Lead UI Tech Designer; Unreal Engine

Position: Lead UI Tech Designer (Unreal Engine)
We are looking for a Lead UI Tech Designer to bridge design and engineering by building scalable UI systems in Unreal Engine with a focus on architecture, performance, and game feel. You will translate wireframes into reusable widgets and navigation flows while partnering closely across disciplines—apply to help ship polished, responsive UI experiences.

Responsibilities Design UI system architecture by decomposing features and wireframes into widgets, structures, and classes

Build reusable and extensible widget libraries that enable consistent, scalable UI development

Implement wireframe layouts using appropriate widget classes to unblock visual styling workflows

Translate UX and visual design needs into clear technical requirements for engineering partners

Ensure player input mapping is responsive and supports appropriate game feel across UI flows

Own UI performance by profiling UMG, Slate, C++, and texture memory costs within CPU and memory budgets

Write Blueprint presentation logic and advise what belongs in Blueprint versus native code Debug Blueprint and UMG issues quickly using fault-isolation techniques

Coordinate documentation, organization, and workflow improvements across UX, UI art, and UI engineering

Requirements5+ years of professional experience as a UI Tech Designer, Technical UI Artist, or similar hybrid role Proven leadership skills bridging design and engineering to align technical and UX goals

Strong project ownership skills to drive ambiguous UI system problems to shippable solutions

Deep Unreal Engine 5 experience with UMG, Slate, and Blueprints on shipped UI screens and flows

Strong UI systems design skills to create reusable, extensible widgets, structures, and classes

Solid UI performance knowledge across memory and CPU constraints in real-time engines

Proven navigation and state management experience for complex, context-dependent UI flows

Strong style sheet and style set experience to ensure consistent theming across many screens

Excellent collaboration skills with UX, UI art, and engineering partners

Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)
Ability to maintain reasonable working-time overlap with clients in Cary, NCNice to have Experience building scoped or context-driven navigation systems

Familiarity with large-scale discovery or storefront UI patterns

Advanced Blueprint scripting beyond basic UI wiring

Experience working with AI assistants to improve UI workflows or documentation

Strong understanding of gaming UI conventions and interaction patterns

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