Get to know TribePlay 7

On August 18, 2011, in Company, HR, by Jenny
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Today i am interviewing Isaac from from Shotton, in North Wales, (a country to the West of England). Shotton is a small town with around 9,000 residents, and used to be known for its steel factory. Now people know Shotton because of its 900-year-old Ewloe castle. Isaac is a backend developer at TribePlay, working on TribePlay‘s new project, Cube Galaxy. He also helped the company do some research on HTML5. Learning new technology and tapping the talent are part of his daily life.

Isaac, why did you come to Chengdu?

I came first to Sichuan in 2007. Many UK high school graduates take a gap year, where they work or travel before starting university. I used this gap year to teach English in Deyang, though most weekends me and my friends would go to Chengdu to hang out. I experienced Chinese culture and Chengdu’s fun and relaxing lifestyle. When TribePlay offered me an internship here, I decided to come back.

How do you experience work in TribePlay, is it different from previous companies?

TribePlay is the 9th job on my working list. If you asked a Chinese university student, you can hardly get a list as follow.

I worked as:

1st job: Clothes shop assistant, TK Maxx
2nd job: Elementary school, Supervisor (looking after the kids before their parents came to collect them)
3rd job: Teaching English in China
4th job: Cleaner at a high school
5th job:Selling credit card insurance at a call center
6th job: Agency worker (sent to factories to clean or work on the line)
7th job: Bin man
8th job: English teacher for Italian students in the UK
9th job: Backend programmer in TribePlay, Chengdu, China

Though there were only 3 months in TribePlay, this is the first job that made me feel excited to come to office every day. I think working as a programmer was very different from my previous working experience. You are not just doing what the manager tells you to do. You have more responsibility and freedom.

Isaac

Isaac


Which colleague impressed you most here? Why?

Gregor’s efficiency and hardworking gave me a deep impression. Every time when he came to my direction, I closed all non-work-related windows.
Lukasz gave me lots of advice about life and relationships.

What do you like to do at your spare time?

If I’m not tired, I’d like go out and party with friends. If I’m tired, I’d prefer reading the science ficton novels.

What do you want to do in 5 years?

I want to live in China, and have my own IT Company.

Do you like traveling and where do you mostly want to go?

I love traveling. Outside of Europe and China, I’ve been to India and the Philippines and will visit Malaysia in 2 weeks. Where would I most like to go? Space…

Could you tell me of one your achievement as a programmer?

In 2009, I decided to teach myself web programming at my first year of university. After that, I made a small online game by myself which is my most popular project to date. This game had 600 players and earned me 200 GBP.

Have you ever felt regret for anything?

I felt regret every time I left China.

Thank you Isaac for your time! Also everyone check out his homepage. If you interested in the other employees join us again in our blog with another interview from time to time. TribePlay is also always looking for new talents and we offer internships in every field of game development. Check out our Chengdu Job Opportunities or contact me directly jenny -at- tribeplay -dot- com!

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Business Development Manager

On August 9, 2011, in Chengdu, Company, HR, by Jenny
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To get more commercial power, as of now TribePlay Game Development is looking for a Business Development manager to take care of our business in Europe and Asia. You will be stationed in Chengdu or Shanghai.

Potential partners of TribePlay are:

  • Game companies, media companies that are looking to outsource game development
  • Companies/organizations that are looking to outsource game artwork
  • Distribution partners for TribePlay’s upcoming Social Game projects

Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for creating and building relations with potential partners in Europe and Asia. You will get full marketing and strategy support from the Chengdu headquarters.

For more details please check the whole Job Posting on the TribePlay Webpage: Business Development Manager or contact us today.

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Looking for Game Marketing Manager

On July 18, 2011, in Company, HR, by Gregor
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TribePlay is looking for a game marketing manager for our own upcoming Facebook game projects. TribePlay offers YOU the following

  • A competitive salary
  • Good Secondary Working Conditions in an international atmosphere
  • Fast personal career paths & Self-development
  • Experience in working in an international company with international clients, Western business methodologies and mindsets
  • Education and training possibilities
  • Professional, flexible, open and fun working atmosphere
  • Unique insights in the fast growing area of Western China

Your roles and responsibilities:

  • Manage and design the initial marketing campaign for own IP games with the goal of creating a solid user basis and increasing traffic for TribePlay games
  • Cross promotion and establishing partnerships with other gaming companies or potential distributor
  • Maintenance of the Online Social Profiles for TribePlay games with the focus on Facebook
  • Building relationships with users, spreading the word through different weblogs & websites (word to mouth marketing)
  • Reporting user feedback to the development & design team

Key requirements

  • Creative, open minded and proactive person
  • Very good English skills, written and spoken
  • Passion for games and marketing
  • Marketing background preferred
  • Independent and problem-solving abilities
  • Internationally orientated

If you are interested in working in the gaming industry, please contact us today. Also check out our other available Job Opportunities. To learn more about TribePlay we recommend you to follow our blog or contact Jenny. TribePlay Game Development is looking forward to meet you!

