getting into the gaming industry

Apple
andjdisheb

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andjdisheb
Nov 23, 2020 45 Comments

Anybody here got a job in a gaming SWE position? What would it take to get an interview and the job itself.

I know full well hours are Long and the pay is less..

thanks!

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  • Petuum
    poiurewq

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    poiurewq
    Apply to Canadian offices of FAANG
    Nov 24, 2020 6
  • Amazon
    lulmao

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    lulmao
    You might have already heard games dev is extremely cross discipline There are different teams even within engineering team itself. Roughly can be categorized into 3 big parts Gameplay(design comes up with spec, you make shit happen). , engine (lower level system support gameplay) , graphics( similar to engine team but focus on rendering part)

    Based on what you’re targeting, you can prepare accordingly.

    If no previous industry experience, make some presentable game demos in some of these commercial engines.

    Also good grasp on c++. Most if not all studio will require this

    3D math is also required. Vectors. Cross dot products. Matrices. Quaternion

    Then when you’re confident. Just apply online
    Nov 24, 2020 6
    • Microsoft / Eng
      altQQ

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       altQQ
      yes amzn and riot are on point, esp amzn on "3D math", experience/capability there will be undeniably pertinent. i work in robotics and have a lot of similar material that is relevant in day-to-day dev. lots of linear alegbra and the like.
      Nov 25, 2020
    • Nike
      MmTR64

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      MmTR64
      Just remember, its hard to get in, but you may realize you don't want to work very long hours for less pay than say, a front end pos.

      You also need to have solid understanding of math.
      Jan 2, 2021
  • Zulily
    LGlK41

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    LGlK41
    It’s much easier to get into than tech. Best tips are to research that studio’s games, engines, and to not show up in anything but jeans for the interview. Helps if you know someone there, as is true with any job. Also be prepared to work things out on a whiteboard.
    Nov 24, 2020 2
  • Uber
    sndbrv

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    sndbrv
    I’m also interested but every single position I’ve seen says shipped at least one AAA title, so I’ve given up
    Nov 24, 2020 3
    • Bungie
      EmbJ84

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      EmbJ84
      Bungie job descriptions don't require having shipped a game, but if you're looking for a senior gameplay engineer position without any experience working on gameplay feature then it's going to be a hard sell. However there are other positions that map reasonably well to other industries and you can come in as a senior to some of those.
      Dec 6, 2020
    • What’s an AAA title?
      Feb 21, 2021
  • Indeed
    bdidhdb

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    bdidhdb
    10 yoe as hiring manager in games, 10 shipped AAA titles, over 50 million copies sold. DM me for advice or intros to studios that are hiring.

    That said, I won't go back to games even if the pays was good.
    Nov 24, 2020 7