UI Engineer

AAA 
Fully Remote, UK
SplicedInc

“Let’s redefine what a game is and how we interact with them.  We want to make games that everyone wants to play and invite the whole world into ours. Together we’ll discover connection and innovation you’ve never experienced before and an amazing world you’ll never leave behind”. 
We are Spliced Inc. and we’re looking for a UI Engineer.

The Role

You will play a critical role by working within the team that will build an intuitive, powerful, and stable user interface system, that will work alongside other gameplay systems to help redefine what a game is and how players interact with it.  

You can use your unique skill set and abilities to problem-solve, have a meaningful impact on the user interface and interactive gameplay features. We are truly innovating in our gameplay and you will be at the forefront of that!

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement intuitive, powerful and stable user interfaces for a multiplayer environment, using Unreal Engine Blueprints and C++, to allow players to easily and enjoyably access game content, features and systems
• Work with the designers and gameplay engineers to understand the functional requirements of the User Interface
• Architect, build, and maintain a framework in Unreal for a user interface system that will meet all the requirements of the game design and be performant and stable
• Work with the UX team to ensure the proper requirements are understood, and communication lines are open
• Accept art and concepts from the UX team, cut up art as necessary, and implement in Unreal Engine
• Communicate, collaborate, and coordinate with other members of the team using Slack, code reviews, design reviews, bugs, and video calls

 Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience, working on multi-discipline teams
• 2+ years of professional experience using C++
• 2+ years of working with User Interface code and scripting
• Comfortable using object-oriented design patterns
• Strong interpersonal skills: the abilities to communicate positively and effectively, and to take constructive feedback on work well.Self-motivated, can-do attitude, quick learner and problem solver
• Passionate about creating User Interfaces for games and delivering the highest quality gameplay for the player
• Computer science degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience working on user interface systems and scripting with Unreal Engine 4+  
• Experience working on large scale teams of 100 or more
• Experience shipping an AAA game title

At Spliced, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone, and encourage applications from candidates of all races, religions, beliefs, ages, disabilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Hiring, promotion and compensation decisions at Spliced are based on a candidate or employee’s qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.

We believe that only a genuinely diverse team, working in a supportive and safe atmosphere, can create an experience that truly is for everyone. Whatever your background, if you feel your skills suit this role, we would love to hear from you.