UI System Programmer – Oxford (UK) – Permanent – AAA Video Games

This vacancy may offer a work-from-home start until it’s safe to work in-house or relocate to the location.

Our client is currently looking for an experienced programmer to work as part of the Tools & Core Technology team, supporting multiple AAA titles currently in development for the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms.

This role is full-time permanent role based in-house at their Oxford studio.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced UI programmer to develop a leading-edge UI creation and scripting tool for front-end menus, in-game menus and in-game HUD aspects of AAA games. The ideal applicant will have extensive experience working on large-scale codebases in C++. They will have created user interfaces and have an understanding of content creation workflow for game development.

A strong academic background is preferred (1st class or 2:1 degree in Computer Science, Maths, Physics, or other computing-related subject). Candidates with other degrees and those without higher academic qualifications are still encouraged to apply if they have the appropriate experience.

Responsibilities:

•          Design, develop and maintain the UI tool

•          Working with other team members to add new UI System features

•          Assisting with planning and scheduling of UI tasks

Requirements:

•          Strong C/C++ skills

•          GUI creation

•          Ability to write clear and maintainable code

•          Comfortable working with a large existing code base

•          Good communication with developers from all disciplines

Tagged as: UI Programming