UI Engineer – Level 2

FLIX INTERACTIVE; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic game development studio is looking for a talented UI Engineer to enhance game interfaces using Coherent Gameface and Unreal Engine. Ideal candidates will have 2-4 years of frontend development experience, particularly with modern web technologies like HTML5, CSS3, and TypeScript. Responsibilities include implementing UI interactions and optimizing performance across platforms. This role offers flexibility to work from home or on-site in Birmingham, providing a friendly and nurturing environment for passionate gamers.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in modern frontend development.
• Experience with building UI using Coherent Gameface or similar frameworks.
• Strong understanding of component-driven UI architecture.
• Familiarity with responsive layout and web performance best practices.
• Good debugging skills across UI logic and integration.

Responsibilities

• Implement UI interactions using Gameface Interaction Manager.
• Work with Designers to translate UI mockups into game interfaces.
• Integrate UI with Unreal Engine systems.
• Debug and optimize UI for performance across platforms.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

HTML5

CSS3

TypeScript

Coherent Gameface

Unreal Engine

React

Angular

Job description

UK Remote or West Midlands Based – Birmingham/ Full‑Time Contractor

Please Note: We welcome applicants that prefer to work from home, so please get in touch!

Role and Purpose

We are looking for a talented and motivated UI Engineer with solid frontend development experience to help create polished, performant game UI using Coherent Gameface for our Unreal Engine projects. This role is ideal for someone who has already shipped UI features, is confident with modern web technologies, and is ready to take ownership of existing UI systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement UI interactions such as gamepad navigation and keyboard inputs using the Gameface Interaction Manager.
• Work closely with Designers and Gameplay Engineers to translate UI mockups and prototypes into functioning game interfaces.
• Integrate UI with Unreal Engine systems, ensuring reliable data flow and gameplay connection.
• Debug, profile, and optimise UI for performance and memory efficiency across multiple platforms.
• Contribute to improving UI workflows, documentation, and reusable component patterns.
• Diagnose and fix defects and support the team in doing so.
• Mentor junior engineers and support seniors, suggesting and acting on process improvements.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and Gameface/Unreal advances.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in modern frontend development (HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript).
• Experience building UI with Coherent Gameface or similar web‑based UI frameworks embedded in games.
• Strong understanding of component‑driven UI architecture.
• Familiarity with responsive layout, animations, and web performance best practices.
• Awareness of platform‑specific constraints when building and optimising UI.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine workflows and data binding between gameplay and UI.
• Good debugging skills across UI logic, interaction, and engine integration.
• Ability to work independently on features while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• A keen eye for detail and polish – ensuring UI matches designs, feels responsive, and behaves consistently across screens and input methods.
• Experience with Unreal Engine (Blueprints or C++).
• Experience with Unreal UI (UMG and/or Slate).
• Hands‑on work with Gameface UI component libraries.
• Experience with a modern front‑end framework (React / Angular).
• Familiarity with advanced CSS effects, transitions, or UI animation workflows.
• Understanding of multiplayer UI, HUD systems, or live‑ops UI updates.

Please include your CV, portfolio and cover letter (optional) within your application. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable; otherwise we accept showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms.

Based just outside Birmingham, Flix offers a friendly, nurturing work environment with the opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio. The team is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers that support one another in all aspects of development.

If you have the drive and skills for making games and think you have what it takes to work within our team then we’d love to hear from you.

Alternatively, call our recruitment team on - 01527 958 177

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