Lead UI Architect — Unreal Engine

EPAM Systems, Inc.; Cary (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling programs

Global career opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a Lead UI Tech Designer to bridge design and engineering by building scalable UI systems in Unreal Engine. You will translate wireframes into reusable widgets and navigation flows while partnering across disciplines to ship polished, responsive UI experiences.

You will own UI performance, profile UMG/Slate/C++ workloads, and guide what belongs in Blueprint versus native code. Strong collaboration with UX, UI art, and engineering is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in UI design/engineering roles bridging design and tech.
• Strong leadership bridging design and engineering to align UX goals.
• Deep Unreal Engine 5 experience with UMG, Slate, and Blueprints on shipped UI.

Responsibilities

• Design UI system architecture by decomposing features into widgets, structures, and classes.
• Build reusable widget libraries enabling scalable UI development.
• Translate UX needs into technical requirements for engineers.
• Profile UI performance in UMG, Slate, C++, and texture memory budgets.
• Collaborate across UX, UI art, and UI engineering to improve workflows.

Skills

Unreal Engine 5

UI Systems design

UMG

Slate

Blueprints

C++

Performance optimization

Widget libraries

Navigation/state management

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Blueprint scripting

Memory profiling

Texture memory analysis

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a Lead UI Tech Designer to bridge design and engineering by building scalable UI systems in Unreal Engine. You will translate wireframes into reusable widgets and navigation flows while partnering across disciplines to ship polished, responsive UI experiences.

You will own UI performance, profile UMG/Slate/C++ workloads, and guide what belongs in Blueprint versus native code. Strong collaboration with UX, UI art, and engineering is essential.