Remote US / Canada
Engine UI Programmer
Posted:
20 days
Programming
Full-Time
About thatgamecompany
thatgamecompany is best recognized for creating award-winning, enriching, and meaningful game titles such as Journey, Flower, and flOw. Sky is our most complex undertaking to date. It is a social network built around the values inherited from a powerful humanistic story. It is a live experience continuously evolving inside a global online theme park. We are also working on an unannounced game, look out for it soon!
If you believe games can bring out the best in us, we'd love to hear from you!
Engine UI Programmer
At thatgamecompany, we strive to create beautiful and intuitive UI, which embraces and contributes to the emotional experiences of our games. Our company is known for having a distinct perspective on what games can be, and crafting unique experiences that players can’t find elsewhere as a result; our approach to UI is no different. Our mission is to take risks in our designs, to break new ground with solutions that players haven’t seen before, and are hand-tailored towards the unique goals of our games.
We are looking for a talented Engine UI Programmer to join our UI team. This individual will develop core UI frameworks in our game-engine, refactor existing code to meet best practices, and implement new UI elements in the game. The ideal candidate will have exceptional engineering skills and deep knowledge of various UI programming patterns, along with a passion for building robust, user-friendly UI frameworks.
Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of the core UI technology stack in our proprietary game engine. We currently have an immediate-mode UI system in C++
- Identify issues in our team’s workflow, and propose / implement solutions to streamline our processes and reduce future bugs
- Improve and/or refactor many of our core UI systems, including the UI animation system, menu management system, HUD system, etc
- Help establish best practices for UI implementation, and refactor existing code to adhere to this
- Collaborate with UI Designers and various other disciplines to implement new UI elements
Must-Haves:
- 2+ years of professional engineering experience with C or C++
- Experience developing UI frameworks
- Clear communication skills, ability to work closely with other high-caliber engineers, designers, and artists
- Passionate about UI engineering and design
- Self-motivated and capable of juggling multiple projects to meet deadlines
Nice to Haves:
- Experience working in immediate mode UI systems (ie. ImGui)
- Experience working in an inhouse or custom game-engine
- Experience writing UI shaders
- Experience developing multi-platform interfaces, with varying input methods (ie. touch vs. gamepad input)
- Experience working with designers to implement and iterate on designs based on existing mockups
- Understanding of HTML Flexbox layout system
- Experience with UI design/prototyping tools such as Figma
We look forward to meeting you!
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Life At thatgamecompany
thatgamecompany takes pride in cultivating a close-knit team culture and company vision.
We believe that games should be played, shared and enjoyed by everyone. By shifting our mission and approach on what it means to create a game, we aim to nurture a welcoming environment where team members can experiment, collaborate and support each other to create truly innovative games. We value our team’s integrity, personal growth and contribution at every step.
All team members are expected to contribute to making our studio a more inclusive, positive environment for great people and great work to grow and flourish. If you feel an affinity for our work and wish to make a meaningful contribution to our mission, we would love to hear from you.
About thatgamecompany
thatgamecompany is best recognized for creating award-winning, enriching, and meaningful game titles such as Journey, Flower, and flOw. Sky is our most complex undertaking to date. It is a social network built around the values inherited from a powerful humanistic story. It is a live experience continuously evolving inside a global online theme park. We are also working on an unannounced game, look out for it soon!
If you believe games can bring out the best in us, we'd love to hear from you!
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