Senior UI Programmer – Dead by Daylight
Job Description
Description
Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight . Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!
At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.
Dead by Daylight is now in its ninth year, and as we approach our 10th anniversary, we remain committed to pushing creative boundaries and evolving the player experience. Joining our team means contributing to a globally recognized title that continues to innovate, surprise, and engage millions of players worldwide.
As a Senior UI Programmer, you will work on developing and optimizing user interface features for Dead by Daylight in collaboration with designers, artists, and other programmers, using Unreal Engine as our primary development platform. The position involves building efficient frameworks and supporting the continuous improvement of our UI systems, and is ideal for someone with strong technical skills, a deep understanding of UI development, and an interest in collaborative problem-solving.
In this role you will :
- Be the owner of the UI area for the game, in collaboration with the tech lead and other UI persons.
- Work within a cross-disciplined team including programmers, designers, animators, and artists on the UI aspect of many features of the game.
- Participate in the development of a high-level framework of reusable UI components to ease sharing between projects.
- Implement features considering maintenance, evolution, and live support, respecting our standards in terms of quality and performance.
- Test carefully the newly implemented features and suggest improvements.
- Debug and optimize your code at a low and high level to ensure optimal performance and quality.
- Be an active participant in our code review process.
What we’re looking for :
- 5+ years of experience as a Programmer in the game industry.
- Strong skills in C++ programming.
- Strong understanding of how a game engine works and of editor concepts.
- Strong interest and a real enthusiasm for gaming technologies, UI, and gamer experience.
- You love solving challenging technical problems with the most effective solutions.
- You have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Bonus point – Development experience with Unreal 4 or later, UMG, or MVVM framework.
Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK – North and Behaviour UK – South) and the Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam). #J-18808-Ljbffr
Company
Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Location
Toronto
Country
Canada
Salary
125.000
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