considered as I love actively getting to know the people I work with).

Calling all Game Production Hiring Managers! You want candidates who CAN PRODUCE!!! As a recent hiring manager building a team, I was inundated with candidates with little to no experience, applying for every level of Game Production role. I wanted to know if these candidates could ACTUALLY produce a game and if they understood the fundamentals of Game Production - many Producers with years of experience don't know how to create a Roadmap or know what DAU, LTV or CCU are! 😲 Every candidate who's passed my Game Production course (has a certificate) leaves with a broad set of Production skills including: 🔹How to create and maintain a Roadmap 🔹Real-world Scrum application and pitfalls 🔹How to write a good User Story and how to manage a Backlog 🔹Tools for risk assessment and risk mitigation 🔹Creating a Risk Matrix 🔹How to manage a Retrospective and what is a Post Mortem 🔹Communicating with Game Developers 🔹Bug Triage 🔹Localization workflows 🔹How to write a great Weekly Report 🔹Identifying and managing self stress Anyone who's taken my courses has also taken my assignments which simulate game development from project inception through to release. Please reach out if you'd like: ▶More details on candidates ▶Have Producers who could use this course ▶Would like to discuss Game Production ▶Need support with studio Agile/Scrum or Jira onboarding Course link - https://lnkd.in/gec77gcq My course has a 5-⭐ rating and students from within the industry, from most major studios, and external looking to transition into games. To-date nearly 400 STUDENTS have completed my courses, so I'm working hard to train the next generation of Game Producers! #gamedevelopment #agilecoach #gameproduction #levelupyourgame

Hey everyone! You know, as a Game QA, I've noticed something important. Some people think Game QA (Quality Assurance) is just playing games, but there's more to it. Let's talk about this idea. Game QA is like being a problem-solver, searching for tiny bugs that might spoil your gaming fun. It's all about careful checks and making things better, so your game runs smoothly without any hiccups. To be a good Game QA Tester, you need special skills. It's not just about gaming; it's about paying close attention, being super patient, and having excellent communication skills to report issues. Plus, coming up with new ideas on how to make games even better! So, when you're having a fun playing your game without any problems, remember there's a whole team working hard, fixing things, and making sure your gaming experience is awesome! 🕹️🔍 #qualityassurancejobs #qajobs #career #innovation #marketing #tester #gaming #social #gamedevelopment #gameplay #gamedevjobs #job #quality #software #skills #QAInsights #ImprovingGamesTogether #creativity #creative #communication #communicationskills #companies #gamingcommunity #future #futurism #motivation

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Hi, fellows! I want to share some of my experiences with technical interviews. For over 5 years, I've been professionally involved in recruiting, and for 2.5 years, I've been hiring for PC projects on Unreal Engine. I've built backend, frontend, gameplay, and network programming teams from scratch twice in different companies. The most challenging position for me was Network Backend Programmer. This specialist needs to have knowledge of game engines, go through the path of gameplay development, possibly grow into a lead role, and then master backend development, understand client-server interaction, have basic DevOps knowledge, all while choosing not to pursue management and not becoming a CTO, but rather remaining focused on coding. Or perhaps the development path from a pure backend programmer to gameplay. Often, these individuals become backend leads and then, tired of FinTech or EdTech, decide to delve into game development and start from the bottom in learning game engines for gameplay or tools. These rare talents, like hotcakes, are snatched up by global studios, making it very challenging for startups to compete with them. More often than not, networking, happenstance, recommendations, or internal growth within a company are what help. Another rare specialist might be a render programmer or an engine programmer. Typically, there are only 1-2 of these individuals in a company. In game development, most programmers want to be gameplay developers because it's cool to create worlds and see the fruits of your labor turn into a game. But there are many of them in the market, leading to high competition. Consequently, the rates for gameplay programmers are lower than those for Network Backend Programmers and Engine Programmers. After all, not everyone wants to delve into the engine and configure it; it's difficult and time-consuming. However, finding such specialists is very difficult, and their salaries are often twice as high as those of gameplay programmers. At Farcana, we've found our specialist whom we're very pleased with. Additionally, we're forward-thinking and assist our programmers in learning and mastering even niche specialties. Our Network Programmer has apprentices whom we nurture to strengthen our team. Unfortunately, or fortunately, nearly all positions in game development are currently filled. At the moment, Marketing is actively growing and expanding. Keep an eye on our career site for updates, more jobs will be posted there soon. https://lnkd.in/dvX3W35s #hiring #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamedeveloper #gamedevjobs