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Looking for Flash Game Developer

On June 23, 2011, in Chengdu, Company, HR, by Gregor
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TribePlay Game Development is a fast growing company. Currently we are looking for Flash Game Developer at Senior and Junior Level for new projects. TribePlay offers YOU the following

  • A competitive salary
  • Good Secondary Working Conditions in an international atmosphere
  • Fast personal career paths & Self-development
  • Experience in working in an international company with international clients, Western business methodologies and mindsets
  • Education and training possibilities
  • Professional, flexible, open and fun working atmosphere
  • Unique insights in the fast growing area of Western China

TribePlay提供：

  • 富有竞争力的薪水待遇，五险一金
  • 良好的国际化工作环境
  • 快速的职业发展和个人发展
  • 跨国工作经验，与国际化客户接触，西方商业模式和思维模式
  • 教育和培训机会
  • 专业，开放，灵活并且有趣的工作环境

If you are interested in working in the gaming industry, please contact us today. Also check out our other available Job Opportunities. To learn more about TribePlay we recommend you to follow our blog or contact Jenny. TribePlay Game Development is looking forward to meet you!

Senior Flash Game Developer
Tasks and responsibilities overview
1. Develop Flash-based online social games, integrate them with social networks
2. Development of innovative gameplay and social networking technology
3. Working with a team of artists, designers and animators to deliver quality solutions in the agreed timeframes
4. Communicate and provide status reports to the team

Your Profile
1. Bachelor degree in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering/ Flash programming or equivalent desired
2. Deep experience with ActionScript and Game Programming, experience with Multiplayer Game Development preferred
3. At least 2 years working experience in software development with a portfolio of successfully created flash games
4. Ability to accurately estimate work and track record of delivering to commitments
5. Interest in digital media/online games
6. Independent & problem-solving abilities
7. Internationally orientated
8. Someone with a creativity, open-minded and eager to share knowledge and learn from other colleague

高级Flash 游戏开发工程师
职位描述：
1. 开发flash在线社交游戏并且使其嵌入社交网络
2. 开发创新的社交游戏和社交网络技术
3. 在规定的时间内，与原画设计师，动画设计师 以及设计者一起提供高质量的作品
4. 与团队进行充分的交流和沟通

岗位要求：
1. 本科以上学历，计算机科学/IT/软件工程/ Flash编程相关专业
2. 精通ActionScript语言和游戏编程，有多人游戏开发经验者优先
3. 2年以上Flash游戏团队开发经验
4. 准确估计并记录工作进程，在承诺时间内完成工作
5. 对数字媒体和在线游戏感兴趣
6. 独立性强，问题解决能力强
7. 以国际为导向
8. 创造力强，思维开放，渴望分享知识并且互相学习

Flash Game Developer
Tasks and responsibilities overview
1. Develop Flash-based online social games, integrate them with social networks
2. Development of innovative gameplay and social networking technology
3. Working with a team of artists, designers and animators to deliver quality solutions in the agreed timeframes
4. Communicate and provide status reports to the team

Your Profile
1. Bachelor degree in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering/ Flash programming or equivalent desired
2. Experienced with ActionScript and Game Programming, experience with Multiplayer Game Development preferred
3. Interest in digital media/online games
4. Independent & problem-solving abilities
5. Internationally orientated
6. Someone with creativity, open-minded and eager to share knowledge and learn from other colleagues
7. Colleague students and fresh graduates is welcome

Flash Game Developing Intern
We are always looking for young talents or under-graduates that are creative, independent and open-minded! TribePlay is offering internships. If you’ve experienced Flash/Flex, or you had programming experience and you’re interested in Flash/Flex，you are willing to do game developing. Don’t hesitate, contact us now.

Flash 游戏开发实习生
我们一直在寻找有创意的，独立的和拥有开放态度的年轻人和大学生！TribePlay提供带薪实习，如果你有学习Flash/Flex的经历或者你对Flash/Flex开发感兴趣，希望从事游戏开发的工作，不要等待，请马上联系我们。

我们期待你的加入，请附个人简历发送至hr -at – tribeplay -dot- com

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Get to know the people of TribePlay 5

On June 22, 2011, in Chengdu, Company, HR, by Jenny
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It is time again for introducing our employees to you. This week I had the change to talk to Max, Senior Frontend Programmer at TribePlay. Max is working for us now for one year and mainly is focus on own IP development. Soon TribePlay will release a new own Game and Max is the main programmer of this. But later more.

Where are you come from? Why do you work at Chengdu?

I come from Zigong which is famous for its beauty, salt, dinosaur fossils and cold spicy rabbit. I went to Xi’an for university education. Many of my friends stayed in Chengdu, so I visited them a lot. After graduating, I worked in Shenzhen for 2 years. Shenzhen is a city of migrants. It’s hard to take a deep root and no rich atmosphere of life. Chengdu offers people a comfortable life. I have started my family here.

What are you doing at TribePlay?

I like coding. I’m a flash/flex game developer at TribePlay.

Max in Danba

Max out in the wild in Danba


How TribePlay is different from other companies

TribePlay is in a fast-paced working environment. We have lots of western colleagues here. We sit next to each other and work together every day. We have a young team. We love to share ideas and experience.

