Lead UI Tech Artist — Unreal Engine 5, Mentor & Scale UI

EPAM Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling, reskilling and certificate

LinkedIn Learning library access

Global career opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a Lead UI Technical Artist to define the materials, motion language, and UI systems that unify high-quality game interfaces across platforms. You will build templates, tools, and real-time effects in Unreal Engine while mentoring UI artists and designers.

You will craft consistent visual patterns for motion, transitions, and readability, plan cross-platform fidelity vs. performance, and own tooling and asset management to keep the team scalable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Technical Artist, UI Tech Artist, or VFX Artist on games.
• Lead-level mentoring experience guiding UI artists and visual designers.
• Cross-platform planning balancing fidelity and performance for UI tech art.
• Strong Unreal Engine 5 skills with Material Editor workflows and real-time optimization.
• Experience with UI patterns, motion, and micro-interactions in UI.

Responsibilities

• Define UI tech art systems, templates, thematics, and principles for UI across platforms.
• Build templates, tools, and real-time effects in Unreal Engine 4/5.
• Mentor UI artists and designers through reviews and hands-on support.
• Develop material functions and shader systems that standardize UI look and performance.
• Plan cross-platform UI fidelity vs. performance and optimize textures and effects.

Skills

Unreal Engine 5

Material Editor

Sequencer

Niagara VFX

UI Tech Art

Cross-platform planning

Mentoring

English proficiency

Tools

UMG

Shader systems

Shader logic

Post-processing

Camera tools in UE4/5

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a Lead UI Technical Artist to define the materials, motion language, and UI systems that unify high-quality game interfaces across platforms. You will build templates, tools, and real-time effects in Unreal Engine while mentoring UI artists and designers.

You will craft consistent visual patterns for motion, transitions, and readability, plan cross-platform fidelity vs. performance, and own tooling and asset management to keep the team scalable.