1 to 25 of 97 Unreal Engine Jobs in the UK excluding London

Lead Unreal Engine Developer

Location
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lead Unreal Engine Developer Glasgow (Hybrid) - other locations may be considered £60-75k DOE + Benefits We're looking for a lead Unreal Engine developer to shape and lead our client's real-time visualisation capability, combining strong Unreal Engine expertise with strategic … providing hands‐on technical leadership and helping grow the organisation’s real‐time capabilities. Key Skills: Proven experience of 3D visualisation Advanced Blueprint and Unreal Engine development experience (UE5 preffered) Strong understanding of Unreal architecture and working knowledge of C++. Experience building scalable frameworks and reusable systems. ...

Lead Lighting Artist

Location
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
world-class real-time lighting across gameplay, cinematics, and key marketing assets. This role sits at the intersection of creativity and technical expertise, using Unreal Engine 5 to create lighting that enhances atmosphere, storytelling, and player experience while meeting performance goals. Reporting to the Art Director, the Lead … mood, composition, readability, and emotional impact across a wide range of content. Gameplay, Cinematic & Marketing Lighting Lead lighting for real-time gameplay and in-engine cinematics, ensuring a cohesive visual experience. Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team on the creation of high-end marketing and promotional assets, contributing ideas ...

Senior / Principal Game Engineer

Location
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
raise the bar for quality across the wider team. An ideal candidate is passionate about games, has deep experience building player-facing systems in Unreal Engine (or similar), combines expert C++ and C# skills with strong 3D maths, and has a track record of delivering polished, responsive player … Problem Solving: Apply strong analytical and debugging skills, including profiling and diagnostic tools, to investigate and resolve complex technical issues across gameplay, UI, and engine-level systems. Mentorship: Support and mentor engineers across the team, sharing expertise in player experience engineering and helping to grow the studio\'s capabilities ...

Senior Gameplay and Animation Engineer

Location
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
working closely with the animators, character artists, designers, and programmers to help develop spectacular gameplay features for our games. Duties and Responsibilities Work within Unreal Engine 5 adapting existing systems and building new technology to fulfil the project’s technical needs and creativity. Prototyping and coding gameplay … game industry. Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience Demonstrable programming experience in a creative environment Shipped one or more AAA game titles, ideally using Unreal Engine Advanced proficiency in C++, linear algebra, 3D Maths and strong familiarity with Object-Oriented (OO) design principles Experience with GAS - the Unreal ...

Lead Unreal Engine Developer

Hiring Organisation
Circle Group
Location
City, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 75,000 Annual
Lead Unreal Engine Developer Birmingham (Hybrid) - other locations may be considered £60-75k DOE + Benefits We're looking for a lead Unreal Engine developer to shape and lead our client's real-time visualisation capability, combining strong Unreal Engine expertise with strategic ...

Senior Graphics Engineer

Location
St Albans, England, United Kingdom
Magnopus is seeking a Senior Graphics Engineer to help build, scale, and optimise our OKO Unreal Engine plugin and studio-facing Unreal pipelines in the UK. Working primarily on OKO, our real-time, cross-reality collaboration platform, while also supporting Unreal development across our Studio projects … central role in shaping the rendering fidelity and creator workflows that define the experiences we create. This is an opportunity to shape the Unreal experience for a product at the heart of Magnopus' Connected Spaces Platform, influencing the workflows used by creators across web, mobile, XR, and future platforms. ...

Senior Software Engineer – C++

Location
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Experience in using cases and project data context to determine specifications and requirements. Experience in one or more of the following technical disciplines: Videogame engine technology (e.g. Unreal Engine , Godot) Entity or Event based Simulation Robotics and Autonomous Systems Understand varied codebases and be confident in making … Engineer, C, C++, C#, Python, Defence, Wargames, Modelling, Simulation, STEM Computing, Robotics, Autonomous Systems Digital Twins, Synthetic Environments, Mathematical, Computational methods, Proposals, Bids, Videogame Engine, Unreal Engine, Godot, SC Cleared, DV Cleared. Senior Software Engineer - C++ #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Principal Software Engineer – Game & Graphics Technology Integration

Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
feeds what we learn back into the teams building it. GTI is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across game-engine, graphics, and performance projects. The role combines hands-on engineering with architecture, mentoring and collaboration. Projects often begin before all the answers are known … Strategy & Ecosystems organisation and works with teams across graphics, machine learning, drivers, developer tools, and performance. Responsibilities The Principal Software Engineer will: Lead game-engine investigations and integrations involving new Arm graphics and compute technologies, including work in Unreal Engine and other commercial or proprietary engines. Build ...

Lead Unreal Engine Architect: Real-Time Visualisation

Location
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Circle Group seeks a Lead Unreal Engine Developer in Glasgow, hybrid role with potential relocation. You will shape real-time visualisation, lead Unreal Engine delivery, and steer technical direction for VR, digital twins, and immersive experiences. You will mentor teams, set standards, guide estimation and delivery ...

Senior Technical Animator

Location
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Role ID: FLX-R206 Role: We are looking for a Senior Technical Animator who combines strong character animation skills with a thorough understanding of Unreal Engine's character animation systems. Your time will be split between refining animation assets and implementing animation systems in Unreal Engine. Working … adapt existing animation assets, including motion capture, to meet the needs of gameplay and character performance. Implement and maintain character animation systems in Unreal Engine, including Animation Blueprints, state machines, blend spaces, and animation montages. Work with motion matching, motion warping, root motion, inverse kinematics (IK) and Control ...

Lead Gameplay Designer

Location
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
combat from initial concepts through prototyping, production and final polish, shaping both the player’s abilities and the enemies they face. Working primarily in Unreal Engine, you’ll combine creative ideas with a strong sense of timing, flow and game feel to make combat intuitive, varied and rewarding … design from paper concepts to final implementation, setting a clear direction in collaboration with the Game Director. Build, test, and refine combat directly in Unreal Engine, working closely with the Senior Technical Animator and programmers. Design player movesets, abilities, enemy behaviours, bosses and combat encounters that create depth ...

Digital Delivery Lead - Glasgow

Hiring Organisation
Circle Group
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£75,000
global consultancy company based in Glasgow. Ideally, you will have delivered digital products related to 3D visualisation working closely with Unity/Unreal Engine development teams. This is a fantastic delivery lead role which will cover a mix of visualisation project and product delivery. A brand-new role … digital product/software delivery OR at least 4+ years of hands on engineering experience with leadership responsibilities. Knowledge of Unity and/or Unreal engine (or similar technologies) Have a portfolio of product delivery experience in different project areas Experience of Organisational Change Management through running significant ...

Principal Technical Animator

Location
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
blueprint reviews and hands‐on guidance. Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience Extensive proven experience architecting and integrating gameplay animation systems for AAA titles using Unreal Engine. Master‐level expertise in Unreal Engine’s animation suite (Anim Blueprints, Motion Matching, Control Rig, State Machines, and Sequencer). Deep … reel demonstrating a history of solving highly complex, innovative technical animation challenges in shipped titles. Highly Desirable Strong proficiency in C++ for extending Unreal Engine’s animation system, alongside Python for pipeline tool automation. Experience contributing to proprietary engine tools or custom modifications to Unreal ...

Senior Animation Engineer

Location
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
artists, designers, and fellow engineers to bring our characters to life and deliver spectacular, believable animation for our games. Duties and Responsibilities Work within Unreal Engine 5, adapting existing animation systems and building new technology to meet the project's technical and creative needs. Prototype and implement animation … wider game industry. Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience Demonstrable programming experience in a creative environment. Shipped one or more AAA game titles, ideally using Unreal Engine. Advanced proficiency in C++, linear algebra, and 3D maths, with strong familiarity with Object‐Oriented design principles (OOP). Strong experience with Unreal ...

Digital Delivery Lead

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
ensure changes support and enhance existing discipline practices. Partner with Development experts to evolve best practice for real-time and interactive technologies, including Unity, Unreal Engine and emerging digital platforms. Provide digital delivery and solution leadership to project teams, working alongside relevant Discipline Leads and technical experts … environment. Proven experience leading large, multidisciplinary technical and delivery teams. Strong understanding of software development, visualisation and real-time technologies, such as Unity and Unreal Engine, with the ability to provide technical direction, establish standards and support troubleshooting, without necessarily being hands‐on in day‐to‐day production. ...

