Technical UI Designer (Unreal Engine)

Location: Remote

Salary: $120,000–$146,000 annually in California

Company

hirify.global and Unknown Worlds create accessible and engaging games for players worldwide, including the Subnautica franchise.

What you will do

• Own UI implementation from wireframes through final polish across target platforms.
• Build widgets, classes, structures, and data-driven components supporting gameplay needs.
• Implement responsive animations and interactive behavior driven by gameplay events, player input, and UI state.
• Collaborate with UI/UX design, UI art, technical design, and engineering to deliver functional, accessible, performant, and polished interfaces.
• Advise on UI architecture, Blueprint versus native-code implementation, and development workflows.
• Optimize and debug UMG and Blueprint issues while improving UI pipelines, documentation, and organization.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical UI Designer, including at least one shipped Unreal Engine title in this role.
• Proficiency with UMG, Blueprints, and Enhanced Input.
• Strong understanding of Unreal UI architecture, lifecycle events, state management, and UI performance.
• Experience creating animated, responsive, data-driven components such as HUDs, health bars, popups, and action prompts.
• Strong UI/UX, interaction design, visual design, debugging, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment.

Nice to have

• Programming experience in C++, C#, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with Photoshop or Illustrator, UI materials, UMG Viewmodels, and 3D models in UI.
• Experience with early-access release models.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time remote work on a globally distributed team.
• Annual professional development and home office stipends.
• Paid time off for volunteer and nonprofit work.
• Commitment to inclusion, accessibility, and equal employment opportunity.