Server Programmer

Join Constellation!

Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North America’s best cities.

With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry, we’d love to hear from you!

Your Daily Life at Bethesda Game Studios

As Server Programmer, you will...

• Work with other programmers to architect and refine game systems (client-server networking optimization, integration with backend services, data authority management, game persistence, etc.)
• Work with designers, artists and other personnel involved in the development of products as required
• Test and refine code and systems throughout the development cycle of the project
• Write clear, maintainable, portable code
• Accurately estimate your schedules and deliver high quality work products to that schedule

What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• You have excellent C++ knowledge
• You have at least 5 years of professional software development experience writing client-server and/or peer-to-peer game applications
• You have experience with multithreaded programming
• You are an expert with network programming and optimization
• You have excellent analytical and mathematical skills
• You have strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving ability

Bonus Skills

• You have a passion for gaming and a working knowledge of products
• You have experience with testing frameworks
• You have experience optimizing code for memory and CPU utilization
• You have strong familiarity with Bethesda Game Studios games

Server Programmer - The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $75,000 - $160,000 per year.

ZeniMax has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate’s primary work location. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

At ZeniMax certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, such as merit increases and discretionary bonuses. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are not guaranteed. Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with ZeniMax and the country work location. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others.

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