Now that the Xbox One is firmly planted in the minds of most gamers, even those who didn’t opt for the next-gen machine when making their upgrade purchase, you’d think that Microsoft would slowly let the Xbox 360 go the way of the dodo. Well, you’re wrong!

In fact, it seems that Microsoft still thinks of the aging platform as a viable product that can be used to drive revenue and make the company a bit of cash on the side. Understandable really, there are still more Xbox 360’s in the living room than there are Xbox Ones.

The Redmond-based platform holder is actually willing to pay people to continue working on the console to keep it running nicely for those who still play the machine that brought us the classic Halo 3, Crackdown (less said about Crackdown 2 the better) and the phenomenal Project Gotham Racing games.

Our team owns all the software on the Xbox 360, one of Microsoft’s most recognized and loved products. Our mission is to keep the Xbox 360 loved by our customers, drive revenue opportunities, and reduce running costs. We work at all levels of the system; from core OS up to the UI. Our team has many challenges and we need senior talent who is capable of diving into any part of the system, driving requirements, and delivering solid results.

Candidate Responsibilities:

– Work in close partnership with a team of diverse and talented peers

– Have a strong drive for results, balanced with passion for our customers, quality, and business

– Own accurate costing for your engineering activities, and execute with high accountability to schedule and quality

– Participate actively in the detailed design, code reviews, bug/issue triage with the feature teams

Candidate Requirements:

– 5+ years of solid programming experience in C++

– Core skills and experience with feature testing

– Outstanding technical problem solving and debugging ability

– Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

– Understanding of Xbox 360 development preferred

– Experience with networking preferred

– System level engineering experience preferred

– Knowledge of Lua a plus

– Strong problem solving skills, good team player

– Creative

– Flexible

– Self-motivated

– A proven collaborator

It’s good to see that Microsoft are still willing to invest the money required to keep the Xbox 360 alive and it’s a nice indication that firm are still supporting it, rather than just forgetting about it. Ahem, original Xbox, anyone?

Do you still play the Xbox 360? Happy to hear that your console will still be supported? Let us know down in the comments section below.

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