Senior UI Programmer - 12 month contract

Senior UI Programmer

We are Media Molecule, a multi-award winning game developer and part of the wider PlayStation Studios group. We have a history of creating outstanding games such as LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway and most recently, the BAFTA Award winning Dreams. It’s a fantastic time to join us as we embark on our next adventure, defining and executing the vision for our next project and settling into our gorgeous, newly refurbished studio in central Guildford. We are now searching for an experienced Senior UI Programmer to join our Presentation team.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with UX designers to devise and deliver UI workflows, widgets, modules and patterns to empower creatives to iterate upon designs throughout development.
• Contribute to the technical design and implementation of UI across the entire project.
• Champion best practice and support other team members to help maximise everyone’s potential.

Requirements

• Previous experience implementing and debugging multithreaded UI systems at a Senior level or above, within a cross-disciplinary production environment.
• Familiarity with common UI paradigms, such as MVVM.
• Ability to use markup languages (such as XAML) to structure UI layouts.
• Excellent C and C++ skills, with ability to write readable and maintainable code.
• Strong appetite to collaborate with other disciplines to explore solutions.
• Motivation to support the growth of less experienced members of the team.
• Flexibility to adapt effectively to new challenges as they arise.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, pragmatic and collaborative approach to problem solving.