UI Engineer at Jahnel Group

<p>Jahnel Group’s mission is to provide the absolute best environment for software creators to&nbsp;pursue their passion by connecting them with great clients doing meaningful work.&nbsp;We get to build some of the most complex and compelling applications for our clients located&nbsp;across the country.</p> <p>We’re a fast-growing INC 5000 recognized company, yet we still work as a very close-knit team (100+ employees). We’re growing like crazy, and if you’re looking for the next place to call home, hit us up for a beer or coffee.</p> <div> <h3><strong>Who We're Looking For</strong></h3> </div> <div> <p data-start="643" data-end="944">We’re looking for a UI Engineer to help build and support event-driven user interfaces for a game client environment. This role blends UI development, game client systems, and close collaboration with designers, artists, and gameplay engineers to deliver intuitive and responsive user experiences.</p> <p data-start="946" data-end="1143">You’ll work across both UI scripting and backend client systems, ensuring that data flows cleanly into front-end interfaces while maintaining performance and scalability in a real-time environment.</p> </div> <h3><strong>Primary Responsibilities</strong></h3> <ul> <li data-section-id="hjw25f" data-start="1184" data-end="1263">Develop event-driven UIs using Lua based on design specs and wireframes</li> <li data-section-id="14x8ca2" data-start="1264" data-end="1345">Build and maintain game client systems in C++ to support UI functionality</li> <li data-section-id="dsnt26" data-start="1346" data-end="1426">Collaborate closely with UI designers and artists to improve user experience</li> <li data-section-id="1s9aurv" data-start="1427" data-end="1503">Provide feedback on UI/UX design feasibility and implementation approach</li> <li data-section-id="fsrq6l" data-start="1504" data-end="1588">Work with producers and systems designers to align engineering and product needs</li> <li data-section-id="uqvw51" data-start="1589" data-end="1653">Maintain clean, maintainable, and performant UI-related code</li> <li data-section-id="kg6soi" data-start="1654" data-end="1736">Support shared codebase development in a collaborative engineering environment</li> </ul> <h3><strong>&nbsp;Some Must-Haves:</strong></h3> <div> <ul> <li data-section-id="1t4n3e" data-start="1769" data-end="1829">5+ years of professional software development experience</li> <li data-section-id="9pqudi" data-start="1830" data-end="1863">Strong proficiency in C++</li> <li data-section-id="10qoqm5" data-start="1864" data-end="1919">Experience with scripting languages such as Lua</li> <li data-section-id="11dvbrk" data-start="1920" data-end="1987">Strong understanding of software architecture and system design</li> <li data-section-id="110kp7z" data-start="1988" data-end="2047">Ability to write clean, maintainable, and portable code</li> <li data-section-id="7u4zr7" data-start="2048" data-end="2105">Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset</li> <li data-section-id="1rqfmsj" data-start="2106" data-end="2164">Experience working in shared, multi-engineer codebases</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></h3> <ul data-start="2194" data-end="2402"> <li data-section-id="1k0sweq" data-start="2194" data-end="2253">Experience developing MMO addons or game UI systems</li> <li data-section-id="w0c1sc" data-start="2254" data-end="2316">Familiarity with networked game client/server architecture</li> <li data-section-id="1cebn0t" data-start="2317" data-end="2402">Experience designing or implementing UI systems (professionally or independently)</li> </ul> </div> <div> <h3><strong>Where We're Looking For It:</strong></h3> Latin America</div> <div>Open to 100% Fully Remote</div> <h3><strong>Other Information</strong></h3> <p>The work hours will be approximately 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST, depending on workload, with the occasional late night when a tight deadline calls for it. We work for security-conscious clients, thus background checks will be required.</p> <h4><strong>Position available immediately.</strong></h4>