Lead UI Tech Designer (Unreal Engine)

About the role

We are seeking a Lead UI Tech Designer to bridge design and engineering by building scalable UI systems in Unreal Engine. You will translate wireframes into reusable widgets and navigation flows while partnering closely across disciplines to ship polished, responsive UI experiences.

Key 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.
• 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.

Required profile

• 5+ 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.
• Upper‑Intermediate English proficiency (B2) and ability to maintain reasonable working‑time overlap with clients in Cary, NC.

Required skills

• 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.

What we offer

• International projects with top brands.
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Employee financial programs.
• Paid time off and sick leave.
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses, including unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Global career opportunities and volunteer/community involvement.
• Award‑winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn.