Senior Game Engineer
PlaygigSenior UI Programmer
Playgig is a game studio founded in early 2021 by industry veterans and backed by leading venture capital investors. Join a high-growth, early-stage startup and help shape both the game and the studio as a whole. As a Senior UI Programmer, you will be responsible for driving the development and creation of amazing user experiences. This role is relied upon to solve the most complex UI challenges throughout development by utilizing research and innovative technologies to aid in the creation of and set the bar for the UI in our games.
This role tackles intrinsically hard problems and breaks complex problems into straight forward solutions. Flexibility is key and therefore able to adopt approaches to meet the needs of the team, project, or product. Time is split between coding, design, and architecture based on where skills will have the strongest impact. You should have an eye for clean and artful design, possess amazing UI skills and be able to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts, and transform them into beautiful, intuitive, and functional user interfaces.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities include the following:
Architect, design, implement, and maintain new and existing interfaces and related systems for our projects.
Work with UI/UX Lead, Designers, Artists, and Programmers to create high quality and cutting-edge user experiences.
Maintain a clean and optimized UI codebase, ensure consistent coding conventions, and help develop best practices.
Create dynamic and responsive UI that can scale and reflow to suit a variety of resolutions and localized content.
Work with the UI/UX Artists to come up with practical solutions to technical challenges and ensure in-game implementations match mockups and vision.
Acts as an expert in specific fields within the spectrum of UI programming.
Prototype and Iterate on UI systems to bring them to quality.
Executing all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering.
Conceptualizing original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks.
Oversees or participates in design and implementation of UI systems within areas of concentration.
Establishes the standard of excellence for work performed within their areas of concentration.
Acts as a mentor to other programmers and assists other Programmers with all technical questions.
Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
3+ years of experience building UI and experiences in game engines and across multiple platforms (such as mobile, web, pc or consoles).
2+ years of experience shipping updates and new features to a user base on a regular cadence.
Excellent C# programming skills
Unreal development experience
Working knowledge of UI Toolkit and/or Unreal UI
A solid understanding of interface conventions and knowledge of current tools and trends in UI development
Ability to listen to feedback and collaborate with others to come up with creative solutions to challenging designs.
Must work well in a team environment with UI designers, programmers and artists.
Experience: 5 or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills: Strong problem solving / analytical skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. A strong ability to clearly convey theoretical or abstract ideas to audiences of varying levels of fluency.
About Playgig
At Playgig, play is our life’s work.
Founded in 2021, we’re a team of experienced game developers creating worlds in which people can immerse themselves and play games with their friends. From blue-sky conceptualization all the way through launch and live operations, our approach emphasizes working closely with players because players are at the heart of everything we do.
Learn more at www.playgig.com.