Lead UI Engineer STARCRAFT | Irvine, CA

Your Mission

Blizzard Entertainment is assembling a team to build the next chapter of StarCraft returning to a universe forged in interstellar war. This mission offers something new: crafting an original story-driven open-world shooter while honoring the legacy of one of Blizzards most beloved games.

We are here to reignite this universe alongside you. We are here to make StarCraft and its about damn time.

We are looking for aLead UI Engineerto help craft this new game for Blizzard. As a key member of the development team you will lead the technical direction execution and evolution of the games user interface systems while helping build a collaborative and high-performing engineering team. You are comfortable operating in a dynamic environment navigating fluid deadlines and changing priorities with purpose.

This role offers a hybrid work week with a mix of work-from-home and on-site days based out of our Irvine studio.

Responsibilities

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours so this role includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities:

• Lead the technical vision and implementation strategy for user interface systems across the game experience.

• Architect develop andmaintainscalable performant and extensible UI frameworks and workflows.

• Collaborate closely with designers artists engineers and production partners to deliver intuitive and engaging player experiences.

• Guidea team of UI engineers through mentorship technical leadership prioritization and day-to-day execution.

• Establish engineering standards best practices and code quality expectations for UI development.

• Partner with technical leadership toidentifyrisks plan milestones and align teamobjectiveswith broader game development goals.

• Optimizeuser interface performance memory usage and platform compatibility for PC Xbox and PlayStation.

• Drive improvements to UI pipelines tools and workflows that enable efficient iteration across disciplines.

• Review designs and technical proposals providing feedback that balances creative goals with technical requirements.

• Foster a collaborative environment that promotes continuous learning knowledge sharing and professional growth.
  

MinimumRequirements

Experience

• 8 years of professional software engineering experience withsignificant experiencedeveloping user interface systems for games or interactive applications.

• Experience leading engineers technical initiatives or feature teams through the full development lifecycle.

• Experience managing people programs or multidisciplinary efforts to achieve business and developmentobjectives.

• Experience shipping at least one commercially released title or large-scale interactive product.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively within teams and foster productive partnerships across all departments.

• Demonstrated ability to inspire colleagues through an enthusiastic approach to game development and a commitment to continuous improvement of core skills.

• Ability to take initiative and manage responsibilities independentlydemonstratingstrong ownership and accountability.

• Experienced and knowledgeable player of a wide range of games; able to use thisexpertiseto enhance creative decisions in game development.
  

Knowledge & Skills

• Strongproficiencyin C and modern software architecture principles.

• Extensive experience building UI systems frameworks and tooling for game development.

• Experienceintegrating user interfaces with gameplay systems backend services and platform features.

• Comprehensive understanding of performance optimization memory management and debugging practices.

• Experience working with Unreal Engine and related UI technologies.

• Experience leading technical reviews architecture discussions and engineering planning efforts.

• Strong understanding of accessibility considerations and player-centered design principles.

• Experiencedeveloping forPC Xbox and/or PlayStation platforms.
  

Key Attributes

• A collaborative team-oriented approach to solving complex technical challenges.

• Strong communicationskills with the ability to influence technical decisions across disciplines.

• A passion for creating polished intuitive experiences for players.

• The ability to balance long-term technical health with immediate production needs.

• A commitment to mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of accountability and growth.

• Comfortoperatingwithin a dynamic environment and navigating fluid deadlines and changing priorities with purpose.
  

Extra Points

• Experience leading UI engineering teams on AAA game development projects.

• Experience developing UI editor tooling and content creation workflows.

• Experience supporting live-service or online game features.

• Experience integrating telemetry analytics or player feedback systems into UI workflows.

• Background working on action role-playing social or open-world game experiences.

• Experience contributing to recruiting interviewing and career development efforts for engineers.
  

Required Application Materials

• Resume

• Cover Letter (optional).

• Portfolio website or examplesdemonstratingrelevant technical contributions (if available).
  

Your Platform

At Blizzard Entertainment we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft Overwatch Diablo and StarCraftwevebeen creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years.Wereon a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences ever. Hard work iteration and polish go into the Blizzard secret recipe but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you join us.

Our World

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft Overwatch Diablo and StarCraft Blizzard Entertainment is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC Xbox PlayStation Nintendo Switch iOS and Android. Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrivein order toconnect and engage the world through epic entertainment.