Senior UI Programmer

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📋 Description

• Own the development and ongoing improvement of the game’s UI systems and player-facing experiences
• Design and implement robust, responsive UI features with Gameplay, Systems, Design, Art, and QA teams
• Write clear, maintainable, performant, and well-documented code
• Build UI for large-scale multiplayer gameplay, including dynamic gameplay states, player information, team communication, objectives, equipment, and real-time systems
• Debug, profile, and optimize UI features across target platforms
• Translate UI/UX designs and visual concepts into polished, functional game features
• Establish and maintain UI programming standards, patterns, and best practices
• Create and maintain technical documentation and communicate UI system capabilities, limitations, and constraints
• Collaborate with the programming team to identify technical challenges and develop maintainable solutions
• Improve UI tools, workflows, and development practices
• Identify opportunities to improve UI usability, performance, reliability, and maintainability

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience programming video games
• 1+ years of professional experience developing game UI, ideally on a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team
• At least 1 shipped game in a UI Programmer capacity
• Solid understanding of game UI/UX principles and a genuine interest in creating intuitive player experiences
• Experience taking UI features from concept through implementation, iteration, debugging, and polish
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with an ability to investigate complex technical issues independently
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with programmers, designers, artists, and QA
• A high degree of self-motivation, ownership, and initiative
• Comfortable researching unfamiliar technologies and systems
• Strong proficiency in C++
• Proficient with Unreal Engine 5
• Proficient with Common UI, Lyra, Enhanced Input
• Experience working on live service games post launch

🏖️ Benefits

• 6.5 weeks paid vacation
• Eligible for Employee Stock Options Plan
• Flexible schedule and work location, with your choice of remote, hybrid, or on-site
• Healthcare & benefits plan, for you and your family
• 100% parental leave top-up for 16 weeks, for Canadian employees

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