Senior UI Engineer, Jagex
RuneScape Dragonwilds
Plus discretionary annual performance bonus
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Video game studio
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Video game studio
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
Plus discretionary annual performance bonus
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make forever games that connect and inspire players all around the world.
Role
Who you are
- Are you an experienced UI Engineer who loves multiplayer gaming and has a drive to craft innovative, high-quality user experiences in Unreal Engine 5?
- Proven expertise in designing and implementing complex UI features for multiplayer games
- Strong understanding of UX principles and a passion for crafting player-friendly interfaces
- Deep knowledge of C++ and experience with a proven ability to apply this experience with other programming languages (c#, python, etc)
- Demonstrable experience with UE4 or UE5 (including UMG, Slate, and Common UI)
- Skilled at profiling and optimising code for performance
- Ability to design complex systems using appropriate patterns, solving architectural and system-level problems
- Familiarity with source code repository usage (perforce)
- Experience mentoring other engineers and promoting a culture of learning and sharing
- Excellent communicator who thrives in collaborative environments with a distributed workforce
What the job involves
- As a Senior UI Engineer on RuneScape: Dragonwilds, our new open world survival crafting gamecurrently in early access and developed in UE5, you will play a key role in defining and implementing intuitive and performant user interface systems for this new exciting game in the RuneScape Franchise
- You will become the go-to person for all things UI, designing and owning complex UI features and working closely with designers, artists, and programmers to create a seamless user experience
- This is an opportunity to truly take ownership of the UI domain and leave your mark on the visual and functional language of our game in which you’ll pair strong C++ skills with a deep understanding of UX, thriving in a collaborative, cross-discipline environment where innovation, quality, and clarity drive everything we do
- Create, maintain, and own a wide variety of UI features, ensuring they are performant, scalable, and user-focused
- Partner with designers and artists in strike teams to deliver cohesive and polished features
- Select the best technical solutions, architectures, and pipelines for UI development tasks
- Test, debug, profile, and optimise UI systems to ensure a high-quality experience
- Identify risks and opportunities throughout development, proactively proposing effective solutions
- Mentor peers and support recruitment for the engineering team
- Champion best practices in UI engineering, contributing to the team’s continuous improvement
Our take
Founded in 2000, Jagex is the video game studio behind the RuneScape titles. It is one of the largest British video game studios, having ammased 2.4 million active subscribers, one million free-to-play users, and over 300 million lifetime RuneScape accounts.
Jagex specialises in "forever games", in which players can continue to discover new experiences and challenges without ever reaching an end. RuneScape is a perfect example of this approach, still receiving updates over twenty years after its initial release.
On top of the RuneScape franchise, the company's acquisition of Gamepires brought titles such as SCUM under the company's banner, which it is also working to make into a forever game. It also acquired Pipeworks - adding a Games-as-a-Service platform to its broadening portfolio.
In 2024, it was announced that Jagex would be bought by CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments. This represents a move that will position it well to pursue creating more new and innovative player experiences in the future.
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Company
Company benefits
- Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan
- £75 Monthly Energy Allowance (paid on top of your salary)
- Generous Pension Contributions
- Free Gym Membership
- Employee Assistance Programme & Onsite Counselling
- Life Insurance X4 your Salary
- Income Protection 75% Salary
- Annual performance bonus & Pay Reviews
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity - from day 1
- 25 days annual leave +Bank holidays (Increasing by 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
- Flexible Working Hours
- Flash Bonuses
Company HQ
Milton, UK
Leadership
Phil Mansell
(CEO, not founder)Has worked at Jagex since 2011, beginning as Lead Designer then transitioning through roles to become VP of Studios then CEO. Also former Board Member for Ukie and Lead Designer at Climax and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
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