Graduate UI Developer

United States Digital Space LLC; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Annual bonus

Share option schemes

Life assurance

Private family healthcare

Flexitime

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Free bike servicing

Social activities and events

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Graduate UI Developer to craft compelling and responsive user interfaces across multiple platforms, joining a passionate team in a hybrid studio setup in the UK. The role emphasizes learning new UI technologies and transforming designs into working UI components.

You'll collaborate with UI Designers and Gameplay programmers, write well-structured code, optimize performance, and contribute to prototypes and fully featured UI screens.

Qualifications

• Familiar with one or more high-level languages (C#, Lua, JavaScript, TypeScript, AS3 or Java).
• Experience with debugging tools and diagnosing bugs.
• Awareness of real-time UI performance constraints and some profiling/optimizing experience.
• Ability to integrate assets from designers into UI.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Learn about and help to develop quality UI code across various projects and platforms.
• Contribute to, learn about and improve our codebase and tools to create UI features.
• Collaborate with UI Designers, Gameplay programmers and other UI developers to build prototypes and fully featured UI screens and components.
• Work closely with the team to understand problems and collaboratively develop smart solutions.
• Create optimised and performant well readable code.
• Learn how to understand and translate UI designs creatively into workable UI solutions.

Skills

C#

Lua

JavaScript

TypeScript

AS3

Java

Tools

Debugging tools

Profiling

Job description

the company is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, the company captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at the company are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap.

This role is offered on a full in-studio basis or a hybrid basis (minimum 3 days per week in the studio). We can provide a comprehensive relocation support package as part of any offer, should you need to relocate.We welcome applications from all, however please note that this role is not eligible for visa.

WHAT’S THE ROLE?

We’relooking for aGraduate UIDeveloper whowillberesponsible forcreatingcompellingand responsive user interfacesacross multiple platforms.Thisrolerequirescontinuouslearning ofnew technologiesand their application within the UI tech space.A passion forthedevelopment of UI components,screensand problem solvingis pivotal to deliver the qualitythat the team strives for, inallour games.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Learn about and help to develop quality UI code across various projects and platforms.
• Contributeto, learnaboutand improveour codebaseand toolsto create UI features.
• CollaboratewithUIDesigners, Gameplayprogrammersandother UI developersto build prototypes and fully featured UI screens and components.
• Work closely with the team to understand problems and collaborativelydevelop smart solutions.
• Createoptimised andperformant well readable code.
• Learn how to understand and translate UI designs creatively into workable UI solutions.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Familiar with at least one high-level language,E.g.C#, LUA, JS,TypeScript, AS3 or Java.
• Experience with or knowledge of languages' debuggingtools andhow to use them to diagnose bugs.
• Awarenessof the performance constraints real-time applications have and has at least some experience profiling and optimizing their code.
• Comfortable weaving assetsprovidedby Designers and Artists into new or existingUI’s.
• Excellent attention to detail.

BONUS IF YOU HAVE

• Knowledge of motion design.
• Familiarity with TypeScript.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players.

Wellbeing is a big focus at the company, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events.

• success-based annual bonus
• share option schemes
• life assurance
• private family healthcare
• flexitime working hours
• enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• in-house subsidised catering
• support with relocation
• Cycle to Work scheme
• free bike servicing
• social activities and events

We strive to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their capability and potential. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.

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