Playground Games, the first-party Xbox Games Studio, are searching for a Lead UI Engineer to work with the UI team to foster a highly technical and collaborative engineering group.
The studio are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, enjoyable for their community. They are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding their diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.
As a Lead UI Engineer at Playground Games, you will be responsible for setting team goals, line management, career development, and helping shape their technology. Their ideal candidate is a proven engineering lead who is passionate about their craft, experienced in UI as a problem domain, and thrives off working with others.
Your responsibilities…
Work with stakeholder groups to identify UI and core technology requirements
Provide tech direction for our custom, proprietary engine
Manage goals and ensure delivery of work for a team of engineers
Define, deploy, and measure career development goals
Interview and evaluate UI Engineering candidates
The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…
5+ years of engineering experience, with demonstrable work on one or more published titles, ideally AAA
Experience leading a team of engineers
Strong understanding of UI frameworks and patterns
Expert knowledge of C++
Keen collaboration and delivery mindset
A genuine passion for video games
WPF experience is a bonus
This is a fantastic opportunity to make “world-class games” with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios. Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
