Senior UI Programmer

TN United Kingdom; Guildford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a multi-award winning game developer as a Senior UI Programmer and be part of an exciting journey in creating innovative gaming experiences. This role involves collaborating with UX designers to develop UI workflows and contribute to the technical design of user interfaces. With a focus on multithreaded systems and a collaborative approach, you'll help empower creatives and support the growth of your team. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a vibrant studio environment and make a significant impact on the next big project.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing multithreaded UI systems at a Senior level.
• Excellent skills in C and C++ with a focus on maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with UX designers to deliver UI workflows and modules.
• Contribute to the technical design and implementation of UI.

Skills

C

C++

Multithreaded UI Systems

UI Paradigms (MVVM)

Markup Languages (XAML)

Collaboration Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Job description

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PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Senior UI Programmer

We are Media Molecule, a multi-award winning game developer and part of the wider PlayStation Studios group. We have a history of creating outstanding games such as LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway and most recently, the BAFTA Award winning Dreams. It’s a fantastic time to join us as we embark on our next adventure, defining and executing the vision for our next project and settling into our gorgeous, newly refurbished studio in central Guildford. We are now searching for an experienced Senior UI Programmer to join our Presentation team.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with UX designers to devise and deliver UI workflows, widgets, modules and patterns to empower creatives to iterate upon designs throughout development.
• Contribute to the technical design and implementation of UI across the entire project.
• Champion best practice and support other team members to help maximise everyone’s potential.

Requirements

• Previous experience implementing and debugging multithreaded UI systems at a Senior level or above, within a cross-disciplinary production environment.
• Familiarity with common UI paradigms, such as MVVM.
• Ability to use markup languages (such as XAML) to structure UI layouts.
• Excellent C and C++ skills, with ability to write readable and maintainable code.
• Strong appetite to collaborate with other disciplines to explore solutions.
• Motivation to support the growth of less experienced members of the team.
• Flexibility to adapt effectively to new challenges as they arise.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, pragmatic and collaborative approach to problem solving.