Senior Technical Artist

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Employee financial programs

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling, reskilling and certication

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer and community involvement

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and engineering. You will shape polished visual experiences across platforms, using UE5 materials, Niagara, and Sequencer for cinematic UI work. Collaborate with designers and engineers to define forward-thinking tech art templates and ensure high performance.

You will mentor junior artists, push motion details and hover states for UI, and optimize shaders and textures while maintaining real-time lighting aesthetics in dynamic projects.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a Technical Artist, UI Tech Artist, or VFX Artist.
• Expertise in Unreal Engine 5, Material Editor and Niagara for real-time visuals.
• Experience with Sequencer for cinematic transitions and camera work.
• Strong real-time lighting and post-process knowledge shaping mood.
• Proven hover states, micro-interactions and motion details for UI.
• Solid shader logic, texture/material optimization, and performance profiling.
• Good collaboration skills and ability to translate concepts into tech solutions.
• Fluent English (B2+) for cross‑functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Build refined, high-performing technical art solutions using UI, FX, and lighting in UE4/5.
• Establish tech art templates, guiding principles for UI product development.
• Develop unified visual patterns for motion, UI transitions and scale.
• Scale tech art across platforms while balancing fidelity and performance.
• Own tooling and asset management for UI tech art and pipelines.
• Mentor visual designers and UI artists to raise quality and consistency.

Skills

UI tech artist

VFX artistry

collaboration

UI motion design

english B2

shader logic

performance profiling

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Material Editor

Niagara

Sequencer

Job description

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join our team. This role blends artistic sensibility with technical depth to shape polished, high-performing visual experiences within a collaborative studio setting. You'll work at the intersection of art and engineering, helping define how visual craft comes together across a range of platforms. It's a great opportunity for someone who enjoys solving creative challenges through a technical lens.

Responsibilities

• Build refined, high-performing technical art solutions leveraging materials, UMG, animation, FX, lighting, Blueprints, and camera systems within UE4/5
• Establish forward-thinking tech art templates, thematic direction, and guiding principles for the product's evolving UI
• Develop unified visual patterns governing motion, FX, UI transitions, scale, and proportion across the experience
• Determine how tech art scales across diverse platforms, balancing visual fidelity against performance constraints
• Take ownership of tooling and asset management practices related to UI tech art for the broader team
• Guide and support the growth of visual designers and UI artists through mentorship

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on, relevant experience as a Technical Artist, UI Tech Artist, or VFX Artist, ideally including UI/front-end work within games
• Demonstrated expertise using Unreal Engine 5, especially the Material Editor and Niagara for real-time visual effects
• Practical experience with Sequencer or comparable tools for crafting animated transitions and cinematic camera work
• Strong understanding of real-time lighting and post-process methods and how they shape mood and atmosphere
• Track record delivering refined hover states, micro-interactions, and motion details that elevate overall UI feel
• Solid foundation in core technical art skills, including shader logic, texture/material optimization, and performance profiling
• Keen sensitivity to timing, easing, and motion design principles as applied within UI contexts
• Strong collaborative capability, able to take existing visual and UX concepts and enhance them through technical refinement
• Comfort operating in loosely defined, exploratory situations to discover the right feel for a specific screen or moment
• Solid communication skills with working English fluency at B2 level or higher, supporting clear understanding of business needs and their translation into technical solutions

Nice to have

• Familiarity with AI assistant tools to support and enhance creative workflows
• Background working within the gaming industry on comparable projects
• Experience developing reusable or modular VFX and material systems suited for use across expansive UI surfaces
• Background in cinematics, trailer production, or environmental mood and lighting design
• Understanding of UMG and how UI logic connects with material and VFX systems

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.