About the role
Company Overview
Remedy Entertainment, the creator of Control, Max Payne, and Alan Wake, is one of the leading independent game studios in the world. The studio focuses on creating high-quality gaming experiences for the next generation of games. Remedy operates under a culture defined by three core values: Camaraderie, Pioneering Spirit, and Smart Creativity.
Role Responsibilities
- Build HUD widgets, menus, and other UI components in TypeScript and C++, and ship them in the game.
- Take a primary role in developing the data layer between the engine and the UI, including designing the API through which gameplay systems expose their state to the frontend.
- Develop and maintain UI framework features on top of Coherent (menu navigation, data binding, binding textures to meshes, live-editing, audio system integration, input system integration).
- Work with the Northlight engine team on UI performance and rendering features, including profiling and optimizing UI across CPU, GPU, and memory, and contributing to the UI rendering backend.
- Support game teams in implementing game-specific features such as maps, HUDs, interaction markers, and complex features like the investigation board in Alan Wake 2.
- Participate in code reviews, share technical solutions with the UI craft, and document work for dependent teams.
Mandatory Qualifications
- Experience shipping software where frame time and memory were hard constraints (games, embedded web, browser engines, or real-time applications).
- Strong experience with C++, including multithreaded code.
- Fluency in the modern web stack (TypeScript, JSX, CSS preprocessing).
- Deep knowledge of the DOM API, the browser event loop, and the layout and draw costs of different HTML/CSS operations.
- Ability to work independently, maintain organization, and document work.
- Proficiency in collaborating across departments with clear communication and presentation skills.
- Dedication to contributing to a friendly and inclusive work environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience on PC/console titles.
- Experience with Coherent Gameface.
- Experience with rendering APIs such as DirectX.
- Experience with building a game-to-UI data-binding layer.
Tech Stack and Environment
- Core Technologies: C++, TypeScript, JSX, CSS, Coherent Gameface.
- Engine: Northlight Engine.
- Work Model: Hybrid (flexibility to work from home with face-to-face time).
- Location: Espoo, Finland.
Benefits and Perks
- Extensive set of employee benefits and an annual bonus system.
- Opportunities for professional development and skill advancement.
- Up to 5 weeks of paid vacation in Finland, plus public holidays.
- Relocation support for those not currently in Finland, including a relocation allowance.
- Great Place to Work benefits:
- Training, workshops, and language classes.
- Social events, movie nights, and game nights.
- Flexible working hours.
- Financial benefits and pension contributions.
- Sport, wellness, culture, and food benefits.
- Private healthcare, medical, and accident insurance.