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Principal Technical Product Manager

Epic Games7 days ago
Vancouver
CA$168,028 - CA$246,440/yearly
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About the role

Who you are

  • Experience building games UI and/or UI systems (e.g, Technical UI Designer, developer, programmer, or equivalent), with the ability to teach those workflows to others
  • Proficiency with game engine technology (Unreal Engine is a strong asset)
  • Product Management experience with a software product
  • Someone who can represent the voice of the user and balance both short-term tactics and long-term strategy
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to manage complex tasks in a rapidly changing environment
  • Strong understanding of game design principles and mechanics
  • Knowledge of basic programming concepts, math (algebra/geometry), and performance optimization
  • A logical problem solver with strong attention to detail
  • Experience with multi-platform development (mobile, PC, web, console) is an asset

What the job involves

  • We’re looking for someone with a passion for user interface systems to join the industry-leading Unreal Engine team
  • Your focus will be to define our next-generation UI tools and elevate existing workflows, enabling developers to bring their UI vision to life more efficiently
  • In this role, you will be directly involved in the design and development of UI systems, collaborating with programmers, designers, artists, and product managers to evolve and modernize the UI creation capabilities of UE and UEFN—ultimately empowering millions of users around the world
  • You will set the vision for the next generation of UI tools and workflows, including UI widget creation, animation, gameplay data integration, and multimodal input
  • Define the product vision and goals for UI systems
  • Act as a force multiplier. Collaborate with programmers, designers, artists, product managers, and technical designers to deliver a world-class UI creation toolset that empowers developers and sets new standards for the Unreal Engine
  • Engage with our internal Epic Games production teams and external developers to understand pain points, needs, and requirements
  • Partner with Programming and UX teams to design workflows and build thoughtful, high-value solutions
  • Ensure our tools are best-in-class and meet user expectations by regularly using, reviewing, and critiquing new features and prototypes, and validating them directly with users
  • Apply principles, standards, and best practices within the subject area to influence product deliverables and manage the product roadmap
  • Advocate for the adoption of new features and workflows across Epic internal teams, contribute to training and education efforts, and maintain internal source-of-truth documentation

About Epic Games

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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.