Senior Technical Artist

EPAM Systems; Colombia; On-site; COP 96,203,000 - 192,406,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling & certifications

Global career opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and engineering, delivering polished visual experiences across UE4/5 platforms. You will craft high-fidelity UI tech art, motion, and lighting while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams on diverse international projects.

You will mentor visual designers, define UI conventions, and optimize assets for performance. The role emphasizes creative problem solving and hands-on Unreal-driven workflows.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a Technical Artist, UI Tech Artist, or VFX Artist.
• Proven Unreal Engine 5 expertise, especially Material Editor and Niagara for real-time visuals.
• Experience with Sequencer or similar tools for cinematic camera work.
• Strong lighting, post-process, and mood shaping in real-time environments.
• Proven ability to create polished UI micro-interactions and hover states.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performing technical art solutions using UE4/5 elements such as materials, UI, animation, FX, lighting, Blueprints, and camera systems.
• Develop and guide visual UI patterns, motion, and transitions across the experience.
• Ensure tech art scales across platforms balancing fidelity with performance constraints.
• Take ownership of tooling and asset management for UI tech art across the team.
• Mentor and grow visual designers and UI artists with technical feedback and direction.

Skills

UI/UX collaboration

Motion design

Team mentorship

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Material Editor

Niagara

Sequencer

Job description

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join our team. This role blends artistic sensibility with technical depth to shape polished, high-performing visual experiences within a collaborative studio setting. You'll work at the intersection of art and engineering, helping define how visual craft comes together across a range of platforms. It's a great opportunity for someone who enjoys solving creative challenges through a technical lens.

Responsibilities

• Build refined, high-performing technical art solutions leveraging materials, UMG, animation, FX, lighting, Blueprints, and camera systems within UE4/5
• Establish forward-thinking tech art templates, thematic direction, and guiding principles for the product's evolving UI
• Develop unified visual patterns governing motion, FX, UI transitions, scale, and proportion across the experience
• Determine how tech art scales across diverse platforms, balancing visual fidelity against performance constraints
• Take ownership of tooling and asset management practices related to UI tech art for the broader team
• Guide and support the growth of visual designers and UI artists through mentorship

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on, relevant experience as a Technical Artist, UI Tech Artist, or VFX Artist, ideally including UI/front-end work within games
• Demonstrated expertise using Unreal Engine 5, especially the Material Editor and Niagara for real-time visual effects
• Practical experience with Sequencer or comparable tools for crafting animated transitions and cinematic camera work
• Strong understanding of real-time lighting and post-process methods and how they shape mood and atmosphere
• Track record delivering refined hover states, micro-interactions, and motion details that elevate overall UI feel
• Solid foundation in core technical art skills, including shader logic, texture/material optimization, and performance profiling
• Keen sensitivity to timing, easing, and motion design principles as applied within UI contexts
• Strong collaborative capability, able to take existing visual and UX concepts and enhance them through technical refinement
• Comfort operating in loosely defined, exploratory situations to discover the right feel for a specific screen or moment
• Solid communication skills with working English fluency at B2 level or higher, supporting clear understanding of business needs and their translation into technical solutions

Nice to have

• Familiarity with AI assistant tools to support and enhance creative workflows
• Background working within the gaming industry on comparable projects
• Experience developing reusable or modular VFX and material systems suited for use across expansive UI surfaces
• Background in cinematics, trailer production, or environmental mood and lighting design
• Understanding of UMG and how UI logic connects with material and VFX systems

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

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.