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, indicating they look after their staff.
- Exciting and diverse projects, working on iconic AAA Gaming titles across various platforms.
COMPANY:
Based in the Midlands, our client is a fast-growing gaming developer with a pipeline of exciting projects, aiming 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 the UI Team to develop fully realized and functional game UI.
- Communicate and collaborate with the Programming and Design Teams to deliver polished and immersive UI that meets design and technical requirements.
- Work within project specifications and technology guidelines, focusing on performance and debugging issues.
- Profile and optimize code for memory and performance considerations.
- Scope tasks, meet deadlines, and communicate with production regarding any issues.
- Coordinate with design and production to establish achievable goals.
- Work with QA to track down and fix bugs.
Requirements:
- At least 1 year of professional experience in front-end web development (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript; TypeScript preferred).
- Experience with game-specific UI, including animation and a keen eye for layout and usability for UX.
- Good working knowledge of C .
- At least 1 year of Unreal Engine 4 experience with a strong understanding of Unreal Engine tools.
- Understanding of content structure and management codebases, with the ability to learn existing code quickly.
- Debugging skills across required languages, with profiling and optimization abilities.
- Knowledge of Unreal Engine 4 blueprint, UMG logic, and gameplay logic assemblies.
- Ability to create prototypes that match design criteria quickly.
- Experience in developing high-quality UI systems for both single and multiplayer games.
Demonstrate the ability to:
- Think critically about game UI requirements.
- Self-motivate and take pride in your work.
- Work well within a team and communicate effectively.
- Create UML diagrams for code structure planning.
- Develop prototypes and wireframes throughout development stages.
- Adapt to new tools as required.
- Accept critique and guidance constructively.
- Manage time efficiently to produce high-quality results.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience with Coherent UI for Unreal Engine using CoherentGameface.
- C experience in producing production-quality code.
- Multiplayer development experience.
- Experience with code reviews.
- Knowledge of other game creation areas.
- Experience developing for and deploying to consoles (Xbox One, PS4, etc.).
- Experience with live game maintenance.
REMUNERATION:
The successful Programmer will receive:
- Competitive salary + benefits.
- Company bonus scheme.
- Company outings & events.
To apply or find out more, please submit your application now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are those of an employment business and/or agency.