Senior UI Programmer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior UI Programmer (Gamedev): Responsible for core UI features and supporting collaborative development between programmers, designers, and artists with an accent on envisioning, planning, refactoring, and implementing new features. Focus on optimizing and fixing bugs in new and legacy systems, integrating backend systems, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams.

Location: Onsite in Cary, United States

Company

hirify.global spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally, making award-winning games and engine technology.

What you will do

• Envision, plan, refactor and implement new features with a systemic approach like hud widgets, hud markers, minimap, mission flow, activity feed, conversation/interaction menus and more
• Write robust, maintainable code with a focus on generic modularization and the future
• Optimize and fix bugs in new and legacy systems
• Integrate backend systems in support of the player experience
• Collaborate with the cross-disciplinary team on cutting-edge features that support player experiences in our game and potentially across the Fortnite ecosystem
• Work closely with art and design leads to ensure that UI meets aesthetic and functional requirements

Requirements

• Exceptional C++ programming skills
• Experience developing features for games across multiple platforms
• Significant experience developing online multiplayer games or other interactive real-time technology applications with a strong online component
• Interest in social, frontend, and gameplay-adjacent areas of game development
• Ability to empathize with users and to balance the inherent tradeoffs in developing with great user experiences in mind
• Strong teamwork and cross-discipline collaboration skills, including the ability to deliver and respond to constructive feedback

Nice to have

• Unreal Engine development experience preferred

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents
• Throughout the year celebrate employees with events and company-wide paid breaks
• Offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical