Senior UI Tech Artist — UE5 UI Motion & Mentoring

EPAM Systems; México; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Global career opportunities

Upskilling & certification courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior UI Tech Artist to define technical UI art systems and mentor artists across Unreal Engine projects. You will craft polished UI solutions, using materials, UMG, animation, FX, lighting, and blueprints while balancing fidelity and performance on multi‑platform titles.

You will drive motion language, cinematic transitions, and optimized shaders, collaborating with UX/UI and design to deliver high‑quality UI experiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience as a Technical Artist, UI Tech Artist, or VFX Artist with UI/front-end game experience.
• Proven mentoring experience supporting UI artists and visual designers.
• Strong cross‑platform planning skills balancing fidelity and performance constraints.
• Advanced Unreal Engine 5 skills including Material Editor, Niagara, and Blueprints.
• Expert Sequencer knowledge for animated transitions and cinematic camera moves.
• Strong material system skills including material functions/systems and shader logic.

Responsibilities

• Define UI tech art systems, templates, thematics, and principles for forward-looking UI.
• Craft polished, performant UI tech art solutions using materials, UMG, animation, FX, lighting, Blueprints, and camera tools in UE4/5.
• Build consistent visual patterns for motion, FX, UI transitions, scale, and proportion.
• Establish a cohesive motion language that unifies UI behavior across screens and states.
• Plan UI tech art approaches across platforms to balance visual fidelity and performance.
• Own UI tech art tooling and asset management to improve team efficiency and consistency.
• Create animated transitions and cinematic camera moves using Sequencer and related tools.
• Implement spatial and diegetic UI solutions that blend 3D and UI through framing and post-processing.
• Optimize shaders, materials, textures, and VFX to meet performance targets.
• Profile runtime performance and diagnose bottlenecks in UI rendering and effects.
• Partner with UX/UI and visual design to add technical polish such as hover states and micro-interactions.
• Mentor UI artists and visual designers through reviews, best practices, and reusable patterns.

Skills

Technical Artist

UI Tech Artist

VFX Artist

Mentoring

Cross‑platform planning

Unreal Engine 5

Material logic

UV math

Motion design

Performance profiling

Collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Material Editor

Niagara

Blueprints

Sequencer

Post-processing

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior UI Tech Artist to define technical UI art systems and mentor artists across Unreal Engine projects. You will craft polished UI solutions, using materials, UMG, animation, FX, lighting, and blueprints while balancing fidelity and performance on multi‑platform titles.

You will drive motion language, cinematic transitions, and optimized shaders, collaborating with UX/UI and design to deliver high‑quality UI experiences.