Senior UI/Gameplay Engineer
UK Remote or West Midlands-based / Full-Time Contractor
Please note: We welcome applicants who prefer to work from home; however, we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity at this time.
Role:
As a Senior UI and Gameplay Engineer, you will develop polished player-facing features across user interface, gameplay, animation, networking, and supporting game systems. You will work hands-on to deliver responsive and maintainable functionality for a multiplayer live game, collaborating closely with design, art, audio, QA, and engineering teams to improve both new features and existing player experiences.
Responsibilities:
- UI and Gameplay Development:
- Design, implement, and maintain high-quality UI and gameplay features that are intuitive, responsive, and aligned with player and design needs.
- Build systems that connect interface flows with gameplay functionality, progression, player interactions, and game-state management.
- Live Content and Technical Prototyping:
- Support the rapid prototyping, implementation, and iteration of features, content updates, and player-experience improvements.
- Work effectively within an evolving live-development environment, ensuring new functionality integrates cleanly with established systems.
- Animation, Audio, and Networking Integration:
- Integrate gameplay features with animation, audio, networking, and other core technical systems.
- Investigate and resolve issues affecting responsiveness, synchronisation, performance, and overall player experience.
- Performance, Quality, and Team Contribution:
- Profile and optimise UI, gameplay, and supporting systems to maintain performance and quality across supported platforms.
- Contribute to code reviews, technical planning, mentoring, and clear communication of risks, dependencies, and implementation choices.
Essential:
- Strong hands-on experience developing both UI and gameplay systems in a game-development environment.
- Experience working with multiplayer networking, animation, audio integration, and player-facing features.
- Strong familiarity with relevant game-engine, custom-engine, and rapid-prototyping workflows.
- Ability to develop, debug, and optimise scalable systems for an evolving live game.
- Good technical judgement, problem-solving ability, and attention to player experience and maintainability.
- Clear communication skills and an effective, collaborative approach to working across disciplines.
What We Offer:
Based just outside Birmingham, Flix is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers that support one another in all aspects of development. We offer you to:
- Join a friendly, nurturing work environment with the opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio.
- Work on market-leading AAA titles and IP with globally reputable studio and publisher partners.
- Be part of a sustainably growing game developer studio as we consciously expand our team and projects on a case-by-case basis.
- Learn within an independent studio across a wide range of projects and opportunities both internal and external.
Application:
Please send through your portfolio and cover letter. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable, otherwise we accept showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms.
Send your application to – careers@flixinteractive.com
If you love making games and you would like to contribute to a team and project where your drive and skills will be welcomed and encouraged, then we would love to hear from you.
GDPR COMPLIANCE – When applying for this job you’re authorising Flix Interactive to store your application information and distribute it to the appropriate email inboxes of senior team members in order to review your role eligibility.
Your application will be stored on a private cloud based online system for processing. If you would like us to update, delete or refine your application please email info@flixinteractive.com. Your request will be appended within 30 days of receiving your email.
Please note – In compliance with GDPR law your data will be used for recruitment purposes only. We are unable to accept candidates requiring visa sponsorship for this opportunity at this time.
