Technical UI/UX Designer (Game Development)

Location: Remote within Canada; candidates must reside in Canada and be legally eligible to work in Canada

Company

hirify.global develops simulation games and is adapting an established game for new platforms.

What you will do

• Adapt existing UI systems for new platforms, resolutions, input methods, and platform constraints.
• Design, implement, and refine responsive UI layouts across screen sizes and aspect ratios.
• Build, modify, debug, and polish screens, flows, and interactions in the UI toolset.
• Partner with engineering to improve UI performance, responsiveness, and stability.
• Resolve controller navigation, readability, accessibility, and other platform-specific UX challenges.
• Test, iterate, and document UI changes, constraints, and best practices.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional UI/UX experience in game development, focused on technical implementation.
• Hands-on experience with Scaleform, including layout, data binding, animation, and debugging.
• Experience supporting ports or platform transitions for UI-heavy games.
• Strong understanding of controller-first UX, focus management, cross-platform interface design, and responsive UI across resolutions and aspect ratios.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with engineers, designers, artists, and QA.

Nice to have

• Experience refactoring legacy UI while preserving an established player experience.
• Background in UI animation, motion, or visual polish.
• Interest in accessibility, usability, and player comfort.
• Experience working within technical constraints to deliver elegant UI solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Temporary full-time contract for 5 months.
• Remote work arrangement within Canada.
• Cross-functional collaboration with design, engineering, art, production, and QA.