Traveller's Tales have been making brilliant games for more than 15 years, with over 40 million copies sold to date. As part of Warner Bros, we have exciting plans for future titles based on the world's biggest entertainment properties - and we're now recruiting for the following positions as outlined below...

We are looking for an experienced Nintendo Compliance Tester for our QA Team based in Maidenhead, Berkshire. If you would like to be considered, please e-mail your CV and covering letter to jobs@ttgames.com.

The applicant must have:
- Proven experience with either Nintendo Compliance (with a minimum of one released game)
- The ability to work both Early Shifts and Late Shifts
- Excellent verbal and written English
- The ability to follow a strict plan and follow up on issues encountered under their own initative
- Good functional testing skills for when compliance testing is not needed

We are seeking talented programmers with a passion for games to join our Game Systems Team. The team is responsible for developing our in house programming API for Physics, Characters, AI, Networking and associated Tools. The successful applicant will join the Game Systems Team and take a lead role in developing our in house Editor, APIs and Tools across a wide range of platforms for our upcoming LEGO titles.

The ideal candidate will have:

- At least one A grade at A Level in Maths, Physics or Computer Science and a 1st or Upper 2nd degree in Computer Software related degree course.

- Fluent in C++ and object oriented programming (experience with wxWidgets and other languages is an advantage).

- Strong maths skills.

- Strong debugging skills.

- Be a methodical programmer with the ability to focus on tasks to completion and get things done.

- Be able to work in a large code base, understand code, learn quickly and produce bug free reliable code.

In return we offer a competitive salary with paid overtime and bonus scheme.

If interested, please contact jobs@t-tales.com

We are seeking an experienced console / PC gameplay programmer to join our LEGO Systems team, which provides mechanics and game systems to support teams working on our upcoming LEGO titles. The successful applicant will be working with the company's cross-platform codebase on PS3, 360, Wii and PC.

Based in the North West, the studio regularly features in the top 10 of the Develop 100 "World's Most Successful Games Studios" (2007, 2008) and consistently produces AAA titles across all formats. The long company history of 20 years coupled with its consistent financial success make this company a safe and stable prospect.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience with gameplay and mechanics programming on a range of PC/console titles.
• Experience of creating clean configurable APIs to be used by other programmers.
• Interest and demonstrable ability to implement a range of gameplay features i.e. not just audio, not just AI.
• A good degree or post-graduate qualification in Computer Science or related subject (ideally 2.1 or above).
• Fluent in C and object-oriented C++; preferably experience in other programming languages.
• Strong 3D maths and physics skills.
• Strong debugging skills.
• A 'self-starter' attitude with the ability to dive in, understand code, and learn quickly.
• An understanding of the nuances of what makes a game 'feel' good.

In return we offer a competitive salary with paid overtime and bonus scheme.

We are seeking talented graduates with a passion for games to join our LEGO Systems team, which provides mechanics and game systems to support teams working on our upcoming LEGO titles. The successful applicant will be working with the company's cross-platform codebase on PS3, 360, Wii and PC.

Based in the North West, the studio regularly features in the top 10 of the Develop 100 "World's Most Successful Games Studios" (2007, 2008) and consistently produces AAA titles across all formats. The long company history of 20 years coupled with its consistent financial success make this company a safe and stable prospect.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A good degree or post-graduate qualification in Computer Science or related subject (ideally 2.1 or above).
• Interest and demonstrable ability to implement a range of gameplay features i.e. not just audio, not just AI.
• Fluent in C and object-oriented C++; preferably experience in or exposure to other programming languages.
• Strong 3D maths and physics skills.
• One or more gameplay demos.
• A 'self-starter' attitude with the ability to dive in, understand code, and learn quickly.
• An understanding of the nuances of what makes a game 'feel' good.

In return we offer a competitive salary with paid overtime and bonus scheme.

To apply, please send your CV and Covering Letter to jobs@t-tales.com.

We are currently looking to hire some language testers for our QA office in Maidenhead for Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish.

The role consists of translating our projects into the desired language (either through Excel or through our own in-house software), and then testing the games to ensure that the localisation has been sufficiently implemented to a very high standard.

Experience/Skills needed:
- NATIVE speaker of one of the above languages
- FLUENT speaker of English
- Good spelling/grammar in both of the above languages
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel, Outlook, Word)
- Experience with translating would also be beneficial

The role does involve a lot of hands-on testing of games so knowledge of the latest consoles is also beneficial. You would also be expected to report on any functional issues you come across.

To apply, please send your CV and Covering Letter to jobs@ttgames.com.

We are seeking an experienced console / PC programmer who really knows how to wring the last drops of performance out of a machine. The successful applicant will be working in the Render Tech Team and be instrumental in pushing the development of the next-gen rendering components of the the company's cross-platform engine on PS3, 360 and PC.

Based in the North West, the studio regularly features in the top 10 of the Develop 100 "World's Most Successful Games Studios" (2007,2008) and consistently produces AAA titles across all formats. The long company history of 20 years, coupled with its consistent financial success make this company a safe and stable prospect.

The ideal candidate will have:
o Experience programming consoles at a low-level on PS3, 360, Wii or PC.
o A good degree or post-graduate qualification in Computer Science or related subject (2.i or above).
o Fluent in C++ and object oriented programming and preferably some assembler experience.
o Strong 3D maths skills and an in-depth understanding of next-gen rendering techniques.
o Fluent in Direct X or a console API, and preferably HLSL, GLSL or CG shader programming.
o Strong debugging skills in a multi-threaded / multi-core environment.
o Understanding of machine architecture and ability to write code optimised to the architecture of the machine.
o Positive can-do attitude coupled with the ability to get things done.
o Structured approach to programming with the desire to write clean, well commented, documented and maintainable code.

In return we offer a competitive salary with paid overtime and bonus scheme.

To apply, please send your CV and Covering Letter to jobs@t-tales.com.

We are seeking talented degree and MSc graduates with a passion for games and real-time graphics to join our core rendering team and push forward the development of a cross-platform engine used throughout the company. The successful applicant will join the Render Tech Team and have the opportunity to develop their console / PC programming skills across a range of platforms from PSP to PS3, while learning from a group extremely talented and experienced individuals.

Based in the North West, the studio regularly features in the top 10 of the Develop 100 "World's Most Successful Games Studios" and consistently produces AAA titles across all formats. The long company history of 20 years coupled with its consistent financial success and make this company a safe and stable prospect.

The ideal candidate will have:
o A good degree in Computer Science, Maths or Physics or related subject (2.i or above).
o Fluent in C++ and object oriented programming.
o Strong 3D maths skills.
o Experience of Direct X, OpenGL or similar graphics APIs.
o A demo of graphical work.
o Be a methodical programmer with the ability to focus on tasks to completion and get things done.

In return we offer a competitive salary with paid overtime and bonus scheme.

To apply, please send your CV and Covering Letter to jobs@t-tales.com.

We are looking for experienced 1st Party Compliance Testers for our QA Team based up in Wilmslow, Cheshire. If you would like to be considered, please e-mail your CV and covering letter to jobs@ttgames.com.

The applicant must have:

- Proven experience with either Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft Compliance (with a minimum of one released game)
- The ability to work both Early Shifts and Late Shifts
- Excellent verbal and written English
- The ability to follow a strict plan and follow up on issues encountered under their own initative
- The capacity to travel between our Wilmslow office and Knutsford as necessary
- Good functional testing skills for when compliance testing is not needed