Lead Software Engineer

Cloud Imperium Games; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video game developer in Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to create functional applications with great usability. You will own existing tools and deliver new projects, working closely with users and the development team. Strong expertise in C#, WPF or Blazor, and SQL is essential. Join a company dedicated to making video game history with innovative titles like Star Citizen and Squadron 42.

Qualifications

• Strong technical ability in C#, WPF or Blazor, and SQL.
• Passion for creating tools to enable users.
• Great teamworking and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with users to define requirements.
• Create highly usable user interfaces.
• Solve challenging problems.
• Manage the development lifecycle.
• Advise and mentor junior members.

Skills

C#

WPF

Blazor

SQL

Teamworking

Interpersonal skills

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for creating highly functional applications with great usability to join us in The Tools Team at Cloud Imperium Games in Manchester. The Team creates a wide variety of applications and services to empower the talented developers of Star Citizen and Squadron 42, making their lives easier and more efficient. We work closely with Designers, Artists, Engineers, QA and Production to deliver automated testing, process support, data management, team co-ordination and more. We develop for both Desktop and Web using C# with WPF or Blazor backed by databases such as MySQL, SQL Server and SQLite. We also work in C++ for those cases where we need to do some heavy-lifting or integrate closely with the Game Engine.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you would take full ownership of both existing tools and delivery of completely new projects. This entails working with users to understand their needs and defining solutions; producing technical designs; researching implementation technologies; and finally delivering and maintaining a great solution. You would also contribute to improving the team's internal tooling and processes as well as mentoring junior members of the team.

What do our Senior Software Engineers do?

• Collaborate with users to define requirements
• Create highly usable user interfaces
• Solve challenging problems
• Manage the development lifecycle
• Advise and mentor junior members

What do we look for?

• Strong technical ability in C#, WPF or Blazor, and SQL
• A passion for creating tools to enable our users
• Great teamworking
• Good interpersonal skills

About Cloud Imperium Games

Founded in 2012, Cloud Imperium Games creates cutting-edge videogames that defy expectations. We're currently developing Star Citizen, a record-breaking multiplayer online space sim, and Squadron 42, a cinematic single-player adventure set in the same universe. Join us as we break boundaries and make videogame history. We publish a weekly update of our progress, along with trailers and streams of our main events at: https://www.Youtube.Com/c/RobertsSpaceInd.

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!