Epic Games is hiring : Principal UX Designer in Cary

WHAT 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 DESIGN

What We Do

We 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 Do

We’re seeking a Principal UX Designer to help shape the future of Fortnite and the broader Epic ecosystem. You’ll join a design team responsible for Fortnite's user experience, where designers are embedded with our product and engineering teams while being critically mindful of the holistic journeys we create for users. In this role, you’ll be involved in every stage of the product lifecycle, from framing future-forward concepts to delivering polished, player-ready features. You’ll work across disciplines to bring ideas to life, collaborating with game designers, product managers, UI artists, tech UI designers, and engineers to deliver experiences that engage millions of players worldwide.

In this role, you will

• Shape product vision and strategy in close collaboration with Fortnite leadership, providing a strong, informed design perspective
• Drive design execution by delivering screens, prototypes, and specifications that clearly communicate solutions and inspire teams
• Facilitate ideation and concept development, championing new ideas that align with product goals while elevating the overall player experience
• Collaborate with cross-discipline peers to ensure alignment across product, production, and engineering teams
• Collaborate with other design leaders to build a shared process, design system, and cross-product pattern libraries

What we're looking for

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic 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 Epic!

Epic 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.