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# Senior Tools Programmer

- **Company:** Hybridfrontier
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Programming Tools, Cobra
- **Published:** September 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-tools-programmer/48643261

## About the Role

team to maintain stability.You will contribute directly to Cobra and its supporting pipelines, take ownership of proprietary tools used with Cobra-based games, and promote best-use of existing tools for game development.WHAT YOU'LL BE DOINGCreating and supporting the development tools that we use to build games.Working with the UX team to design effective workflows and development pipelines.Writing user and technical documentation that evangelise tools and guide users to solid solutions.Providing mentoring and guidance to more junior programmers to support their growth.WHAT YOU'LL BRINGPassion for working on tools that will be used by many different users across a wide range of disciplines.Exemplary analytical and problem solving skills.Strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.Strong understanding of how to write maintainable systems, including structure, documentation, and unit tests.Ability to effectively manage competing demands for your time.Advanced knowledge

## Description

practice and use of Cobra for their games.STG Tools are responsible for the custom tools associated with the Cobra engine, working closely with programmers and content creators to understand and influence how assets are built, how the runtime game uses them, and what processes are used to create our games.As part of STG Tools you will develop and support Cobra with cross-project and project-specific tools and processes. You will contribute ideas for how to extend Cobra to deliver great workflows for content creators working on game teams, and collaborate with other programmers within STG and within projects to determine how the tooling and runtime components fit together. As an experienced specialist STG Tools programmer you will focus your efforts on tools development and assist specialists in other areas to understand the code they develop to complement those tools.You will work closely with the STG Tools User Experience (UX) team to design our tools and workflows and with a Technical QA


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