Senior UI Tech Artist — Unreal Engine 5 Motion & UI Systems

EPAM Systems; Colombia; Remote; COP 90,000,000 - 170,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Learning & certification

Global career opportunities

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior UI Technical Artist to define the UI tech art systems and motion language across platforms. You will build reusable templates, polished real-time effects in Unreal Engine, and mentor UI artists.

The role emphasizes leadership in UI materials, VFX, and cross-team collaboration to ensure visual fidelity and performance. Strong UE5 expertise and English proficiency (B2) are required, with a global, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Technical Artist or UI Tech Artist with game UI exposure
• Strong Unreal Engine 5 experience with Material Editor and Niagara
• Advanced Sequencer experience for animated transitions and cinematic camera moves
• Expert material systems knowledge including material functions and shader logic
• Advanced UV math skills for complex material and UI effects work
• Strong 3D modeling skills and fluency where 3D meets UI (cameras, lighting, framing)
• Solid real-time lighting and post-process knowledge for mood and atmosphere
• Proven performance optimization skills including profiling and content tuning
• Strong motion design skills including timing, easing, and micro-interactions
• Excellent collaboration skills to elevate established UX/UI designs with technical polish
• High comfort with ambiguous exploratory work to find the right feel for moments and screens
• English proficiency: B2 Upper-Intermediate

Responsibilities

• Define the technical art direction for UI materials, motion language, and reusable patterns
• Build highly polished and performant UI tech art solutions using materials, UMG, animation, FX, blueprints, lighting, and camera tools in UE4/5
• Create templates, thematics, and principles that scale across the UI surface and multiple platforms
• Design consistent visual behaviors for transitions, scale, proportion, and interactive feedback
• Plan platform adaptation strategies that balance visual fidelity with runtime performance
• Own UI tech art tooling, pipelines, and asset management to keep production efficient and consistent
• Mentor UI artists and visual designers by sharing best practices and raising craft standards
• Prototype and iterate on hover states, micro-interactions, and motion details that improve UI feel
• Use Sequencer and related tools to deliver camera-driven UI moments and cinematic transitions
• Optimize shaders, textures, and materials to meet performance targets without sacrificing quality
• Partner with UX and UI design to integrate systems cleanly and maintain visual consistency

Skills

Team collaboration

English communication

Mentoring UI artists

Performance optimization

Motion design

Cinematic camera work

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Material Editor

Niagara

UMG workflows

Sequencer

Shader optimization

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior UI Technical Artist to define the UI tech art systems and motion language across platforms. You will build reusable templates, polished real-time effects in Unreal Engine, and mentor UI artists.

The role emphasizes leadership in UI materials, VFX, and cross-team collaboration to ensure visual fidelity and performance. Strong UE5 expertise and English proficiency (B2) are required, with a global, inclusive culture.