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Consulting – Senior Developer / Lead Developer (Unreal Engine): 7+ Years’ Experience

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About Global Delivery Services

Global Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.

Our journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Client service is focused on providing Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge support to our clients around the world. The teams enable account teams worldwide to provide seamless, high-quality, value-added support, helping deliver exceptional client service.

Enablement Services provides cost-effective, high-skilled, and innovative services to support EY’s global and local enablement teams. Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery and IT Global Infrastructure services, are among the services offered by Enablement Services.

Our innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.

About EY.ai Center for Reimagination

This hiring is for the EY.ai Center for Reimagination, an AI-led innovation and engineering capability focused on building next-generation immersive experiences, digital twins, real-time visualization platforms and intelligent enterprise solutions for EY clients and internal transformation priorities.

The center brings together multidisciplinary teams across experience design, 3D engineering, cloud, data, AI, application engineering and emerging technologies to rapidly prototype, industrialise and scale immersive, interactive and AI-enabled solutions across sectors. The role will contribute to this mission by strengthening Unreal Engine-led engineering capabilities for photorealistic environments, digital twins, cinematic storytelling, live data integrations and production-ready real-time experiences.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a hands-on Unreal Engine professional with 7+ years of experience in building high-quality real-time 3D applications, immersive digital experiences, digital twins and interactive visualization platforms. The role will focus on Unreal Engine 5 development using C++, Blueprint Visual Scripting, advanced rendering, material systems, animation frameworks, data integration and performance optimization for enterprise-grade solutions.

The successful candidate will combine strong Unreal Engine engineering depth with creative problem-solving, visual quality ownership and production discipline, with the ability to collaborate with designers, architects, backend engineers, artists and product teams to deliver scalable, immersive and technically robust client experiences.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Unreal Engine 5 applications for immersive experiences, digital twins, photorealistic environments, data visualization and enterprise-grade real-time platforms.
• Build robust gameplay, interaction and visualization systems using C++ and Blueprint Visual Scripting, with clean architecture, reusable components and production-quality standards.
• Develop touchscreen, multi-screen, nDisplay and Pixel Streaming experiences for executive demos, command centers, experience zones and client-facing innovation environments.
• Integrate Unreal experiences with live IoT feeds, REST APIs, MQTT, WebSockets, backend services and enterprise data sources to enable real-time, data-driven visualization.
• Create cinematic storytelling experiences using Sequencer, virtual cameras, camera animation, lighting, color grading and narrative-driven scene composition.
• Implement high-quality rendering using Lumen, Nanite, Ray Tracing, Substrate and advanced lighting techniques for photorealistic and performance-aware environments.
• Author advanced materials using Unreal Material Editor, Master Materials, Material Functions and HLSL where required for scalable, optimized and visually consistent asset libraries.
• Develop Niagara VFX, procedural animation, vehicle or mechanical animation, physics-based interactions and simulation-driven movement as required by project needs.
• Work with Anim Blueprints, State Machines, Blend Spaces, Control Rig, IK Rig, IK Retargeter and Motion Warping for character, mechanical and interactive animation workflows.
• Optimize performance using Unreal Insights, GPU Visualizer, profiling tools, asset optimization, skeletal mesh optimization, memory budgets and platform-specific tuning.
• Automate editor and asset pipeline workflows using Python, Editor Utility Blueprints and tooling to improve productivity, consistency and release readiness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior developers, review technical work, manage delivery tasks and support high-quality execution across immersive technology programs.

Skills and attributes for success

Must-have Unreal Engine and real-time engineering skills

• 7+ years of hands-on Unreal Engine experience, with strong exposure to Unreal Engine 5 production workflows and real-time 3D application development.
• Strong programming capability in C++ and Blueprint Visual Scripting, with the ability to design reusable systems, plugins, tools and gameplay-style interaction components.
• Experience building digital twins, real-time dashboards, interactive simulations, multi-user or networked experiences, and live data visualization environments.
• Practical experience integrating Unreal Engine with REST APIs, MQTT, WebSockets, backend services, data streams and enterprise integration layers.
• Strong understanding of rendering and visualization features including Lumen, Nanite, Ray Tracing, Substrate, lighting, worldbuilding, photorealistic environments and cinematic scene composition.
• Hands-on expertise with Unreal Material Editor, Master Materials, Material Functions and HLSL for scalable, optimized and visually compelling material systems.
• Experience with Sequencer, virtual cameras, camera blocking, cinematic storytelling, color grading and presentation-quality real-time narratives.
• Working knowledge of Niagara VFX, animation systems, Anim Blueprints, State Machines, Blend Spaces, Control Rig, IK workflows, Motion Warping and procedural animation.
• Strong performance engineering skills using Unreal Insights, GPU Visualizer, profiling, asset optimization, memory management and frame-rate tuning.
• Experience with Python automation, Editor Utility Blueprints and asset pipeline automation for repeatable development, validation and deployment workflows.
• Strong communication, ownership and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently on complex immersive technology and real-time engineering challenges.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience with nDisplay, Pixel Streaming, multi-screen projection, touchscreen installations, executive experience centers or interactive demo environments.
• Exposure to multiplayer, networking, WebRTC-based streaming, cloud-hosted Unreal deployments or enterprise-scale real-time collaboration platforms.
• Experience with vehicle, industrial, product, infrastructure, smart building or operational digital twin use cases involving live telemetry and simulation.
• Exposure to DCC and asset pipelines, 3D optimization, photogrammetry, CAD or BIM-to-Unreal workflows, and collaboration with artists, designers and technical directors.

What We Look For

We look for people who combine Unreal Engine engineering depth with creative visualization, experience design sensitivity and practical delivery ownership. The ideal candidate should be comfortable building production-grade real-time applications, solving complex performance and integration challenges, collaborating with distributed teams and bringing a disciplined, quality-focused mindset to client delivery.

This role is suited for a senior lateral hire who can contribute immediately as a hands-on Unreal Engine expert, grow into technical leadership responsibilities and help EY deliver immersive, intelligent and visually compelling enterprise experiences.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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Our Commitment: As a commitment, we persistently endeavour to embody our values, fulfil our purpose, and champion inclusiveness. Our dedication is to cultivate EY into an environment where diverse perspectives are celebrated, creating a supportive atmosphere for individuals to authentically be themselves and contribute their utmost.

Professional Development: From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe in continuous learning. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership roles, and connect and grow through mentorship.

People and Culture: In our dynamic workplace, diversity, equity, and inclusiveness are ingrained in our culture. We're united by a commitment to create an environment where every individual's differences are valued, practices are equitable, fostering a sense of belonging. Our shared values include integrity, respect, teaming, inclusiveness, energy, enthusiasm, courage to lead, and building relationships based on doing the right thing.

Benefits: Embark on a transformative career journey with us and indulge in a suite of premium benefits, encompassing exclusive health and wellness packages, enticing rewards, and cutting-edge learning opportunities that empower you to continually grow and excel in your professional and personal development.

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