D&DI - Lead Developer needed.

[Drkfathr1]

Everything 4e seems to be running dangerously late. This would not worry me if I believed they would push back release dates. I don't believe they will push back release dates.

Well, I think the books will be on time, and there won't be any trouble there, but if so much of the business plan of 4E relies on the on-line/digital features, they're going to have some serious trouble if it doesn't launch on time.

 

[WhimsyTheFae]

Am I the only one cynical enough to read this as "we think people who are excited about D&D will work for us for way less than market rate!"?

Nope.

 

[Oldtimer]

Bummer!
I could so see myself in that position - everything seems to describe me exactly (except for the C## knowledge, I've only done C# ) - but there's no way I could move half-way across the world for a job.

Or maybe it's just that today was a particularly atrocious day at work...

 

[kenmarable]

Ah, they outsourced the DI's development. That explains a few things... smart idea to bring it in-house.

- employed-by-an-outsource-company-himself Spikey

From what I read on the various blogs the outsourced were all stationed right in WotC HQ, so it was pretty close interaction. But also, from looking at Radiant Machine's website when they were first announced as the developers I was a little worried to see that the DI was their first major project and they were a brand spanking new company. *gulp*

I fit most of the requirements, but given Hasbro's history of layoffs I certainly ain't moving my family across country for a job that may disappear if the DI isn't a huge success. I know WotC has had one or more people move across country to work there and then get laid within a year. No thanks, I'll pass.

-formerly employed by an outsource web company before it went from highly profitable to belly up in one year of "new management"

 

[mhensley]

My only concern is, if they've been planning for so long, and the DDI headlines 4E, and it's only 6 months away....why are they just now hiring their in-house people?

My cynical guess would be that Radiant Machine has done a crappy job and is far, far behind their schedule. This is Plan B. Sniff, sniff... smells a lot like the etools fiasco.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Interesting. I could do it, but I don't fancy moving the family over to the USA and I'd be wary of becoming a focus of opprobrium for the DI on ENworld...

Some entertaining elements to the job advert though...

C## should be C#

UML isn't a markup language, it is language for modelling systems

C# was first released in 2000, so I doubt anyone could have 10 years experience in c# development...

 

[UngainlyTitan]

My guess would be that Radiant Initiative will deliver the initial application and during the beta phase do a technology transfer to WOTC, where the WOTC in house team spins up, gets familiar with the application and when the DDI goes live the WOTC team takes over completely.

Any other scenario where they are hiring a lead developer this late in the game = disaster.

I reckon that the full time team for DDI would be quite small. The Lead guy does most of the graphical engine maintenance and for big upgrades farms extra work out to contractors and a web developer and 3d modelers which WOTC already has.

 

[frankthedm]

Am I the only one cynical enough to read this as "we think people who are excited about D&D will work for us for way less than market rate!"?

Considering how much dragon was offering for fiction, I'm inclined to agree with ya.

Of course considering how inefficient some folks in that field are, bringing them 'in house' makes sure you can have a manager breathing down their necks so they slacking off, surfing for pron or playing WoW on company time.

 

[Crazy Jerome]

I could do it, too, but no way in hades (or whatever it is called now), even if I did want to move across country.

My cynical guess would be that Radiant Machine has done a crappy job and is far, far behind their schedule. This is Plan B. Sniff, sniff... smells a lot like the etools fiasco.

Surely you are not suggesting that someone in upper management didn't know that throwing people at a late project makes it later? I thought everyone in the 21st century had absorbed that lesson.

 

[Creamsteak]

C# was first released in 2000, so I doubt anyone could have 10 years experience in c# development...

That I missed.

I'd love to move across the country for the job, being a single college grad. Also, being a single college grad, I don't think I'd be qualified for that particular position.

Of course, Renton has PLENTY of programmers around. I'm sure someone will bite.