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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, Tools and UX - **Company:** LEGO Digital Play - **Location:** London, UK - **Salary:** £56,994.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Profiling, Software Debugging, Software Engineering, Software Technical Review, Information Technology, Codebase, Api Design - **Published:** July 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5805269124 ## About the Role * Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, STEM field or equivalent practical experience. * Expert C/C++ skills with experience working in large codebases, and the ability to remain hands-on in implementation, debugging, profiling and shipping. * Deep experience extending engine editors at plugin or source level, with a track record of shipping artist tooling at native SDK depth. * Familiarity with both immediate mode and retained mode GUI implementations. * Experience building in-viewport interaction such as gizmos, manipulators and brushes, alongside panels and property editors. * Shipped artist-facing tools where feel was part of the acceptance criteria. * Fluency with modern AI tooling across development and the work around it, using it to move faster while retaining the judgement to catch its failures and stand behind the quality of what ships. * Strong communication and collaboration skills, working as comfortably with artists as with engineers. * Comfort operating in early-stage environments w Preferred Qualifications * Experience at an engine, DCC or creative tools vendor where the creation tools were the product. * Experience with geometry-heavy interactive systems such as sculpting, painting, modelling or procedural tools. * Experience with multiple engines. * Experience using and extending a DCC application. ## Description * Build the editor tools at the heart of LDP's creator platform, from first concept through shipping and iteration. * Design and implement in-viewport interaction, including gizmos, manipulators, brushes and modal tools, so that creating in LDP feels direct and immediate. * Extend editor frameworks at plugin or source level, delivering performant toolsets for artist-grade content creation. * Engineer for feel, treating responsiveness, interaction fidelity and iteration speed as engineering acceptance criteria. * Work directly with technical artists and artists to inform and iterate on the toolset, and to identify and reduce friction, shipping improvements quickly. * Partner with AI scientists to render research into usable tools. * Contribute to platform standards for tool frameworks, asset standards and API design, working with platform engineers to keep the wider system interoperable and reliable. * Build safety, brand integrity and IP controls into the tools by design. * Raise the technical bar through design and code reviews and communicate trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical partners across LDP. * Uphold open collaboration across the team, keeping work visible and presenting it as it evolves. ## Related Videos - [Getting to Know Your Legacy (System) with AI-Driven Software Archeology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1437-getting-to-know-your-legacy-system-with-ai-driven-software-archeology) - [Profiling Symfony & PHP apps with Blackfire](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/265-profiling-symfony-php-apps-with-blackfire) - [API Design - Getting Started](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/33-api-design-getting-started) - [Building Developer Experience - Brick by Brick](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1461-building-developer-experience-brick-by-brick) - [Why your codebase lies to AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100281-why-your-codebase-lies-to-ai) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Dapr / Pixels and Generative Art / Open Source and Communities / and more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1720-wearedevelopers-live-dapr-pixels-and-generative-art-open-source-and-communities-and-more) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 129 - Now that's what I call private data!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/468-dev-digest-129-now-that-s-what-i-call-private-data) - [Dev Digest 118 - not a total recall](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/452-dev-digest-118-not-a-total-recall) - [Dev Digest 112 - The True Crime of AI Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/421-dev-digest-112-the-true-crime-of-ai-development) - [Dev Digest 113 - Debugging above the cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/422-dev-digest-113-debugging-above-the-cloud)