Lead Tools Programmer

Larian Studios is a game development studio known for high-quality role-playing games such as Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2. The company has multiple awards and operates internationally with over 500 employees across 7 studios.

• Demonstrable lead or 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.
• Experience with shipped game titles.
• Excellent C# and .NET skills for desktop applications.
• Strong experience with WPF and XAML.
• Thorough knowledge of C++.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and practical tool design.
• Strong mentoring and coaching ability.
• Ability to analyze and understand 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.
• Open-minded attitude and willingness to iterate based on feedback.
• Supportive communication style and passion for improving developer productivity.
• Team-oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership.
• Advanced/fluent written and spoken English.
• Passion for making and playing great games.
• Full-time, on-site presence required to support collaboration and creativity.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Python.
• Experience developing DCC pipelines.
• Experience writing plugins or tools for Maya, Blender, or similar content creation software.
• Experience with game modding workflows or releasing tools to player-developers.
• Experience working with proprietary engines and editors.
• Experience with automated testing for tools, editors, or content pipelines.
• Experience with performance profiling and optimization of editor workflows.
• Experience collaborating with distributed or multi-location development teams.

• Lead, mentor and coach members of the Tools team.
• Support the Tools Director and 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 maintain, extend, and improve the 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 to 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 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.

This is a full-time, on-site role requiring presence in the office to support collaboration and creativity.