We are seeking a CTO/Co-Founder to architect and guide the development of a consumer-facing middleware technology for our gaming startup. Our product provides a tremendous opportunity to innovate and create new ways for gamers to interact and play in 2D and 3D environments and communities. We believe that creating an intuitive and deliriously fun user experience powered by robust technology is of paramount importance, and will be the key responsibility of the CTO/Co-Founder.

The current team exists of founders with experience and core competencies in sales & marketing, product design, business development, finance and operations. By recently securing a strategic alliance with one of the major console manufacturers and having business relationships throughout the video game industry, the current fundamentals of our company and market positioning are strong and defensible.

Requirements:

• Must be eager and excited to have the opportunity to build an innovative product for the games industry on a next-generation console platform
• Someone with a desire to have his/her work potentially in the hands of millions of game players across the globe
• An individual with significant technical expertise who can make high-level strategic decisions and manage an engineering team

Qualifications:

• 3+ years broad-based product development experience and the judgment to make thoughtful decisions that balance user experience, cost, and implementation challenges
• An interest or knowledge in game development and online gaming technology
• Knowledge of Java/J2EE, MySQL, C++ is crucial. maya and 3ds max knowledge a plus
• Prior experience in startups is extremely desirable but not necessary

If this describes you, we'd love to hear from you. Please send a resume and cover letter telling us a little bit about yourself.