Lead UI Engineer

2K
San Mateo
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 133,900 - 198,160 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Skills: ["Mentorship","Code review","Workflow development","Collaboration","Accessibility-focused UX"]

Provide technical direction for a AAA multiplayer project’s UI team, designing and building scalable, accessible, high-performance user interface systems. Lead UI implementation with Unreal Engine 5 frameworks (CommonUI, MVVM, Enhanced Input), manage UI performance and memory budgets, and ensure first-party certification compliance. Architect data-driven, server-configurable UI workflows for global deployment, mentor UI engineers, and collaborate across Design and Production to ship responsive experiences across platforms and devices.

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Lead UI Engineer

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Job Summary

Provide technical direction for a AAA multiplayer project’s UI team, designing and building scalable, accessible, high-performance user interface systems. Lead UI implementation with Unreal Engine 5 frameworks (CommonUI, MVVM, Enhanced Input), manage UI performance and memory budgets, and ensure first-party certification compliance. Architect data-driven, server-configurable UI workflows for global deployment, mentor UI engineers, and collaborate across Design and Production to ship responsive experiences across platforms and devices.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide tech direction for a AAA multiplayer UI team, directing the technical design and implementation of the game’s UI.
  • •Build flexible, scalable, accessible, high-performance UI systems using Unreal Engine 5 frameworks (CommonUI, MVVM, Enhanced Input).
  • •Maintain robust asynchronous asset management and integrate with backend services (e.g., inventory, matchmaking, live telemetry) while keeping the UI responsive.
  • •Manage UI performance and memory budgets, leveraging GPU where needed, and ensure UI meets first-party certification requirements.
  • •Architect data-driven, server-configurable UI systems and mentor UI engineers through code reviews and improved UI/UX workflows.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 133,900 - 198,160 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsurancePaid HolidaysPaid LeavePaid SickParental LeaveCommuter Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of professional game programming experience, including at least 2 shipped AAA titles in a Senior or Lead UI role.
  • •Deep technical knowledge of Unreal Engine UI systems, including CommonUI, UMG, Slate, and MVVM patterns.
  • •Expert C++ skills, including asynchronous data handling, memory management, and C++/Blueprint interoperability.
  • •Experience resolving UI-related console certification issues (TRC/TCR) for PlayStation and/or Xbox platforms.
  • •Practical understanding of the Unreal material pipeline for performant UI materials and shaders.
Experience:AAA gamesLive-serviceF2PMultiplayerAction games
Skills:MentorshipCode reviewWorkflow developmentCollaborationAccessibility-focused UX
Languages:En
Tech Stack:Unreal EngineUE5CommonUIMVVMEnhanced InputUMGSlateC++BlueprintPlayStationXboxC++/Blueprint interoperability

Company Brief

2K
2K is a video game publisher and developer known for sports, action, and strategy franchises such as NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Borderlands, and Sid Meier’s Civilization. It operates as a major label within Take-Two Interactive.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Novato, United States
Founded: 2005
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