UI Technical Designer (Unreal Engine 5)

Summary

EPAM Systems is a global technology services company delivering projects for leading brands through skilled, diverse teams. The UI Technical Designer will implement and iterate polished Unreal Engine 5 UI using UMG and Blueprints, translating UX flows and Figma designs into scalable in-engine experiences while collaborating with UX, art, engineering, sound, and VFX teams.

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

Skills

• - 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)
• - At least 2 years of relevant experience
• - Familiarity with AI assistants
• - Background in the gaming industry

Qualifications

Must Haves

• - 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)
• - At least 2 years of relevant experience

Nice to Haves

• - 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