UI tools programmer
Rockstar Games
Dundee, United Kingdom
20 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
JuniorJob location
Dundee, United Kingdom
Tech stack
C Sharp (Programming Language)
C++
Computer Programming
Software Debugging
Software Design Patterns
Video Game Development
High-Level Architecture
Windows Presentation Foundation
Model View ViewModel
Object-Oriented Software Development
Open Source Technology
Software Tools
Software Engineering
Information Technology
Job description
- As a UI tools programmer, you develop new tools and improve existing ones for efficient UI content creation.
- Collaborating with your lead, you will have ownership of tool feature deliverables and sets of tasks to assist other tool feature areas.
- Working with the other UI tool team members, you will be asked to review other programmer's code and ensure your feedback helps to meet the expected quality levels.
Requirements
- A degree in software engineering, mathematics or computer science.
- 2+ years professional programming experience.
- Adept in C# and high-level design patterns.
- Comfortable with a wide range of code architectures including OOP design patterns, MVVM and SOLID programming.
- Familiarity with MVVM software design. Especially WPF.
- Experienced with the programming challenges related to UI development.
- Strong debugging and deductive skills., * In-depth familiarity with Rockstar products.
- Ideally 1+ published console title or 2+ years game development experience.
- Developed and delivered high level software tools to internal clients, such as a game editor application for peers.
- Adept at C++, can understand proprietary open-source C++ library usage.
Benefits & conditions
- Training Provided
- Regular team and company events
- Free drinks, fruit or food
- Subsidized public transport
- Flexible working
- Free Gym or Gym Subsidy
- Private Medical/Dental healthcare
- Annual Health Check
- Bonus/Reward Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Language Classes
About the company
At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences.
Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.
Rockstar Dundee is on the lookout for a passionate UI Tools Programmer to deliver world class user interfaces that help form the connection between the player and our games.
This is a full-time, permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar's unique game development studio in the heart of Dundee, Scotland., * The Rockstar Games UI Team is a diverse, multinational team made up of programmers and developers from across our studios.
* Working together across time zones we use our industry-leading, in-house proprietary "RAGE" engine to produce the User Interface features that form the connection between the player and our games.
* We develop our own UI tools, editors and technologies to let our UI developers realize the creative vision of the projects we work on while constantly striving for excellence to produce the seamless UI experience our millions of players expect.