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About Team ASOBI
Team ASOBIは、東京に拠点を置くPlayStationのファーストパーティスタジオで、PS5向けの大ヒット作『ASTRO BOT』を手掛けたチームです。遊び心にあふれたスタジオで、情熱を持った優れた才能たちが、協力しながら素晴らしい作品を生み出しています。今後も世界中から新たな才能を迎え入れ、さらなる成長を目指しています。Team ASOBIの使命は、すべてのプレイヤーが楽しめる、高品質で革新的なゲーム体験をPlayStationで提供することです。   

詳しい情報はPlayStation Blogをご覧ください   

Role overview
チームが最大限の力を発揮できるよう快適な開発環境を構築し、維持することはタイトル開発プロセスにおいて非常に重要な要素となっています。開発機材の選定や保守、ビルド環境やデータ管理の改善など開発環境の構築を技術面からサポートしていただきます。  

Responsibility

• 開発機材の選定、管理、導入と更新の計画を行います
  
• オフィスと倉庫の機材を管理し、整頓された状態を保ちます 
• 社内ITチームと連携し、サーバ構築やメンテナンスの計画を行います 
• 開発環境全体を把握し、メンバー加入時や更新時のットアップをサポートします
• 開発機材やIT周りのトラブルに対応します
• 開発イテレーション(コード変更・ビルド・テスト・リリースとデータ共有)における問題点を把握し改善を行います 

求める経験とスキル

• IT関連業務の経験(3年以上)
• Git, Perforce, Jenkins等ゲーム開発環境で利用されるソフトウェアの運用経験
• PCやモニタなどの開発機材やゲーミングデバイスに関するトレンドの把握
• Linux・Windowsサーバ, クラウドサービスの基本的な知識
• Python, PowerShell等での自動化のためのスクリプト開発経験
• 制作ツール開発の経験 (C++, C#, Maya Python)があれば尚可
• ゲームランタイムの実装経験があれば尚可
• チームからニーズを集めるための優れたコミュニケーションスキル
• 議論を効率的に進めるための積極的なコミュニケーション
• 仕事の質を自己評価する能力
• 英語の学習意欲のある方を歓迎(英会話レッスンを受講可能) 

About Team ASOBI
Team ASOBI is a first-party PlayStation Studio located in Tokyo, Japan, responsible for the critically acclaimed ASTRO BOT for PS5. The team is looking to expand by bringing worldwide talents with high skills, passion, and a playful, collaborative mind.  The Studio has a mission to create top quality, innovative games for players of all ages on PlayStation.
Want to learn more? Head over to the PlayStation Blog: PlayStation Blog .

Role overview
Creating and maintaining a well-functioning development environment that allows the team to reach their full potential is a crucial part of our game development process. You will provide technical support for the construction of our development environment, including the selection and maintenance of equipment, as well as the improvement of our build environment and data management process.

Responsibilities

• Select, manage, set up, and plan updates of development equipment.
  
• Manage office and warehouse equipment and maintain an organized state. 
• Work with the internal IT team on server builds and maintenance plans.
• Understand the entire development environment to give support when new members join the studio and when updates take place.
• Respond to problems related to development equipment and IT.
• Identify and improve issues regarding development iterations (code changes, builds, tests, releases, and data sharing) 

Required Skill and Experience 

• IT-related work experience (3 years or more) 
• Experience with software used in game development such as Git, Perforce, Jenkins, etc. 
• Understanding of trends in development equipment such as PCs, monitors, and gaming devices. 
• Basic knowledge of Linux/Windows servers and cloud services. 
• Experience developing scripts for automation in Python, PowerShell, etc. 
• Experience in production tools development (C++, C#, Maya Python) is a plus. 
• Experience implementing game runtimes is a plus. 
• Excellent communication skills to gather needs from the team. 
• Proactive communication to facilitate discussions effectively. 
• Ability to self-evaluate quality of work. 

Language proficiency

• Basic Japanese language skill is alongside desire to improve (lessons will be provided and paid for). 

「Team ASOBI」
 

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