Senior UI Tech Artist: Real-Time UI, Materials & VFX Lead

EPAM Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off and sick leave

Unlimited LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Senior UI Technical Artist to define tech art systems, materials, and motion language unifying a game UI across platforms.

You will elevate UI polish with performant real-time solutions and mentor the UX/UI group. Responsibilities include crafting polished UI tech art using Unreal Engine, UMG, animation, FX, lighting, and camera tools, defining templates and patterns, and building scalable material/VFX systems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience as a Technical Artist, UI Tech Artist, or VFX Artist in games.
• Senior-level mentorship experience guiding UI artists and visual designers.
• Experience balancing fidelity and performance across multiple targets.
• Strong Unreal Engine 5 expertise with Material Editor and Niagara for real-time VFX.
• Advanced Sequencer experience for animated transitions and cinematic camera moves.

Responsibilities

• Craft polished & performant UI tech art solutions using materials, UMG, animation, FX, lighting, blueprints, and camera tools in Unreal Engine.
• Define tech art templates, thematics, and principles that standardize the forward-looking UI.
• Establish consistent visual patterns for motion, FX, transitions, scale, proportion, and micro-interactions.
• Plan cross-platform adaptation strategies balancing visual quality with performance constraints.
• Own UI tech art tooling and asset management practices for team efficiency.
• Build animated transitions and cinematic UI moments using Sequencer and camera workflows.
• Develop reusable material and VFX systems that scale across large UI surfaces.
• Profile and optimize shaders, textures, materials, and VFX to meet performance targets.
• Collaborate with UX and visual design to translate intent into real-time execution.
• Mentor UI artists and visual designers on workflows, standards, and best practices.
• Refine timing, easing, and motion design details to improve UI feel and responsiveness.

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Material Editor

Niagara

Sequencer

UV math

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Senior UI Technical Artist to define tech art systems, materials, and motion language unifying a game UI across platforms.

You will elevate UI polish with performant real-time solutions and mentor the UX/UI group. Responsibilities include crafting polished UI tech art using Unreal Engine, UMG, animation, FX, lighting, and camera tools, defining templates and patterns, and building scalable material/VFX systems.