What We Need: We're seeking a Senior UI Technical Designer with exceptional technical fluency, creative vision, and system-level thinking to own and evolve our in-game UI systems at scale. You'll own and drive the implementation of key UI features, working closely with designers, artists, producers, engineers and more. We're a studio that values autonomy and self-drive in developers who are empowered to do the best work of their careers. If this is you, let's talk!
Responsibilities:- System Implementation & Maintenance: Champion the design, iteration, and maintenance of various UI systems. This includes dynamic widgets, responsive menus, and high-fidelity animations using Unreal Engine, Blueprint visual scripting, and AngelScript at an expert level.
- Architecture & Best Practices: Establish, document, and promote UI Blueprint architecture best practices and workflows, driving optimization strategies to ensure consistency, scalability, and performance across all UI systems for multiple platforms.
- Tool & Technology Integration: Evaluate and integrate emerging tools and technologies to enhance Experience Design (XD) across gameplay and other interactive elements.
- Design to Engine Translation: Translate and improve UX designs and UI art into performant in-engine implementations while ensuring seamless integration of UI visuals and behavior with underlying game systems.
- UI Material Workflows: Establish and reinforce UI Material workflows for widgets, creating scalable, clear, and performant UI Materials.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with UX designers, UI artists, gameplay engineers, backend developers, and audio teams to align UI implementation with gameplay vision and technical feasibility.
- Foster Development Culture: Champion a collaborative development culture across the Experience Design department (UX, UI, UITD, and UI Engineering) by leading by example and sharing technical insights.
- Peer Mentorship: Act as a technical mentor to junior and intermediate technical designers and cross-functional peers, elevating the team's technical capabilities and standard of execution.
Required Qualifications:- Engine Expertise: Extensive experience building, debugging, and optimizing UI systems in UE4 or UE5 using Blueprints and UMG. Familiarity with UI materials, animation systems, and widget architecture is essential.
- Problem Solving: Ability to analyze and solve sophisticated technical and design problems while collaborating closely with engineers to contribute to the technical roadmap for XD features.
- System Architecture: Deep understanding of data flow, modularity, and performance in UI systems.
- Autonomy: Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives independently, drive decision-making, and take full ownership of complex UI systems.
- Adaptability: Comfortable working in fast-paced environments and evolving pipelines. Eager to prototype, iterate, and respond constructively to feedback.
Relevant Experience:- Prior experience shipping high-quality UI in a AAA game environment is highly desirable.
- Solid grasp of scripting and programming fundamentals such as C++ or C#.
- A proven track record as a senior individual contributor within a UI tech design team, taking point on complex, systemic UI challenges.
The pay range for this position in San Mateo, California at the start of employment is expected to be between $103,700 and $153,500 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.
Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for employees in regular roles may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, provided that temporary or intern roles will not be eligible for many of these payments or benefits. Details of participation in compensation and benefit plans (if applicable) will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
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