Senior UI/UX Tools Programmer

Larian Studios; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading game development studio is seeking a Senior UI/UX Tools Programmer to enhance tool workflows and frameworks for high-quality role-playing games. Responsibilities include the design, implementation, and maintenance of UI/UX standards across tools, with a focus on C# and WPF. The ideal candidate has extensive experience mentoring engineers and optimizing performance, ensuring cohesive UX across a large codebase. This is a full-time, on-site role in Barcelona offering a collaborative environment with a commitment to creativity.

Servicios

Collaborative environment

International team

Experienced management team

Formación

• Extensive experience in C# with deep knowledge of application architecture.
• Proven expertise building complex desktop applications using WPF.
• Ability to mentor engineers on UI architecture and best practices.

Responsabilidades

• Own the design, implementation, and maintenance of UI/UX standards across internal tools.
• Architect and develop core C#/WPF frameworks, controls, and reusable components.
• Collaborate with designers and technical leadership to align tool workflows.

Conocimientos

C#

WPF

UI/UX standards

Mentoring

Communication Skills

Performance Profiling

Descripción del empleo

With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Senior UI/UX Tools Programmer to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, and maintenance of UI/UX standards, patterns, and style guidelines across all internal tools.
• Own the long-term UI/UX vision while delivering iterative improvements aligned with production schedules.
• Architect and develop core C#/WPF frameworks, controls, and reusable components to ensure consistency and efficiency across the toolset.
• Collaborate closely with designers, feature teams, and technical leadership to align tool workflows with user needs and production goals.
• Evaluate, refactor, and modernize existing tools to improve usability and performance without disrupting ongoing development.
• Provide technical mentorship for engineers contributing to UI-related features, ensuring adherence to established guidelines and best practices.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in C# with deep knowledge of application architecture.
• Proven expertise building complex desktop applications using WPF, including XAML proficiency, custom controls, data binding, MVVM, and styling/theming.
• Ability to mentor engineers on UI architecture and best practices; comfortable driving technical standards for layout, styling, and component reuse.
• Strong communication skills for articulating design rationale.
• Competence with performance profiling, memory analysis, and rendering optimization inside WPF applications.
• Experience defining, documenting, and enforcing UI/UX standards across a multi-tool ecosystem.
• Ability to design consistent interaction patterns, visual language, layout systems, and accessibility principles for technical tools.
• Experience collaborating with designers, technical leads, and feature teams to maintain cohesive UX across a large codebase.
• Familiarity with game engine pipelines, content-creation workflows, and toolchain constraints (asset editors, scene tools, debugging utilities, etc.).
• This is a full-time, on-site role, requiring your presence in the office to support collaboration and creativity.

Nice to have

• Experience integrating tools with backend services, asset pipelines, or distributed systems.
• Prior work with automated UI testing or telemetry systems for monitoring tool usage patterns.

What we offer

• An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios around the world, each of which have their own unique qualities, and maintain a small-studio feel.
• An open, collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged.
• A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields.
• Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues.
• Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees.
• Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback.