Experienced UI Developer

3 Months ago • All levels • Frontend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Frontier Developments seeks an Experienced UI Developer to join its Elite: Dangerous team in Cambridge, UK. This role involves developing quality UI code, reviewing existing and new code, contributing to codebase improvements, collaborating with designers and artists, developing prototypes, and ensuring a great user experience. The successful candidate will have experience working on multiple shipped game titles, particularly within a long-running game franchise. Proficiency in Scaleform development and high-level languages (C#, LUA, JS, Haxe, AS3, or Java) is essential, along with debugging skills, understanding of performance constraints, and the ability to integrate assets into UI. Excellent communication and adaptability are also key.
Must have:
  • Experience with multiple shipped game titles
  • Scaleform development expertise
  • High-level language proficiency (C#, LUA, JS etc.)
  • Debugging and performance optimization skills
  • Asset integration and UI development
  • Strong communication skills
Perks:
  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Annual bonus
  • Share option schemes
  • Life assurance
  • Private family healthcare
  • Flexitime working hours
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
  • Subsidised catering
  • Relocation support
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Free bike servicing
  • Social activities

Job Details

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap. 

This role can be on a hybrid working basis, which means you will have the opportunity to spend time working both in the studio and at home. We can provide a comprehensive relocation support package as part of any offer, should you need to relocate.  

WHAT'S THE ROLE?

We are looking for an Experienced UI Developer to join our Elite: Dangerous team in Cambridge, UK. This is a very exciting opportunity to work with a passionate team of expert developers on this live game and its unique 1:1 Milky Way Galaxy simulation.
 
Having just celebrated a very successful 10th Anniversary; we have exciting plans for the future of Elite and our dedicated player community. 

Your problem-solving skills and passion for developing UI will be key to providing a great user experience to players, and to delivering the quality that Frontier Developments strives for.  

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

    • Developing quality UI code for Elite Dangerous.  
    • Reviewing existing and new code additions to the game.  
    • Contributing to the development of our codebase and quality of life improvements.  
    • Working closely with the Designers, Artists and Gameplay teams, seeking feedback and iterating on your work.  
    • Developing prototypes to help inform the design process.  

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

    • Experience working on multiple shipped game titles, or experience on a long running games franchise, in a similar UI role. 
    • Experience with Scaleform development.  
    • Previous experience working with high-level languages, e.g C#, LUA, JS, Haxe, AS3 or Java. 
    • Experience using a language's debugging tools, and knowledge of how to use them to diagnose bugs.  
    • Knowledge of performance constraints in real-time applications, and experience profiling and optimising their code. 
    • Comfortable weaving assets provided by Designers and Artists into your UI's.  
    • Ability to communicate effectively within your team, and foster links with other disciplines.  
    • Ability to quickly adapt to new tools and frameworks.  
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players. 
 
Wellbeing is a big focus at Frontier, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.  
 
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events. 
 
We strive to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their capability and potential. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.  

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About The Company

We strive to create games that will put both Frontier and the games industry itself at the forefront of the world entertainment industry.


Frontier has thrived over the subsequent three decades. We have built a uniquely diverse catalogue of games – enabled by our Cobra technology – that has defined genres, earned critical acclaim and won a place in the hearts of millions of players.


Having worked with a succession of top publishers we now self-publish our own high quality, innovative games of different genres that embody our world-class expertise across all major gaming formats.

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