Senior UI Technical Designer (Unreal Engine 5)

EPAM Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling and certification courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior UI Technical Designer to translate UX and visual directions into production-ready UI specifications and prototypes for Unreal Engine.

You will define flows, interactions, and component standards to ensure cross-platform reliability. Responsibilities include building a scalable UI system, authoring behavior rules, and collaborating with engineers and UI artists to validate feasibility and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong UI/UX foundation with 3+ years shipping digital products or game UI.
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma (components, variants, auto-layout, handoff-ready docs).
• Ability to create implementation-ready documentation: annotated layouts, interaction notes, state diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Define UI flows, user journeys, and interaction models for in-game screens and features; produce clear, implementable specs.
• Build and maintain a scalable UI component system (patterns, components, variants, states).
• Author detailed behavior rules: navigation/focus order, back behavior, input handling, error/empty/loading states, edge cases.
• Collaborate daily with client engineers and UI artists to ensure designs are feasible, performant, and consistent in-engine.
• Support iteration and polish: review implementations and adjust designs based on constraints and QA findings.

Skills

UI/UX foundation

Figma expert

Unreal UI knowledge

Multi-input navigation

Responsive UI design

English proficiency

Tools

Unreal Engine

UMG concepts

Job description

We are seeking a Senior UI Technical Designer to turn UX/visual direction into implementable, production-ready UI specifications and prototypes for Unreal Engine. This role bridges design and engineering by defining flows, interaction behavior, navigation rules, and component standards that ship reliably across platforms and input methods.ResponsibilitiesDefine UI flows, user journeys, and interaction models for in-game screens and features; produce clear, implementable specsBuild and maintain a scalable UI component system (patterns, components, variants, states) that supports consistent implementationAuthor detailed behavior rules: navigation/focus order, back behavior, input handling expectations, error/empty/loading states, and edge casesCollaborate daily with client engineers and UI artists to ensure designs are feasible, performant, and consistent in-engineSupport iteration and polish: review implementations, provide actionable feedback, and adjust designs based on technical constraints and playtest/QA findingsRequirementsStrong UI/UX foundation with 3+ years of experience shipping digital products or game UIExpert-level proficiency in Figma (components, variants, auto-layout, reusable libraries, handoff-ready documentation)Ability to create implementation-ready documentation: annotated layouts, interaction notes, state diagrams, and acceptance criteriaPractical understanding of Unreal UI constraints and workflowsFamiliarity with UMG concepts (layout, anchors, scaling, widget states/animations) enough to design within engine realitiesUnderstanding of focus-based navigation and multi-input requirements (controller + keyboard/mouse)Experience designing responsive UI for multiple resolutions/aspect ratios and safe-area considerationsProficiency in English at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higherNice to haveExperience with UI systems/framework conventions used in Unreal (e.g., screen stacks, activatable views, common navigation patterns)Experience with localization-aware design (string expansion, truncation rules, dynamic layouts)Accessibility/readability considerations (contrast, font sizing, couch-distance UI)Experience working on live products with rapid iteration and frequent releasesWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn