UI Programmer, Netspeak Games
£50-65k
Game development studio
Job no longer available
Game development studio
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£50-65k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build a company with people at its heart.
Role
Who you are
- 1-2 year experience implementing UI in a game engine
- Deep knowledge of programming fundamentals in any language
- Experience in Unreal and UMG
- No formal qualifications required
- You are someone who understands basic UX principles and can break down flows into functionalities, rationalize solutions and actively contribute to a small fast-paced team
What the job involves
- As UI programmer you will be responsible for building, maintaining and scaling up the UI systems for Sunshine Days
- You will be working closely with design and UX to work out requirements and edge cases
- You will be partnering up with the engineering teams to build services/widgets/templates
- Understand basic UX principles and can break down flows into functionalities, rationalize solutions and actively contribute to a small fast-paced team
- Implement UI features for gameplay systems using UE4 Blueprints and C++
- Be the point of contact for features you’ve worked on, and be in charge of creating and updating any relevant documentation
- Work with the Data team to implement analytics to measure the impact of features
- Liaise with the design team to ensure their vision & requirements are achievable at scale; share technical best practices and patterns; and ensure that they are updated with the capabilities of the UI systems
- Collaborate with the engineering team to make sure systems are correctly implemented and codebase is performant
- Create, document and enforce studio wide process for all things to do with the UI process; specs, performance considerations, reusable components
- Produce and manage an efficient, cross platform workflow that means new screens don’t cost much to prototype & provide a data driven, flexible architecture
- Learn about the unique requirements of Unreal Engine & cross platform UI implementation
Our take
In the gaming industry, the term 'crunch' has become synonymous with a period during a game's development cycle where employees are required to work extra hours without additional pay. Netspeak Games, on the other hand, stands out as a zero-crunch studio dedicated to creating online multiplayer games. The company places a strong emphasis on fostering diversity, fun, and promoting collaboration within both its team and product development.
Netspeak specialises in cross-platform multiplayer games that are thoughtfully designed to be inclusive and appealing to under-served demographics. Recognising the high barriers to entry in the gaming industry - such as the need to play numerous games, stay updated on industry events, and attend conferences - Netspeak is actively working to make the industry more accessible and equitable.
Netspeak's debut offering is a non-violent, social massive multiplayer online (MMO) game, designed to provide a delightful environment for friends to gather. Within this virtual space, players can unwind, engage in gameplay, or simply find a space for relation and reflection.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2023
$12m
SERIES A
Aug 2022
$12m
SERIES A
Total funding: $24.3m
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Leadership
Callum Cooper-Brighting
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Programmer at Headstrong Games and Bloomberg. They also worked as a Customer Engineer at Improbable before co-founding Netspeak Games.
Peter Griffin
(Co-Founder)Previously a Software Developer at DSTL, OpenBet, ION Trading, and Improbable.
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