Senior UI Software Engineer, Engine Systems - Diablo IV

Do you have a passion for User Interface technologies and User Experiences? Would you like to join the Diablo 4 Engine Team and help make an incredible UI framework for our developers?

As a specialist engineer in User Interface (UI) technologies, you will play a key role in shaping the visual and interactive aspects of our games. You will collaborate closely with game designers, artists, and other engineers to implement intuitive, responsive, and visually stunning UI systems that enhance the overall gaming experience. Your expertise in UI development will be instrumental in driving cutting-edge interfaces across various gaming platforms.

The Engine team helps bring Diablo to life by owning foundational technology such as UI/UX, Accessibility, Console Platforms, Animation, VFX and Physics.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Albany, NY.

Responsibilities:

- Design and implement new engine features and capabilities with a focus on UI/UX.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate conceptual UI/UX designs into interactive and visually appealing interfaces.

- Provide expertise and mentorship to both your leads and junior engineers on your team.

- Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in UI/UX design and gaming industry best practices, and actively contribute to the continuous improvement of our development workflows and codebase.

Requirements:

- At least 5 Years of prior UI framework engineering experience.

- Familiarity with industry known UI technologies such as WPF and XAML, Unity UI or Unreal Motion Graphics.

- Ability to communicate effectively with developers of all disciplines and technical skill levels.

- Proficiency with C++.

Bonus:

- Familiarity with C#

- Strong Math skills.

- Experience developing for, and optimizing, console platforms.

- Shipped at least one AAA game title in a similar role.

- A degree in computer science, or a related field.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications ? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Accommodation Request: We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com . General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

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At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.