Unreal Engine Technical Lead
About Digis:
Digis is a European IT company with 200+ specialists delivering complex SaaS products, enterprise solutions, and AI-powered platforms worldwide. We ensure transparency, stability, and professional growth opportunities for all our team members.
About the Project:
Building highly realistic digital casino dealers to replace/augment traditional physical live dealers. The platform combines Unreal Engine, MetaHuman, animation/motion capture, multiplayer gameplay, streaming, and AI. The long-term goal is a digital human capable of realistic emotions, reactions, lip sync, and communication with players.
Responsibilities:
Design gameplay architecture and live casino systems.
Build multiplayer and networking logic.
Connect gameplay events with MetaHuman reactions and motion capture.
Integrate WebRTC streaming.
Optimize MetaHuman rendering, latency, and memory usage.
Build player interaction and UI systems.
Explore and implement new Epic Games and MetaHuman capabilities.
Provide technical guidance to developers.
Requirements:
8+ years of commercial software development experience.
5+ years of Unreal Engine experience, preferably UE5/UE5.5/UE5.6.
3+ years of C++ / gameplay development experience.
2+ years of multiplayer, networking, or real-time systems experience.
2+ years in a Lead, Principal, or Technical Lead role.
Strong hands-on experience with Blueprints, performance optimization, and complex real-time systems.
Experience designing gameplay architecture, interaction logic, and production-grade game systems.
Strong understanding of replication, multiplayer architecture, and low-latency systems.
WebRTC / streaming experience is a strong plus.
English: Upper-Intermediate or higher
Advantages:
High ownership and direct collaboration with company leadership.
Technical Director-level ownership with direct influence on technology direction.
Hands-on role combining architecture, development, and technical leadership.
Work on a cutting-edge Unreal Engine / MetaHuman product.
Build photorealistic digital human experiences.
Strong R&D focus and opportunity to explore new Unreal/MetaHuman capabilities.
Small development team with high ownership and impact.
Established iGaming customers
What We Offer:
20 paid vacation days per year
5 paid sick leaves per year (no medical documents required)
Personalized development plan with training compensation
English courses compensation
Work equipment if needed (PC/laptop/monitor)
Flat and transparent internal communication
Opportunity to switch between projects and technologies within Digis
Full accounting and legal support.