UI Programmer (Unreal Engine)

Location: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)

Salary: $85,000–$100,000 CAD per year

Company

hirify.global is an independent game studio and publisher developing large-scale multiplayer games, including Squad and Starship Troopers: Extermination.

What you will do

• Translate UX wireframes and prototypes into shippable in-game UI in collaboration with a UX Designer.
• Build scalable, data-driven UI systems using Unreal Engine, C++, and UMG.
• Apply clear UI affordances and established UX conventions to create intuitive player interfaces.
• Ensure UI elements and input flows comply with console Technical Requirement Checklists.
• Profile and optimize UI rendering, memory usage, and load times to maintain target frame rates.

Requirements

• Professional experience as a UI or Gameplay Programmer focused on game interfaces.
• Strong C++ programming skills and deep, hands-on knowledge of Unreal Engine UI tools, including UMG, Slate, CommonUI, and MVVM.
• Excellent cross-discipline communication skills for working through technical constraints with design partners.
• A strong eye for visual layout, typography, and animation execution.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience building and shipping with Unreal Engine’s CommonUI plugin and structuring data-driven interfaces with MVVM architecture.
• Experience shipping titles on modern consoles and navigating first-party TRCs.
• Familiarity with controller-navigable UIs and focus systems.
• Hands-on UX design, wireframing, or user research experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work in New Westminster, British Columbia.
• Extended health and dental benefits.
• Three weeks of paid vacation.
• Collaborative colleagues and a passion-driven game development environment.