CONTRACT - Software Engineer (NTD)
Redmond, WA

Job Description

Nintendo Technology Development

The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.4 billion video games and more than 700 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo Technology Development, based in Redmond, Washington, creates future hardware/software technology and researches North American-based technologies.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

* A software developer to work on tools to help both internal and external developers improve performance in their applications. The focus of the position is on CPU-related performance, both obtaining the data and visualizing the data for the tool user.
* Collect, categorize, and visualize performance data.
* Codify expert knowledge into the tool to assist all levels of developers.
* Propose and implement new features.
* Write feature descriptions into customer-facing manuals and documents.
* Maintain existing features in the tool

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

* Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience, in Computer Science or a related field.
* Three to five years of C/C or C# experience.
* Excellent communication skills.
* A passion for tool development

PREFERRED

* Experience in WPF.
* Experience in UI design.
* Experience shipping products to external customers.
* Experience reading assembly code.
* Ability to read and write Japanese. (only becomes a plus at JLPT N2).

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