UI Frontend Programmer, urgently required!

Job Title UI Frontend Programmer, urgently required!
Job Category Programming
Skills Required UI / Front End
Location UK & Europe
Job Description A Top AAA games studio has an exciting opportunity to join the team as a UI/Frontend Programmer within the Programming Department.

Candidates are expected to have proven experience within a similar role. They should be an exceptionally creative problem solver, an excellent communicator, and always shows high levels of enthusiasm and a talent for creating games. The UI/Frontend Programmer role involves requires a deep knowledge of the software development process for prototyping, developing, and debugging great User Interfaces, whether this is frontend menus, in game menus, in game HUDs, or similar aspects of video-game development. The role requires a good understanding of user interface design for videogame applications.

The role will involve working on console platforms and mobile devices too.
This role will report to the Lead Game Programmer and be expected to design, prototype and deliver front-end and in-game user interface components, menu systems, and any tools or pipelines necessary to deliver these. The role also entails implementing code, and checking the game to ensure that our games are ready for 1st party certification (TRC/TCR/Lotcheck compliance).

Role Responsibilities
•Prototyping and implementing front-end and menu control schemes.
•Prototyping and implementing in-game menus and HUD elements.
•Design and implementation of tools and systems to enable artists and designers to test and iterate menu designs and artwork.
•Implementation of meta-game logic systems (e.g. player progression, challenge achievement tracking and player feedback).
•Game save system implementation and TRC compliance.
•Ensuring TRC compliant messaging and user feedback for peripheral.
•Ensuring TRC compliance for messaging and user feedback as localised content.
•Determining technical solutions to creative design requirements.

Role Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Experience)

Key Attributes:
•At least 2 years C++ experience in the games industry.
•At least 1 shipped console titles.
•Experience of the 1st party certification process (Sony TRCs/Microsoft TCRs/Nintendo Lotcheck etc.).
•Positive and outgoing personality.
•Experience in an UI/Frontend Programmer role.
•Good technical implementation skills.
•Experience on any current generation consoles.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•A passion for making and playing games.

Major Pluses:
•Experience in using a 3D modelling package such as Max or Maya, and the APIs and scripting languages these packages provide.
•Experience delivering high-quality user interfaces or menu systems.
•Experience delivering high-quality overall game structure and progression systems.
•Experience of using 3rd party UI solutions, such as ScaleForm, Iggy, or similar.

Benefits
As well as competitive salaries, this company offer a great package of benefits.

If you like the sound of this or any of our other roles please get in touch and send your CV to
amccoy@creativepersonnel.co.uk
Salary
Date posted 24/04/2013
Recruiter This job is advertised on behalf of Creative Personnel using their internal reference 11578am.
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