Rogue Sun is a team of digital dreamers based in leafy Guildford, UK currently seeking an Experienced Unity UI & Gameplay Engineer to join our growing team.
Founded in 2016 by a trio of developers who first met while working on the Fable Franchise at the historic Lionhead Studios. Rogue Sun has been working on titles with the likes of Oculus and Sony, and is now focused on a new PC & Next-Gen Console title in the Strategy / Management genre, backed by a major publisher, which will present an exciting challenge for any UI / Gameplay Coder.
Working closely with creative leads and the UI/UX team, you will be responsible for rapidly bringing wireframes into the engine and iterating with the team to achieve high quality UIs and excellent user experience. This is an amazing opportunity to be involved in the early phases of development of a major title based on a popular, exciting and much beloved IP. This is a role for an engineer with a passion for slick and fun gameplay, the ability to iterate and prototype rapidly, but also to fine tune and polish once we have zeroed in on the intended experience.
What you will do:
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Work very closely with the design, UI and UX team to understand requirements and own the implementation process
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Rapidly build wireframes in Unity with a view to validate design and UX assumptions or “fail fast” where appropriate
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Work with UI/UX to rapidly iterate on feedback from playtesting and the design team
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Support UI/UX in adding “juicing” where necessary in order to elevate the player experience. Work with the design team to identify juiceable elements and relevant strategies for implementation with a focus on not compromising performance or legibility
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Sit in on playtests and actively participate in insightful analysis of the players’ experience of the UX. Collaborate with design team on learnings and follow up iteration
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When wireframes have been proven and signed off for full production, plan and architect the process of bringing them to final and work with the rest of the code team to integrate them with any underlying gameplay systems. Design for robustness, extensibility and openness to iteration from other coders and the content creation teams
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Participate in the development of any backend gameplay systems that interface with your UIs
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At the end of production, work closely with the design and content creation teams to fine tune, QA, polish, balance and add final juicing
What you will need:
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Advanced level of experience with the Unity game engine and its multitude of features (strong focus on UI a big bonus, but also animation, input, effects, graphics, physics, sound, AI etc)
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Demonstrable ability to rapidly turn specifications into simple playable prototypes
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3-5 years of industry experience / 2+ released titles
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An understanding and passion for gameplay, design, UX, juicing and optimising the “end user experience”
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Strong C# / C++ skills
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Ability to write clean, performant, elegant, readable, extendable and well commented code
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Self-motivated approach to work.
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Excellent work ethic, communication skills and experience working effectively in a small agile team.
Bonus points for:
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Previously worked on UI / Gameplay on a Strategy / Management title or a digital CCG title
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Deep interest in UX and knowledge of theoretical principles and best practices
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Love of games (whether digital or physical)
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Happy to work autonomously / assume big areas of responsibility / manage own schedule.
If you think this sounds a lot like you we can’t wait to hear from you at hello@roguesun.com
What We Offer:
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Competitive Salary
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Flexible Working
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Workplace Pension, including employer contributions
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Company shared books / games library
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Access to ½ price Cinema Tickets, up to 5% off at supermarkets and many other discounts at high-street and online brands
As a growing company and team, we are always looking to expand the benefits we offer! Join us and we’d be glad to hear your suggestions.
