Flash/Flex, ActionScript Engineer – San Francisco, CA

Flash/Flex, ActionScript Engineer (platform)

Full-time

Salary: Competitive

This company is looking for a Adobe Flash/Flex, ActionScript Engineer whose interested in the technology behind software to enhance their gaming software system (i.e., the role will focus on web development technologies behind the software rather than the games).They will be doing design, implementation, unit test and delivery of new onlinegame presentation platform features.

In this position, you will apply knowledge of Adobe Flash/Flex, ActionScript and web development technologies  to enhance their gaming system, assume ownership of key product components and provide technical leadership for projects and project teams through successful project completion. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, unit test and delivery of new media and online game presentation platform features. Hard core programming skills needed.

Responsibilities

·         Become an expert in technical aspects of the product components

·       · Develop creative solutions and provide input to technical design documents

·         Provide work estimates for proposed projects

·         Cross-train developers on product features that are implemented

·         Perform hands-on software design and development in ActionScript, Flash/Flex and JavaScript

·         Develop and execute unit tests for product components

·         Encourage innovation of process and creative development methodologies

·         Perform peer code reviews and provide feedback

·         Promote high quality and timely completion of projects

·         Work with geographically distributed teams

Qualifications

·         BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree required

·         3  years of software development experience with emphasis on user-oriented development

·         Expertise in Flash-based technologies with 2+ years of ActionScript programming experience.

·         In depth knowledge of software engineering and object-oriented programming principles.

·         Experience with design patterns and refactoring.

·         Experiences in building Rich Internet Applications with custom components and libraries in AS3(Game development is a plus).

·         Experience in Actionscript debugging, Flash CPU/Memory optimization, Cross-browser compatibility.

·         Working knowledge with Flex MXML.

·         Familiarity and past work experience with design specification methodologies (Use Cases, UML)

·         Experience with open source web technologies such as Ant

·         Experience with Test Driven Development and unit testing is helpful

·         Exposure to ActionScript 1.0/2.0 is a plus.

·         Exposure to other object-oriented programming languages (C++, C# and/or Java)
Send resume and salary requirements to kaira @ lighthousemg.com