Senior Unreal UI Architect - Systems, UX & Performance

EPAM Systems; Colombia; On-site; COP 383,767,000 - 575,650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Global career opportunities

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling and certification courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior UI Technical Designer to bridge design and engineering by building scalable UI systems in Unreal Engine with a focus on architecture, performance, and input feel. You will translate wireframes into reusable widgets and robust flows, partnering closely with cross-discipline teammates.

The role requires 3 years of experience with Unreal Engine 5, UMG/Slate/Blueprints, and strong leadership to own foundational UI problems while collaborating across UX, UI art, and

Qualifications

• 3 years of professional experience in a UI Tech Designer, Technical UI Artist, or similar hybrid role.
• Deep Unreal Engine 5 experience with UMG, Slate, and Blueprints on shipped UI screens and flows.
• Strong leadership skills to own ambiguous foundational UI problems and drive them to shippable solutions.
• Proven project experience designing navigation flows and screen-to-screen relationships in a live product.
• Strong UI performance knowledge for real-time engines including memory and CPU constraints.
• Solid game math knowledge including basic algebra and geometry.
• Strong programming fundamentals with visual scripting (Blueprints; Lua or Python).
• Excellent problem-solving skills for complex, context-dependent navigation and UI state.
• Strong collaboration skills across UX, UI art, and engineering disciplines.
• English proficiency: B2 Upper-Intermediate

Responsibilities

• Design UI system architecture by breaking features and wireframes into widgets, structures, and classes.
• Build reusable and extensible widget templates that support efficient iteration and styling.
• Lay out wireframes using appropriate widget classes to enable visual designers to apply styling quickly.
• Prototype UX and visual concepts and translate design intent into actionable technical requirements.
• Implement responsive player input mapping and tune interaction feel to match gameplay expectations.
• Own UI performance by profiling UMG, Slate, Blueprint/C++ costs, and texture memory within constraints.
• Write Blueprint presentation logic and advise what belongs in Blueprint versus native code.
• Debug Blueprint and UMG issues quickly using systematic fault isolation.
• Support UI artists with specialized presentation behaviors and workflow guidance.
• Document UI systems and improve organization and pipelines across UX, UI art, and engineering.
• Coordinate work to maintain reasonable time overlap with clients in the Cary, NC time zone

Skills

Leadership

UI performance

Game math

Problem solving

Collaboration

English proficiency

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

UMG

Slate

Blueprints

Lua

Python

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior UI Technical Designer to bridge design and engineering by building scalable UI systems in Unreal Engine with a focus on architecture, performance, and input feel. You will translate wireframes into reusable widgets and robust flows, partnering closely with cross-discipline teammates.

The role requires 3 years of experience with Unreal Engine 5, UMG/Slate/Blueprints, and strong leadership to own foundational UI problems while collaborating across UX, UI art, and