Senior UI Tools Engineer — AI-Powered Workflows

Epic Games; New York (NY); On-site; USD 173,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Tools Programmer to build the next generation of UI tooling for Unreal Engine, enabling AI-powered agentic workflows and streamlined UI authoring. You will shape systems and frameworks used by millions of creators, from WYSIWYG editors to APIs and runtime UI capabilities for games and tools.

You will design, implement, and mentor on UI tooling, optimize performance, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust UI solutions in a large codebase, with strong

Qualifications

• Strong tools-programming background with experience building tools that improve development workflows in games or other fields.
• Deep expertise in the UI domain (UI frameworks, runtime UI engines, and editor/WYSIWYG tooling).
• Excellent C++ skills and experience working in a large codebase.
• Some hands-on exposure to AI-powered or agentic workflows, whether through work, courses, or personal projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience with Unreal Engine is a plus.
• Experience with Slate and/or UMG is a plus.
• Shipped title experience in games or real-time applications is a plus.

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 programmers.
• 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 tooling

C++

Unreal Engine

Slate/UMG

AI workflows

Communication

Tools

Unreal Engine

Slate

UMG

Job description

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Tools Programmer to build the next generation of UI tooling for Unreal Engine, enabling AI-powered agentic workflows and streamlined UI authoring. You will shape systems and frameworks used by millions of creators, from WYSIWYG editors to APIs and runtime UI capabilities for games and tools.

You will design, implement, and mentor on UI tooling, optimize performance, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust UI solutions in a large codebase, with strong