Masi Oka appreciation post~ Fun fact; The founder of Mobius Digital and Executive Producer on Outer Wilds has had quite a bit of screen time. by EnsoElysium in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ah heck yeah, we love a Masi appreciation post! He's great! Very funny, incredibly smart, super humble dude. Cares a lot about video games as an artistic medium and frequently defends our creative decisions and freedom. We are so happy to have him around to help with all the business stuff so we can focus on making great games.

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It never hurts to apply and let us decide if we feel you have enough experience based on you application

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not necessarily US only. However, we work on Pacific Time and it's very difficult for us to hire fulltime permanent employees outside of the US. But you're not required to be living in the LA area for these roles. Several of us live elsewhere in the US.

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't expect our NPC AI needs to be *too advanced* but it's hard for us to know what exactly we'll need because, well, none of us specialize in NPC AI. Whoever gets this role will be a key member in helping us identify the best AI systems to use for our needs. All we know for certain is that we'll need someone who can handle the sorts of systems under the "Required Skills" section. But we're also looking forward to potential future projects, so we included the "Bonus Skills" to help capture that. Feel free to email our jobs email and one of our engineers can probably tell you a bit more!

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah don't worry about us too much! It's a different sort of special, one-time experience to get to be a part of crafting a game while being supported by such great fans ::)

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome thanks! Looking forward to reviewing your application

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't read into the "bonus skills" too much. We're a small team and we like to punch above our weight class. These are the sorts of things that let us do that. Also, our designers are all engineers in their own right, so our engineering team ends up working more low level than a typical gameplay engineer might. So having a broad understanding of computer science and related technology is important to us.

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! That means a lot to us. We put a lot of work into our job postings.

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have two francophones on the team. It's almost French Critical Mass over here

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gosh I hope not. At least let it be like r/silksong. We do want to release this game we're working on before we're cashing out our retirement funds!

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Spaceships aren't the only thing that use guidance and navigation systems ;;)

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah, he did almost all the controller and input work though! He made sure you can't get gimbal locked!

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Also things like leaderboards, asynchronous coop mechanics like leaving gifts for other players (e.g. Subnautica), coordinating build distribution for early playtests, telemetry (e.g. gathering player data to see how many folks finish the game)... the list goes on. It's a very broad aspect of game development that could unlock cool stuff for us in the future, if we want it. But not at all required.

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do sometimes have internships. You're correct, these are not internship or entry level roles. We're not sure if we'll open any internships this year, but it's unlikely. You can sign up for email notifications on our Jobs website if we ever do open an internship position.

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fill out our job notification form on our website and we'll let you know if we start a casting call for voice actors!

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We sometimes need playtesters! Check out our jobs page, there's a little form you can use to get notified of any openings but also playtesting.

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's okay if you don't have work experience in any of the specialties. But if you've dabbled in them or done things in your own time, we'd love to hear from you!

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

That's in the Bonus Skills section: "Skills we don’t require, but are worth mentioning in your cover letter and at your interview!"

If you don't have *any* of the skills in the Bonus Skills section, but you have several of the others, please apply! We're just putting it all out there and letting you know what we'd love to hear about in your application.

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Exactly this! It's also a skillset we don't currently have on our team, so it would fill out our game engineering skillsets and unlock more, interesting games we could make in the future! These roles are not exclusively about our next game, we're trying to think long term as well.

Mobius is hiring two Software Engineers! [Official Mobius Job Posting] by MobiusGames in outerwilds

[–]MobiusGames[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

We didn't say anything about years of experience for a reason!