Experienced UI Developer

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap.

We are looking for an experienced User Interface Developer, to work on the continued support and expansion of our genre leading creative management simulation games, working closely with the UI Tech Lead and other game teams.

As a UI Developer, you will create compelling and responsive user interfaces and help to shape the interface that connects our players with our games across multiple platforms.

This is an exciting opportunity to join development on a multi-million-selling multi-platform family of games, and to be involved at the early stages of exciting new content. Your passion for developing UI and problem solving will be pivotal to delivering the quality that we strive for in all our of games.

This role can be on a hybrid working basis, which means you’ll have the opportunity to spend time working both in the studio and at home. We can provide a comprehensive relocation support package as part of any offer, should you need to relocate.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Develop quality UI code across various projects and platforms.
• Contribute to the development of our codebase.
• Work closely with the Designers and Artists, seeking feedback and iterating on your work.
• Develop prototypes to help inform the design process.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Familiar with at least one high-level language, e.g. C#, LUA, JS, Haxe, AS3 or Java.
• Experience using a language's debugging tools, and know how to use them to diagnose bugs.
• Aware of the performance constraints real-time applications have, and have experience profiling and optimising their code.
• Comfortable weaving assets provided by Designers and Artists into your UI's.
• Able to communicate effectively within your team, and foster links with other disciplines.
• A quick learner who is willing to adapt to new tools and frameworks.

BONUS IF YOU HAVE

• Knowledge and/or experience of motion design.
• Familiarity with console development.
• React/Preact experience.
• Familiarity with TypeScript.

You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players.

Wellbeing is a big focus at Frontier, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events.

We strive to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their capability and potential. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.