UI Engineer Level 2

Flix Interactive; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development studio is seeking a talented UI Engineer to create polished, performant game UI for Unreal Engine projects. Responsibilities include building in-game UI using web technologies, integrating with Unreal Engine, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate will have 2–4 years of frontend development experience, particularly with Coherent Gameface, and a strong understanding of UI architecture. This role offers a full-time contracting position in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Friendly and nurturing work environment

Opportunity to work with talented team

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in modern frontend development (HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript).
• Familiarity with responsive layout and web performance best practices.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain in-game UI using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Integrate UI with Unreal Engine systems for gameplay connection.
• Contribute to improving UI workflows, documentation, and reusable component patterns.

Skills

Frontend development

HTML5

CSS3

TypeScript

UI architecture

Debugging skills

Education

2–4 years of experience in modern frontend development

Tools

Coherent Gameface

Unreal Engine

React

Angular

Job description

UI Engineer – Level 2

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

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

• Build and maintain in-game UI using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Gameface runtime tools.
• 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.

Desirable Skills & Technologies

• 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).
• Console development exposure (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch).
• Familiarity with advanced CSS effects, transitions, or UI animation workflows.
• Understanding of multiplayer UI, HUD systems, or live‑ops UI updates.

Application & Portfolio

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.

Send your application to: [e-mail]

What We Offer

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.

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Flix Interactive Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership status. We also encourage applications from underrepresented groups in the gaming industry.