LEAD UI ENGINEER

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LEAD UI ENGINEER (EPAM SYSTEMS)

*🕹* AAA Fighting Game

*🧠* Lead

*💰* Negotiable

*⏰* Full-time

*🌎* Remote

*🦄* Description

EPAM Systems is looking for a Lead UI Engineer to help deliver production-ready UI systems for a AAA fighting game built in Unreal Engine 5.

The role focuses on fast, scalable, and polished player experiences across frontend, engagement systems, and in-match gameplay UI, working closely with UX, UI Art, UI Tech Design, gameplay, VFX, sound, and publishing teams.

*🚀* Responsibilities

• Implement UI features and systems in Unreal Engine 5 using CommonUI, UMG, and Slate

• Build reusable UI components, widgets, input patterns, and interaction systems

• Translate UX flows, prototypes, and visual designs into shippable in-engine UI

• Deliver frontend UI and in-match gameplay UI

• Create 2D UI and 3D-anchored 2D-rendered UI

• Create UI animations, transitions, and effects using UMG, Sequencer, Blueprints, and materials

• Optimize UI performance, responsiveness, memory usage, loading behavior, and input handling

• Integrate UI with gameplay systems, backend-facing services, progression systems, engagement systems, and publishing workflows

• Coordinate with sound and VFX teams to deliver polished UI feedback

• Run technical reviews, debugging, profiling, and documentation

• Support seasonal updates, live operations, and post-release UI maintenance

*📚* Required Skills

• 5+ years of professional experience building UI in Unreal Engine

• At least 1 year of leadership experience

• Strong collaboration skills with UX, UI Art, UI Tech Design, gameplay, sound, VFX, and publishing teams

• Production experience delivering UI systems from pre-production to production

• Strong Unreal Engine 5 CommonUI, UMG, and Slate skills

• Strong Unreal Engine C++ skills for UI implementation and integration

• Solid Blueprint-based UI workflow knowledge

• Experience with designer-facing implementation patterns

• Strong knowledge of responsive UI and input abstraction

• Experience with controller support, touch input, and multi-platform behavior

• Proven UI performance optimization skills for real-time applications

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in complex game UI environments

• Excellent written and spoken English at B2+ level

*👍* Nice to Have

• Experience with AAA, live-service, multiplayer, fighting, action, or competitive games

• Experience with mobile-first game UI

• Experience supporting seasonal content updates or live publishing pipelines

• Familiarity with Figma and HTML prototypes

• Experience integrating UI animation, materials, sound cues, and VFX-style feedback

• Experience using approved AI-assisted development tools in professional production

*🍪* What we offer

• International projects with top brands

• Work with global teams of highly skilled and diverse peers

• Healthcare benefits

• Employee financial programs

• Paid time off and sick leave

• Upskilling, reskilling, and certification courses

• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and 22,000+ courses

• Global career opportunities

• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities

• EPAM Employee Groups

• Award-winning culture

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