Tools Programmer

(Version française ci-dessous)   Lead Tools Programmer   With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Lead Tools Programmer to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.   Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor and coach members of the Tools team.
• Support the Tools Director / Tools leadership in planning, prioritizing and delivering tools features.
• Assist with recruiting, onboarding and developing Tools Programmers.
• Manage code reviews, technical documentation and feature documentation for tools development.
• Work closely with all teams to understand workflows and improve content creation pipelines.
• Collaborate with Engine and Gameplay teams to help maintain, extend and improve our proprietary engine, editor, internal tools and development pipelines.
• Design, implement and maintain user interfaces for internal development tools.
• Identify workflow bottlenecks and propose practical, scalable solutions that improve team productivity.
• Assist in maintaining a culture of unit testing, automation testing, documentation and technical ownership.
• Support long-lived internal tools, including legacy systems and components.
• Help ensure tools can support internal development needs and player-developer workflows such as modding.
• Represent the Tools team in day-to-day communication with stakeholders and other departments
• .Communicate openly and regularly with team members, leadership and end-users.
• Show strong passion for improving developer productivity and enabling creative teams to build high-quality games efficiently.

  Requirements: 

• Demonstrable lead, associate lead experience within a tools, engine, editor or game development team.
• 7+ years of experience creating tools or technology for game development or digital content creation.
• Shipped game titles.
• Excellent C# and .NET skills for desktop applications.
• Strong experience with WPF and XAML.
• Thorough C++ knowledge. 
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and practical tool design.
• Strong mentoring and coaching ability.
• Ability to analyse and understand the workflows of other disciplines, including design, art, narrative, scripting or cinematics.
• Experience working closely with end-users, gathering feedback and iterating on tools features.
• Ability to drive feature development from start to finish, including planning, communication, implementation and delivery.