UI Programmer

UI Programmer – Computer / Video Games - West Midlands

Fantastic opportunity for a Programmer to join a leading AAA Gaming Developer.

LOCATION:

Birmingham / West Midlands / Worcestershire

What makes it GREAT?

• Excellent opportunity for career progression, going through an exciting period of organic growth.
• Company has very low staff turnover, Excellent sign that they look after their staff.
• Exciting and diverse projects, working on Iconic AAA Gaming projects on a variety of platforms.

COMPANY:

Based in the midlands my client is a fast-growing gaming developer working on exciting projects with a long-term pipeline of work to fuel further growth of the business and your career.

Role:

• Develop and deliver high-quality game code for AAA Unreal 4 projects

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with theUITeam to develop fullyrealisedand working gameUI.
• Communicate and collaborate with theProgrammingandDesign Teamsto assist in delivering polished and immersiveUI that meet design and technical requirements.
• Work within the specification guidelines of the project and technology, keeping performance in mind as well as working with others to debug potential issues.
• Profiling andoptimisingcodefor memory and performance considerations.
• Be responsible for scoping tasks, working to deadlines, and communicating with production if problems arise.
• Liaisewith design and production to establish achievable goals.
• Communicate with QA to help track down and fix bugs.

Requirements

• 1 year ofprofessional experience with front endwebdevelopmentHTML5/CSS/Javascript(Typescript preferred).
• Games specificUI experience including animation and a design eye for detail on layouts and usability for UX.
• A good working knowledge of C++.
• 1 year of Unreal Engine 4 experience. Demonstrate excellent understanding of Unreal Engines tools.
• Strong understanding of content structure and management code bases with the ability to quickly learn existing code bases.
• Good level of debugging skillsacross all required languages, with the ability to perform profiling andoptimisation.
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine 4 blueprintand UMGlogic and gameplay logic assemblies.
• Able to quickly create prototypes to match design criteria.
• Ability to put togetherhigh-qualityproductionUI systemsfor both single and multiplayer games.

Demonstrate the ability to..

• Think critically about the requirements of a gameUI.
• Self motivateand have pride in your work.
• Work and communicate well within a team and studio environment.
• Create high quality UML for planning the correct structure for your code.
• Create prototypes and wireframes to demonstrate intent across all stages of development,from design to implementation.
• Be adaptive and master new tools in the process if required.
• Take critique and guidance from others well.
• Manage your time effectively to achieve the highest quality results.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Coherent UI for Unreal Engine using CoherentGameface
• C++ experience producing production quality code.
• Multiplayer development experience.
• Experienced with giving and receiving code reviews.
• Knowledge of other areas of game creation.
• Experience developing for and deploying to a console (Xbox one, PS4 or other).
• Experience working on and maintaining live games.

REMUNERATION:

The successful Programmer will receive:

• Competitive Salary + Benefits
• Company bonus scheme
• Company outings & events