Lead Unreal Engine Engineer: Real-Time Visualisation

Location
Milton, Scotland, United Kingdom
Circle Group in Glasgow is seeking a Lead Unreal Engine Developer to shape and lead our client’s real-time visualisation capability. You will set the technical direction for interactive visualisation, digital twins, VR and immersive experiences, while driving innovation, scalable delivery and team development. You’ll provide ...

Senior / Lead Animator

Location
Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
Lead Animator to join Last Arrow Games. The role is responsible for bringing player characters and a diverse range of creatures to life in Unreal Engine 5, while leading and mentoring the animation team and helping develop animation pipelines and workflows. Create high-quality animations for player characters … planning Key Skills Required 5+ years game development experience with at least one shipped title Experience animating creatures and characters Non-humanoid rigging expertise Unreal Engine animation integration Maya, Blender or equivalent proficiency Leadership, mentoring and communication skills Strong organisational and time management skills Desirable Animation Blueprints ...

Senior Technical Animator: Unreal Engine & Melee (Remote)

Location
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Interactive Ltd in the West Midlands or fully remote across Europe is seeking a Senior Technical Animator who blends strong character animation with deep Unreal Engine expertise. You will refine assets, implement animation systems, and collaborate on combat mechanics to deliver fluid melee gameplay. The role requires independence ...

Senior Animator & Team Lead — Unreal Engine 5

Location
Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
seeking an experienced Senior/Lead Animator to join the team. The role focuses on bringing player characters and creatures to life in Unreal Engine 5, while leading the animation team and helping develop animation pipelines. You will create high-quality animations, mentor staff, collaborate across disciplines ...

Senior Animation Engineer — Unreal Engine Character Tech

Location
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
systems, collaborating closely with various teams to achieve creative goals. The ideal candidate has experience in AAA game titles, advanced skills in C++ and Unreal Engine, and a passion for innovative animation techniques. Join us in creating spectacular gaming experiences! #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Gameplay Animator

Location
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
showreel demonstrating strong keyframe animation, and a demonstrated knowledge of game loops and gameplay feel. Strong understanding of game animation content creation for Unreal Engine, including the full rigging, skinning, animation and implementation process. High proficiency in relevant industry‐standard software including Maya, Blender or equivalent. Demonstrated core … visually stunning and captivating gaming experiences. Experience with third person combat gameplay and high‐fidelity paired animations, such as enemy executions. Specific expertise in Unreal Engine implementation, and knowledge of tools/techniques such as Control Rig, Sequencer, Motion Matching, IK and Blend Spaces. Familiar working with motion ...

UI Artist - RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Location
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
tasks while collaborating closely with UX designers, game designers, artists, and engineers to bring consistent, high-quality interfaces to life in Unreal Engine. You’ll translate UX wireframes into refined visual designs, contribute to style guides and asset toolkits, and iterate based on player feedback, user testing, and creative … interactive components. Translate UX wireframes and flows into polished, visually refined interfaces that balance aesthetics with usability. Implement or support UI implementation within Unreal Engine, providing annotated notes and design guidelines to support the engineering team. Maintain visual consistency across the project and contribute to UI style guides ...

Rendering Engineer

Location
Guildford, England, United Kingdom
bugs and solutions Requirements What we’re looking to see on your CV: Experience in a Rendering role in the gaming industry, working in Unreal Engine Strong programming skills in C++, and ability to demonstrate your 3D maths expertise Good knowledge of rendering techniques and algorithms, and experience … with shader programming and real-time lighting Understanding of performance optimization techniques Unreal Engine familiarity Ability to work coordinate across teams A keen interest in for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible visually, and keeping up to date with latest tech developments in the field Bonus points ...

Software Engineer C++

Hiring Organisation
Sirius Digital
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
benefits, pension (7% contribution), 25 days holiday & life insurance
Knowledge of software modelling and simulation techniques Ability to analyse requirements and define technical specifications Experience in one or more of the following: videogame engine technology (e.g., Unreal Engine, Godot), entity or event-based simulation, robotics, and autonomous systems Proficiency in C/C++, familiarity with Python. ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Sirius Digital
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
benefits, pension (7% contribution), 25 days holiday & life insurance
analyse use cases and project data context to determine specifications and requirements. Experience in one or more of the following technical disciplines: Videogame engine technology (e.g. Unreal Engine, Godot) Entity or Event based Simulation Robotics and Autonomous Systems Understand varied codebases and be confident in making changes ...