Senior/Principal UI Programmer - F/M/NB

Role Overview

Join Novaquark as a Senior/Principal UI Programmer to implement and maintain UI/UX features and systems in an Unreal Engine-based game. You will mentor junior programmers, collaborate with design teams, and drive technical architectural decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain gameplay UI features and underlying systems
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers and GPP (Gameplay Programming) systems teams to implement in-game interfaces
• Mentor junior programmers, fostering best practices in UI systems development
• Contribute to team-level architectural and technical decisions
• Profile and optimize UI systems to identify and fix performance bottlenecks

Required Skills

• Excellent C++ programming expertise
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine with hands-on experience developing and shipping features
• At least 6+ years as a gameplay programmer, with proven experience (2+ years minimum) in a UI Gameplay Programmer role
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine's UI systems and architectures
• Profiling and optimization skills to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Technical knowledge of materials and shaders
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine's Common UI framework