Senior Tools Programmer: UI & AI Workflow Architect

Epic Games; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical/dental/vision premiums

401k with company match

Mental health program

Unlimited PTO

Paid sabbatical after 7 years

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Tools Programmer to build AI-powered UI tooling for Unreal Engine. You will shape systems and frameworks used to create UI across tools and runtime environments, enabling developers to iterate rapidly and ship high-quality experiences.

You will own the UI toolchain, mentor engineers, and collaborate across disciplines to address developer needs while optimizing performance in complex UI systems.

Qualifications

• Strong tools-programming background for game development.
• Deep UI domain expertise (UI frameworks, runtime UI).
• Excellent C++ skills in a large codebase.
• Hands-on exposure to AI-powered workflows or agentic tooling.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and integrate AI-powered tools and frameworks for UI authoring, iteration, and debugging.
• Own and evolve the UI tech codebase used to build tools and in-game UI in Unreal Engine.
• Set technical direction for UI tooling and mentor other engineers.
• Collaborate across disciplines to identify improvement areas, gather feedback, and design solutions for developer needs.
• Profile and resolve performance and memory issues in UI systems.
• Work with Epic's internal teams and Unreal Engine licensees to help them solve UI challenges.

Skills

Tools programming

UI domain

C++ expertise

Unreal Engine

Slate/UMG

Shipped title experience

English communication

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Tools Programmer to build AI-powered UI tooling for Unreal Engine. You will shape systems and frameworks used to create UI across tools and runtime environments, enabling developers to iterate rapidly and ship high-quality experiences.

You will own the UI toolchain, mentor engineers, and collaborate across disciplines to address developer needs while optimizing performance in complex UI systems.