UI Programmer, Crusader Kings 3

Responsibilities

• ▹Design and implement user interfaces — text displays, HUDs, menus, and in-game elements — from concept to shipped feature
• ▹Use the in-house UI scripting language to build interfaces that reflect design intent and connect to the game API
• ▹Implement game-side data models that feed the UI layer
• ▹Debug and maintain the UI to ensure a stable, performant product across supported platforms
• ▹Collaborate closely with UX designers, UI artists, gameplay programmers, and audio throughout the full feature cycle
• ▹Participate in estimations, task breakdowns, code reviews, and retrospectives
• ▹Contribute to the project's UI style guide, design patterns, and shared components, and help teammates grow in UI scripting
• ▹Take on non-UI tasks when the project needs it

Requirements

• ▹Professional experience as a UI programmer, gameplay programmer with UI focus, or similar role in game development
• ▹Ability to learn and become productive in new scripting languages, including domain-specific UI scripting languages
• ▹Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• ▹A passion for making interfaces accessible to a broad player base
• ▹Genuine interest in UI and game design, and enjoyment of close collaboration with designers and artists

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with C++ in a game development context
• ▹Strong knowledge of UI design patterns
• ▹Experience with UI performance profiling and optimization
• ▹Familiarity with Paradox Development Studio games, especially Crusader Kings III, as a player or modder
• ▹Interest in history, particularly the medieval period

Soft skills