Lead UI Tech Artist — Unreal Engine 5

EPAM Systems; Colombia; On-site; COP 60,000,000 - 90,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Global career opportunities

Paid time off

Upskilling and certification courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Colombia is seeking a Lead UI Technical Artist to define core UI tech art systems and mentor the team. You will build polished UI tech art across Unreal Engine 5 and collaborate with UX/UI and visual design to translate intent into engaging motion.

Lead with expertise in materials, sequencing, and real-time VFX while optimizing for performance and aesthetics to enhance gameplay readability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Technical Artist, UI Tech Artist, or VFX Artist in games.
• Expert Unreal Engine 5 experience with Material Editor and Niagara for real-time VFX.
• Advanced Sequencer experience for animated transitions and cinematic camera moves.
• Strong material functions and systems knowledge including shader logic and optimization.
• Advanced UV math skills for precise, performant material and UI effects work.
• Strong 3D modeling skills and fluency where 3D meets UI (cameras, lighting, framing).
• Proven leadership skills through mentoring UI artists and visual designers.
• Solid real-time lighting and post-process techniques knowledge for mood and atmosphere.
• Strong performance profiling skills for real-time UI, materials, and VFX.
• Excellent collaboration skills to elevate established UX and visual designs with technical polish.
• High ambiguity tolerance and problem-solving skills in exploratory UI prototyping.
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2) for clear collaboration and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define UI tech art systems, materials, and motion language that others build on.
• Craft highly polished and performant UI tech art solutions using materials, UMG, animation, FX, blueprints, lighting, and camera tools.
• Build consistent visual patterns for motion, FX, transitions, scale, and proportion across the UI.
• Create Sequencer-driven animated transitions and cinematic camera beats that enhance UI feel.
• Establish forward-looking templates, thematics, and principles for reusable UI tech art.
• Plan cross-platform adaptation strategies balancing fidelity and performance constraints.
• Own tooling, pipelines, and UI tech art asset management to improve team throughput.
• Collaborate with UX/UI and visual design to translate intent into polished interactive motion details.
• Implement hover states, micro-interactions, and easing to improve responsiveness and feel.
• Optimize shaders, textures, materials, and VFX to meet performance budgets.
• Validate lighting and post-process choices to support clarity, mood, and readability.
• Mentor UI artists and visual designers through reviews, guidance, and best practices.

Skills

Unreal Engine 5

Material Editor

Niagara VFX

Leadership

UI UX Collaboration

Tools

UMG

Sequencer

Shader tools

Job description

EPAM Systems in Colombia is seeking a Lead UI Technical Artist to define core UI tech art systems and mentor the team. You will build polished UI tech art across Unreal Engine 5 and collaborate with UX/UI and visual design to translate intent into engaging motion.

Lead with expertise in materials, sequencing, and real-time VFX while optimizing for performance and aesthetics to enhance gameplay readability.