Principal Tech UI Designer
Principal Tech UI Designer
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Job Description
WHAT MAKES US EPIC
At the core of Epics success are talented passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative welcoming and creative environment. Whether its building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences were always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
DESIGN
What We Do
Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.
What Youll Do
Epic Games is seeking a talented Principal Technical UI Designer to work on this role you will contribute to a larger vision of UI for Fortnite. You will be solving and driving the vision for complex user theming technical debt diving into the world of verse and UEFN as well as having an eye for creating UI systems that we use internally on Fortnite as well as expose to UEFN creators. You will get to work with experts in UX UI Art and Engineering as well as the Unreal Engine developers and collaborate among your peers to produce systems level thinking UI.
In this role you will
- Collaborate closely with the UI leadership and Engineering team to drive and develop new Fortnite UI leveraging new technologies and Unreal Engine.
- Prototype and quickly iterate on proving out new concepts features and tools.
- Defining and setting the standards for UI that are within memory and CPU constraints.
- Mentoring other Tech UI Designers and contributing to the best practices and standards across the department.
- Developing and maintaining documentation architecture and other supporting assets/examples for other engineers and designers to follow and execute.
What were looking for
- Worked on a AAA game in a Lead/ Principal or Director role
- Technical experience demonstrates a range of complex problem solving performance improvements tool building and prototyping.
- Deep experience with visual scripting languages such as Python Lua or Blueprint.
- Effective leader collaborator and problem solver able to coordinate with internal and external teams.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to accurately break down large ambiguous problems into manageable tasks prototypes and deliverables.
- Strong communication skills and understanding of various UI disciplines (UX design UI art Engineering Product and Gameplay Designers).
- Youre user-focused passionate solutions-focused and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.
EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical Dental a Vision HRA Long Term Disability Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 years weve been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity interactive experiences for PC console mobile and VR it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment automotive and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
Like what you hear Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e. a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full Time
