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Programmer - UI System

Rebellion Oxford is currently looking for an experienced programmer to work as part of the Tools & Core Technology team, supporting multiple AAA titles currently in development for the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms.

Want to know more? You can watch our video here;

Inside the Rebellion coding team.

This role is full-time permanent role based in-house at our Oxford headquarters. You must be able to legally work in the UK.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced UI programmer to develop a leading-edge UI creation and scripting tool for front-end menus, in-game menus and in-game HUD aspects of AAA games. The ideal applicant will have at least 3 years’ experience working on large-scale codebases in C++. They will have created user interfaces and have an understanding of content creation workflow for game development.

A strong academic background is preferred (1st class or 2:1 degree in Computer Science, Maths, Physics, or other computing-related subject). Candidates with other degrees and those without higher academic qualifications are still encouraged to apply if they have the appropriate experience.

You will;

• Design, develop and maintain the UI tool
• Working with other team members to add new UI System features
• Assisting with planning and scheduling of UI tasks

Requirements

• Strong C/C++ skills
• GUI creation
• Ability to write clear and maintainable code
• Comfortable working with a large existing code base
• Good communication with developers from all disciplines

Benefits

• Holidays: 25 days paid annual leave plus all bank holidays (33 days total)
• Relocation: reasonable pre-agreed costs eg belongings, transport, non-refundable agency fees, etc
• Pension: contributory pension scheme where company matches 4%, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
• Cycle Scheme: spread bike payments over 12 months, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
• Eye Test Vouchers: free eye tests and additional discounts on glasses/contact lenses
• Introduction bonus: £2k for internal staff referrals that lead to hires
• Loans: Up to £1k interest free personal loans
• Free Stuff: fresh fruit, Rebellion Steam titles, GDC Vault access, digital 2000AD/Solaris/Abaddon/Ravenstone copies, game and film library
• Discounts: 50% off most 2000AD merchandise, discounted membership at The Athlete Centre gym 200 metres from Oxford studio
• Culture: friendly, creative and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and recognition of the importance of work-life balance
• Social: annual company events (Summer BBQ & Christmas Party), various ad-hoc events and out-of-hours social groups such as photography, board games, football, baking, etc

• Oxford Location: local pub, M&S and Waitrose, 5 minute walk to train station and 15 minute walk to city centre
• Hours: flexible start and finish times (core hours 10am-4pm with 7.5 working hours overall plus 1 hour for lunch