I've been using SN Systems tools since PSOne®. IOP programming started with PlayStation®2 and from the beginning ProDG supported this, which was good news for the few IOP programmers around at the time. I quickly bought the tools and started using them, and though you would think there were hardly any users of the IOP, SN responded quickly to any problems and requests I had on the IOP side.
What really helped was the speed of their support - it was so quick that I hardly noticed the time difference. I think this is down to the well-structured Japanese support system as well as the enthusiasm of the toolmakers themselves.
Kiyohiko Yamane
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At SN Systems we have a mix of highly experienced and graduate engineers, each providing essential skills to the company and contributing to our success.
In this five-part series we talk to members of staff ranging from just-started graduates to veteran employees to see what their day entails, their background and how they feel about working at SN Systems.
Name: Yufeng Z.
Time with SN Systems: 2 yearsYufeng started working at SN Systems as a tester for the SNC PPU toolchain products in November 2007. After one year, he was transferred to the SNC optimizer team.
The more I knew, the more my interest leaned towards the optimizer part of the compiler – otherwise known as ‘the magic of generating highly efficient code
- Yufeng Z.
Name: Alex P.
Time with SN Systems: 8 monthsAt the time of writing Alex is currently 8 months into his internship and has worked in several of the development teams; Tool-chain (compilers, linkers), Tuner (performance analysis) and most recently the ProDG debugger team. The work itself is a mixture of new development and customer support.
Name: Andy G.
Time with SN Systems: 3 yearsAndy has been with SN Systems since graduating from Cambridge 3 years ago. After starting out in our Technical Support team, and spending 6 months in the USA supporting our customers, Andy moved to join the Debugger team and put what he has learned to practice.
Name: Greg B.
Time with SN Systems: 2 yearsAfter studying for a Master of Engineering in Computer Science at the University of Bristol, Greg spent a year writing some compiler testing software for a local non-games related semiconductor company. After hearing about an opportunity to combine his interest in compilers with his love of games Greg applied to join the team at SN Systems.
Name: Andy T.
Time with SN Systems: 4 yearsAndy has been at SN Systems for 4 years now, and came from a long-term Game Development background. His focus is on optimisation, which involves finding interesting ways to run the same code faster.
Could you be the next member of staff we conduct a Q&A with? If you think you can contribute to the ongoing sucess of SN Systems please visit the Vacancies page and send us your CV!