Moin,
mal wieder ein paar Stellenangebote, diesmal aber vielleicht etwas aussagekräftiger:
Program Manager, Senior-IEB-MGS (753696) Job
IEB Studios is looking for an experienced, technical program manager
to build and manage a prototyping program for cloud gaming that uniquely leverage the technical assets - hardware, software, and service platforms - of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB).
You will be partnering with rock star developers („Rockstar“ ?) to create prototypes to incubate our technical strategy, validate our product roadmap, and produce content that seeds the 1st and 3rd party ecosystems with tools and technology
to get a head start („headstart“ = Vorsprung) on future content experiences.
This role specifically will be chartered with
defining and managing our console prototyping program to find new ways to add value to the gaming experience and our business. Your ability to stay focused, fail fast, and keep the team moving forward will be critical to your success in this role.
Specific accountabilities and expectations for this role are:
- Manage the evolution of multiple
prototypes from conception to implementation.
- Collaborate with creative and technical leaders and individual contributors to deliver spectacular proofs-of-concept that bring new ideas and gaming innovations to life.
- Work beyond traditional discipline boundaries to do what is needed to make progress and deliver results.
- Build excitement for the prototypes and status to all stakeholders, highlight progress toward goals and manage risks and roadblocks.
Minimum qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or equivalent work experience.
- 3+ years experience working as a program manager across a minimum of two release cycles.
- Experience with the creative process and production process for building blockbuster games.
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A demonstrated ability to come up-to-speed quickly on new technical domains.
- Demonstrated ability to work and thrive within a cross-group collaboration heavy environment.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication.
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History of shipping services software on an aggressive cadence.
Software Design Engineer, Senior-IEB-MGS (753578) Job
IEB Studios is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to
prototype gaming experiences that uniquely leverage the technical assets - hardware, software, and service platforms - of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB). This role will be hands on in
creating prototypes to incubate our technical strategy, validate our product roadmap, and produce content that seeds the 1st and 3rd party ecosystems with tools and technology to get a head start on future content experiences.
This role specifically will draw
heavily on your experience building games or applications that rely on the cloud for primary functionality. You will be tasked with inventing new ways to
make the cloud an even more valuable part of the gaming experience for both customers and our business. Your ability to deliver spectacular results on continually evolving hardware, software, and service platforms will be critical to your success in this role.
Specific accountabilities and expectations are:
- Researching and developing technology and systems that will be at the core of our next wave of innovation.
- Design and oversee the development of solid, well-architected systems that allow for fast iteration.
- Lead the architecture and implementation of core technology.
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Take the lead in delivering key game play features in cooperation with other developers, designers, and program managers.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of professional experience working as a senior software engineer
- Strong technical background in services
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Demonstrated experience designing scale distributed systems
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Experience with Azure or other cloud computing systems
- Excellent design, implementation, and debugging skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities
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History of shipping services software on an aggressive cadence
Das alles heißt für mich dreierlei.
- MS will in der Lage sein schnell auf Veränderungen zu reagieren („Shipping […] on an aggressive cadence“).
- Die X3 wird verstärkt auf die „Cloud“ setzen
- MS ist dabei Dev. Kits herzustellen
Quellen:
http://www.microsoft-careers.com/job/Redmond-Program-Manager,-Senior-IEB-MGS-%28753696%29-Job-WA-98052/1233788/
http://www.microsoft-careers.com/jo...Senior-IEB-MGS-(753578)-Job-WA-98052/1235581/