Senior Technical Designer, World Tools

What We Do

Pushing the boundaries of what's possible with the Unreal Engine, our teams are working to deliver amazing experiences to our players. Whether it's building a new system from the ground up, or leveraging existing engine features to create something brand new, we are looking for engineers and technical designers who want to build the future of our games and experiences.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is looking for a Senior Technical Designer to join our team working on World Tools. You'll work closely with other technical designers and engineers to help develop tools and workflows for the creation of vast and immersive worlds. The ideal candidate has strong design sensibilities, experience working with tools and pipelines, and is highly proficient in the Unreal Engine.

In this role, you will:

• Work closely with designers, artists, and engineers to identify needs and create innovative tool solutions
• Design, prototype, and implement user-facing tools and workflows for world creation
• Create high-quality technical designs and documentation
• Work with engineers to define clear roadmaps and implementation plans
• Educate and support users on how to best utilize tools and workflows
• Contribute to multiple projects simultaneously, balancing different project priorities

What we're looking for:

• A strong portfolio of relevant work demonstrating experience working on world creation tools, systems, or pipelines
• Deep experience with Unreal Engine and its various tools and workflows for world creation
• Ability to own features from conception to deployment, collaborating with all disciplines
• A passion for making games and experience working with game development teams
• Familiarity with visual scripting (Blueprints) and/or traditional scripting (Python)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly communicate technical information to a non-technical audience
• Experience mentoring junior team members