Lead UI Technical Designer (Unreal Engine 5)

We are looking for a Lead UI Technical Designer to help bring a AAA fighting game UI to life in Unreal Engine 5, bridging UX, art, design, and engineering from pre-production into production. You will prototype, iterate, and define scalable UI implementation patterns as the UI direction evolves.

Responsibilities

• Implement UI screens, flows, widgets, animations, and interaction behaviors in Unreal Engine 5
• Translate UX flows, wireframes, Figma designs, HTML prototypes, and documentation into functional in-engine UI
• Partner with UI Engineers to define technically sound, scalable, and reusable UI structures
• Integrate and polish UI art assets in-engine in collaboration with UI Artists
• Prototype and refine frontend and in-match UI experiences through rapid iteration
• Build and maintain UI prefabs, widgets, layouts, animation states, and interaction prototypes
• Implement UI motion using UMG, Sequencer, materials, and Blueprint-driven workflows
• Support 2D UI implementation, including 3D-anchored 2D-rendered gameplay UI elements
• Validate UI across mobile-centric and multi-platform experiences
• Align UI animations and feedback with sound and VFX teams to match the overall game style
• Document implementation details, edge cases, interaction rules, and dependencies for production handoff
• Contribute to seasonal updates, publishing tasks, and live-service UI iteration

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience implementing game UI in Unreal Engine
• At least 1 year of relevant leadership experience
• Strong experience with UMG and Blueprint-based UI workflows
• Lead-level ability to partner with UX, art, and engineering to deliver scalable UI structures
• Strong project execution skills to support production handoff, documentation, and dependency tracking
• Advanced UI layout and interaction design knowledge, including responsive behavior
• Strong UI motion and animation timing understanding for expressive but functional interfaces
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across UX, art, engineering, design, production, VFX, and sound
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+ level)

Nice to have

• Experience with UE5 CommonUI
• Experience on AAA or live-service games, including fighting, action, multiplayer, or competitive titles
• Experience with HTML prototypes or hybrid design-to-engine prototyping workflows
• Experience implementing UI animations using Sequencer and materials
• Familiarity with approved AI-assisted tools for prototyping, documentation, or production acceleration

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn