Senior UI Tools Programmer (CONTRACT)

About the role

PlayStation’s San Diego Studio is seeking a Senior UI Tools Programmer to join the team behind the critically acclaimed “MLB - The Show” game series. In this role, you will work on the tools that help our team implement cutting edge User Interfaces. Systems worked on may include our proprietary content-generation tools, their associated run-time systems, platform-specific interfaces, and many more. You will work closely with the designers, artists, and programmers to identify problems, provide solutions, and improve the quality of the UI tools.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing features for our proprietary UI Editor.
• Helping maintain and improve other existing tools.
• Supporting fonts, localization pipeline, and PC development.
• Providing technical support.
• Writing clear, maintainable, portable, and highly functional code.
• Following coding standards and best practices.
• Profiling and performance tuning of code and systems to remove bottlenecks.
• Testing and debugging of your code and that of others past and present.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years game industry programming experience.
• Expertise in C# and .NET application development.
• Experience with C++ programming a plus.
• Developed and shipped several games on consoles.
• Self-motivated with good communication skills.
• Able and motivated to work with other team members.
• Commitment to code quality, and sound testing procedures.
• Experience with multi-threaded systems a plus.
• B.S. degree in computer science or equivalent.