Senior Technical Ui Designer

OverviewWHAT MAKES US EPIC?At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people.Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment.Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users.We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.UX DESIGNWhat We DoWe design customer and user-focused experiences that are fresh and innovative, while problem solving by anticipating user behavior and hurdles.We approach the most complex of problems and address them with simple, intuitive, and useful solutions.What You'll DoEpic Games is looking for talented, experienced Senior Technical UI designers to work on Rocket League.In this position, you will have a role as a collaborative team member implementing UI systems design in Unreal engine, building rapid prototypes, layouts, visual scripting, and leveling up our workflows.You will work with UX Designers, UI Artists, and UI Programmers to ship these features to millions of users around the world.The ideal candidate would have expertise in basic algebra and geometry math ("Game math"), game systems, and basic programming principles.In this role, you willWork on UI Systems Design, break down feature/wireframe into necessary widgets, materials, and input navigation; increase UI performance by ensuring best practices are being followed by colleaguesEnsure assets/UI are within memory and CPU constraints.Learn to profile performance and the costs of UMG/Slate/C++/and texture memoryImplement blueprint logic when presentation logic calls for it.Assist UI Artists where necessary to implement special presentation behaviour.Consult with UI Programmers on what logic will be in blueprint vs native codeDebug blueprints/UMG issues quickly using various tools and techniquesFind ways to assist UX, UI Art, and UI Programming in organization, documentation, and building workflow improvementsWhat We're Looking ForExperience in building UI and experiences in game engines and across multiple platforms (mobile, web, pc, consoles).Or similar experiences that have transferable years of experienceExperience shipping updates and new features to a user base on a regular cadence.Or similar experiences that have transferable years of experienceProfessional experience using Adobe Suite (especially Photoshop, Illustrator a plus), have engine experience (Custom engine, Unity, Unreal Engine, Lumberyard, Snowdrop, etc.), and an understanding of game industry 3D-package experience (3D Studio, Maya, etc.)You have an eye for pixel perfect UI, translating and spotting various potential issues with mockups as you help see the designs into the engineYou are a logical problem solver who pays a lot of attention to detail and has excellent written and communication skillsYou can "translate" communication across departments (i.e., talk to Programming about UI Art needs, summarize technical issues, etc), but also have empathy for non-technical team members and the ability to empower others on your teamUI work on 2+ AAA game titles, C++, scripting experience, experience with building materials/shaders in Unreal or equivalentEPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFEWe pay 100% for benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps).Our current benefits package includes coverage for medical, dental, and life insurance.We also offer supplemental benefits including daily meal vouchers, and commuter benefits for onsite employees.About UsEpic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally.For over 25 years, we've 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.Epic's 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 EpicEpic 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.#J-*****-Ljbffr