UI Technical Designer (Unreal Engine 5)

We are seeking a UI Technical Designer to help deliver polished, in-engine UI for an Unreal Engine 5 game moving into production. You will translate UX flows, Figma designs, and interaction concepts into scalable UMG and Blueprint implementations while partnering with UX, art, and engineering. Bring your prototyping mindset and multi-platform UI awareness. Apply today!

Responsibilities

• Implement UI screens, user flows, widgets, animations, and interaction behaviors directly in Unreal Engine 5
• Collaborate with UX Designers to interpret user flows, wireframes, Figma designs, HTML prototypes, and design documentation
• Coordinate with UI Engineers to deliver technically robust, scalable, and reusable UI structures
• Partner with UI Artists to integrate assets accurately and ensure a high level of in-engine polish
• Prototype and iterate on frontend and in-match UI experiences
• Support 2D UI implementation, including possible 3D-anchored, 2D-rendered gameplay UI elements
• Create expressive, usable UI motion using UMG, Sequencer, materials, and Blueprint-driven workflows
• Build and maintain UI prefabs, widgets, layouts, animation states, and interaction prototypes
• Validate UI across mobile-centric and multi-platform experiences within the Fortnite ecosystem
• Align with sound and VFX teams to match UI animations, celebratory moments, input feedback, and visual effects to the broader game style
• Document implementation details, edge cases, interaction rules, and dependencies to support production handoff
• Contribute to seasonal updates, publishing tasks, and live-service UI iteration

Requirements

• At least 2 years of relevant experience
• Strong experience implementing game UI in Unreal Engine
• Hands-on experience with UMG and Blueprint-based UI workflows
• Ability to translate UX flows and visual direction into functional in-engine UI
• Strong understanding of layout, interaction design, UI motion, animation timing, and responsive behavior
• Ability to work closely with engineering while remaining comfortable with visual and experiential design concerns
• Experience creating prototypes and production-ready UI assets or screens in-engine
• Familiarity with Figma-based design workflows
• Ability to iterate quickly within a changing creative and technical environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across UX, art, engineering, design, production, VFX, and sound
• Good understanding of multi-platform UI constraints, especially mobile-centric interaction patterns
• Excellent English proficiency (B2 level or higher)

Nice to have

• Familiarity with AI assistants
• Background in the gaming industry

Benefits

• 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