What do you like to do at your spare time?

I become a father this year, so life has a big change. Basically, I help my wife to look after our baby or clean dishes which takes most of my spare time. Being a dad won’t be easy though.

Before the baby arrived, I liked cooking. Potatoes, barbecued spareribs and fried rabbit are one of my specialties. Games and movies (war movies especially) took many wonderful nights. I highly recommend Forrest Gump. Badminton and swimming are good activities for weekends. Now, you can tell how much you need to give up for raising a child.

Which colleague impressed you most here? Why?

Fenix and I played CS and zombie games during Friday happy hours. We like to talk about the new trend of games.

What’s your long-term plan for your future career?

I want to have my own software company. My dream is to produce software or a website which would change people’s life.

Thank you Max for your time! If you interested in the other employees join us again in two weeks with another interview. TribePlay is also always looking for new talents and we offer internships in every field of game development. Check out our Chengdu Job Opportunities or contact me directly jenny@tribeplay.com!

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Why should you come to Chengdu

On May 17, 2011, in Chengdu, by Yan
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As a girl from Shanghai, the fanciest metropolis in China, I used to be very supercilious towards any other cities except my own. However, after 2 years living in Chengdu, I must admit that I am slowly falling in love with this city and my current life style. I would like to share with everybody who is interested in relocating to Chengdu, why should you choose Chengdu?

There is a saying about Chengdu, that it has the best cuisine and the prettiest women in China. The later part of that sentence has not proven its credibility to me yet, while the first part is an absolute fact. Food here is awesome, spicy and non-spicy. If you are a foreigner, you can enjoy the main stream dishes such as Kong Pao Chicken, Spicy fried chicken, salt fried lean pork with paprika, Ma Po Tofu; Nevertheless, I do suggest to skip some exotic local tastes such as steamed rabbit head and pig nose :)

Chengdu Teahouse life (c) by wai.cheong

Chengdu Teahouse Life (c) by wai.cheong


Naturally if a city is famous with its cuisine, the life style of local people is more relaxed. Same theory applies to Europe: Mediterranean countries serve generally better food and have relaxing lifestyle than northern European. According to survey, Chengdu people are the happiest, stress-free people as well as the most open people in China. Charming local teahouses, scattered over the whole city, are the places where people acquiring the best service at the lowest price. They spend their whole lazy cozy afternoon in teahouses to meet friends, play mahjong, and drink tasteful Chinese tea. What a foreigner has in mind about Chinese atmosphere will come true in a local teahouse.

An article by the Los Angeles Times describes Chengdu as “China’s party city”. Chengdu outnumbers Shanghai in its number of tea houses and bars despite having less than half of its population. It is proven by a conversation between me and one of our designers, I asked, what did you do during this weekend? The answer is always, eat and play.

From an employer point of view, Chengdu talents are also easier to retain compared to those in Shanghai and Beijing. The living cost in Chengdu is lower. People here are more optimistic and easier to be satisfied with their work and life, which means that they are less salary focused and speculative.

If you are interested in good food, relaxing life style, low price, cute pandas and maybe also pretty women (to be proven, ;) ), this city might be put on your list to relocate. Visit us at TribePlay!

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Chengdu Jobs Java Web Application Developer

On May 10, 2011, in Chengdu, Company, HR, by Gregor
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Currently TribePlay is looking for a Java Web Application Developer to be responsible for full development lifecycle from analysis, design and implementation to testing and deployment.

Tasks and responsibilities overview
1. Develop and maintain web-applications in Java/J2EE and related technologies.
2. To be responsible for full development lifecycle from analysis, design and implementation to testing and deployment.

Your Profile
1. Good understanding of OOP and Core/Advanced Java concepts
2. Skilled in XHTML/CSS/JavaScript/AJAX
3. Knowledge of MySQL, Linux
4. Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks, like JQuery/Prototype
5. Experience with JAVA
6. Experience with user interaction design
7. Having good communications skills in English

TribePlay Offers
1. A competitive salary
2. Good Secondary Working Conditions in an international atmosphere
3. Fast personal career paths & Self development
4.Experience in working in an international company with international clients, Western business methodologies and mindsets
5. Education and training possibilities
6. Professional, flexible, open and fun working atmosphere
7. Unique insights in the fast growing area of Western China

Please contact us now. For more information refer to the TribePlay Game Development Homepage. Thank you.

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TribePlay Jobs Chengdu

On March 14, 2011, in Chengdu, Company, HR, by Thijs
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TribePlay is looking for new people. We are a fast growing game development company and have free job vacancies in different kind of fields available. TribePlay Chengdu is also always offering internships. Currently we are looking for the following jobs:

TribePlay offers you

  • A competitive salary
  • Good Secondary Working Conditions in an international atmosphere
  • Fast personal career paths & Self development
  • Experience in working in an international company with international clients, Western business methodologies and mindsets
  • Education and training possibilities
  • Professional, flexible, open and fun working atmosphere
  • Unique insights in the fast growing area of Western China


For more information please contact us at hr – at – tribeplay – dot – com or check out the TribePlay Job Page.

I am looking forward to meet you ! Thijs

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