Technical Lead - UI Programmer (Far Cry)

Technical Leadership

Serve as the go-to expert for all user interface technologies in the project: the Snowdrop UI framework, game-specific UI systems, and tools

Manage the UI technical roadmap: architecture decisions, framework upgrades, and deprecations

Define and enforce UI coding standards, component templates, and integration workflows

Identify and resolve bottlenecks that hinder the work of UI integrators and technical artists

Team Supervision

Supervise a team of UI integrators and technical artists working in the UI Graph editor

Review and validate work for accuracy, performance, and adherence to design intent

Mentor team members, conduct code and asset reviews, and provide clear, actionable feedback

Collaborate with UX/UI designers to ensure that the technical implementation aligns with the design intent

Engineering

Implement and maintain UI features across gameplay, menus, HUD, and frontend

Author and extend UI scripting in the visual graph language (UI Graph); support team members using it

Design reusable, scalable UI components following componentization principles — maintainability and reuse over one-offs

Implement adaptive layouts that handle multiple target devices, screen sizes, and resolutions

Integrate accessibility requirements (text scaling, colorblind modes, controller navigation, screen reader support)

Performance & Stability

Profile UI rendering and logic; identify and resolve underperforming areas (overdraw, excessive draw calls, expensive graph evaluations)

Own and triage UI-originating crashes; lead post-mortems and drive fixes to completion

Establish and monitor UI performance budgets in collaboration with the engine team