Lead UX Designer — UE5, AAA Games, Remote/Hybrid

Game Companies; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Retirement plan matching

Career development plan

Flexible work arrangements — in-studio

Generous time off

Company events

Fully stocked kitchen

Job summary

Turtle Rock Studios is seeking a hands-on Lead UX Designer to shape the player experience for our PC and console game. You will work with the UI/UX Director, lead the UX team, and prototype directly in Unreal Engine 5 to validate ideas in-engine from concept through launch.

You will drive UX decisions across HUDs and menus, mentor designers, and collaborate with designers, engineers, UI artists, and producers in a fast-paced production environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of UX design for AAA games; shooter titles preferred
• Lead design experience: at least 2 years guiding other designers
• Hands-on UE5 production experience; prototype and iterate in-engine using UMG/Blueprints
• Portfolio showing shipped game interfaces and interactive prototyping
• Strong understanding of PC/console UX, navigation, accessibility

Responsibilities

• Shape and carry out the UX vision with the UI/UX Director
• Prototype in-engine using UE5 to validate interactions quickly
• Develop wireframes, flows, and interactive prototypes aligned with game mechanics
• Lead UX efforts across HUDs, menus, control schemes, and gameplay flows
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, UI artists, and producers to integrate UX
• Run usability tests, analyze feedback, and iterate on UX in-game
• Scope and estimate UX work and manage trade-offs between fidelity and functionality
• Mentor and support UX designers and prioritize day-to-day work

Skills

UX leadership

UE5 prototyping

UX strategy

UI/UX collaboration

Information architecture

Tools

Unreal Engine 5 (UE5)

UMG

Blueprints

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Turtle Rock Studios is seeking a hands-on Lead UX Designer to shape the player experience for our PC and console game. You will work with the UI/UX Director, lead the UX team, and prototype directly in Unreal Engine 5 to validate ideas in-engine from concept through launch.

You will drive UX decisions across HUDs and menus, mentor designers, and collaborate with designers, engineers, UI artists, and producers in a fast-paced production environment.