Senior UI Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for a highly talented, motivated, and experienced person to work with us on XDefiant, a new multiplatform online multiplayer action game based in our San Francisco studio. XDefiant is a free-to-play, fast-paced arena shooter that combines intense combat with personalized loadouts and specialized factions, as teams of battle for domination.

As a Senior UI Engineer you'll be working with the Snowdrop engine to make XDefiant's user interface look the absolute best. You'll also be helping guide the UI team, developing and expanding Snowdrop's systems, and educating UI developers on how to get the most of the engine. Your contributions will make sure that the first things our players see are beautiful, clean, and performant. You will be a key part of a small, collaboration-oriented team where you will have the opportunity to contribute in meaningful ways.

You'll also be part of the diverse Ubisoft San Francisco team. We embrace a variety of work situations based on what is best for the team, and we welcome people working in our SF office, remotely within the continental US, or some combination of the two. We put a priority on supporting our team members and what makes them happiest and most productive.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Design and architect UI systems and frameworks
• Collaborate with artists and designers in delivering world-class user interface systems
• Profile and optimize interface code and screens
• Design and implement UI screens and components in C++
• Design and implement client-side UI logic
• Collaborate with the Presentation Director to develop UI designs
• Collaborate with the UI designers to develop the user experience
• Mentor more junior UI engineers and designers

Qualifications

WHAT YOU'LL BRING
• Senior level of programming experience
• Strong C/C++ programming skills
• Shipped at least 2 games as UI engineer for PlayStation, Xbox, PC, or MacOS
• Developed games on game consoles and PC/Mac
• Previous collaboration with designers and artists to implement the vision of the game

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjpvv1-3-15-151-234-42 in your application.