Posted 6 months ago
Only considering candidates eligible to work in Montreal, Canada ⚠️
Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolved around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!
At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.
Join our dynamic team and become a key player in shaping gaming experiences. We are currently seeking a Senior/Principal UI Programmer to join our team.
As a Senior/Principal UI Programmer, you'll be at the forefront of an exciting AAA project, leveraging your expertise to create UI experiences that immerse and captivate players. Working closely with our talented team, you'll craft the UI elements that define our games, pushing boundaries and setting new standards.
In this role, you will:
- Work within a cross-disciplined team including programmers, designers, animators , and artists on the UI aspect of many features of the game.
- Participate in the development of a high-level framework of reusable UI components to ease sharing between projects.
- Be the owner of the UI area for the game, in collaboration with the tech lead and other UI persons
- Implement features considering maintenance, evolution, and live support, respecting our standards in terms of quality and performance;
- Test carefully the newly implemented features and suggest improvements;
- Debug and optimize your code at a low and high level to ensure optimal performance and quality;
- Be an active participant in our code review process.
What we're looking for:
- 5+ years of experience as a Programmer in the game industry;
- Strong skills in C++ programming;
- Strong understanding of how a game engine works and of editor concepts;
- Strong interest and a real enthusiasm for gaming technologies, UI, and gamer experience;
- You love solving challenging technical problems with the most effective solutions;
- You can prioritize, plan, and organize your work & time and work within deadlines;
- You have strong communication and interpersonal skills;
- You thrive on change and can adapt to changing needs and requirements;
- Experience with Unreal 4 or later and UMG is a requirement for this role.
- Bonus point - Experience with MVVM framework
- You are comfortable communicating and drafting documents in English.
If you're ready to take your UI Programming career to the next level and be part of an exciting journey for this project, we would love to hear from you.
