Senior UI Tools Engineer for AI-Driven Workflows

Epic Games; North Carolina; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Vision & HRA

Life Insurance

401k with match

Mental well-being program

Unlimited PTO & sick time

Job summary

Epic Games in North Carolina is seeking a senior Tools Programmer to build the next generation of UI tooling for UI authoring, iteration, and AI-powered agentic workflows. You will shape the systems and frameworks that empower millions of creators, from WYSIWYG editors to UI APIs and runtime capabilities used to ship games and tools.

Join a collaborative team that values performance, memory profiling, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong tools-programming background in games or related fields.
• Deep expertise in UI frameworks, runtime UI engines, and editor/WYSIWYG tooling.
• Excellent C++ skills and large codebase experience.
• Some exposure to AI-powered workflows or agentic tooling.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English.

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 tooling

C++ expertise

AI workflows exposure

English communication

Tools

Unreal Engine

Slate/UMG

Job description

Epic Games in North Carolina is seeking a senior Tools Programmer to build the next generation of UI tooling for UI authoring, iteration, and AI-powered agentic workflows. You will shape the systems and frameworks that empower millions of creators, from WYSIWYG editors to UI APIs and runtime capabilities used to ship games and tools.

Join a collaborative team that values performance, memory profiling, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.