Jobs at Highdive

Develop and maintain the core game engine, design low-level systems, integrate Epic Games and other vendor technologies, and solve complex technical and performance problems. The role focuses on streaming, serialization, CPU/GPU/memory optimization, profiling, and load times. The programmer will contribute as a versatile engine-development generalist, stay current with game technology, use AI/LLM tools, and collaborate with international teams.

Develop and oversee game UI systems, including menus, HUDs, and tools, across platforms using C++ and Unreal Engine 5. Collaborate with designers, artists, animators, and audio teams to integrate interfaces, optimize performance and memory usage, and ensure accessibility, localization, and strong UX. Prototype solutions, troubleshoot technical limitations, respond to cross-functional feedback, and apply modern UI frameworks and AI/LLM tools.

Lead and manage the VFX team to design, scope, and deliver stylized VFX assets for a UE5 AAA project. Collaborate with Art Directors and cross-disciplinary teams, set up outsourcing pipelines, mentor artists, track tasks via tools like JIRA, and contribute to asset creation and documentation.

Leads the overall UI/UX vision and player experience for a complex console and PC game. Defines interaction architecture, navigation, design systems, accessibility standards, and quality benchmarks while guiding implementation from prototype through polish. Collaborates across game design, art, engineering, narrative, research, and production; validates decisions through playtests and research; mentors designers; and influences senior stakeholders without direct people-management responsibility.

Design and build level layouts and systemic/world moments; collaborate with writers, artists, and engineers; run map reviews; document and present level design content; create hand-crafted set-pieces and emergent AI-driven experiences to ensure cohesive, immersive gameplay.

Lead exploratory analysis of player behaviour, build dashboards and visualizations, partner with designers/UX/engineers, translate analytical needs into pipeline requirements, maintain AI-powered tooling, monitor KPIs, and surface actionable insights to guide game design.

Collaborate with Art Lead, Art Director, Level Designers, Tech Art and Engineering to create realistic, optimized game environments in Unreal Engine 5. Define environment theming, iterate on gameplay-driven layouts, use procedural and modular tools, set performance/memory budgets, and coordinate with outsourcing teams to deliver high-quality environment assets.

Lead and mentor a local content-focused technical team to ensure data quality, technical feasibility, and scalability of AAA game development using Unreal Engine. Collaborate with cross-functional and international teams, troubleshoot complex issues, drive innovation, and manage project milestones and technical standards. Occasional travel to China (1-2x/year).