Lead Unreal Engine Developer

Salary: £75,000 - 75,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience of 3D visualisation.
• Advanced Blueprint and Unreal Engine development experience, with UE5 preferred.
• Strong understanding of Unreal architecture and working knowledge of C++.
• Experience building scalable frameworks and reusable systems.
• Strong knowledge of optimisation, debugging and performance.
• Experience delivering VR, immersive and interactive visualisation.
• Experience leading technical teams and developing capability.
• Knowledge of digital twins and data-driven visualisation.
• Strong communication, mentoring and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness and experience supporting project estimation and business development.
• Passion for emerging technologies and innovation.
• AR, MR, WebXR or standalone VR experience is desirable.
• Experience integrating BIM, GIS, Cesium, IoT or operational data is desirable.
• Full, unrestricted right to work in the UK is required.

Responsibilities:

• Define the technical strategy, standards and best practices for real-time visualisation.
• Lead Unreal Engine development across interactive, immersive and digital twin projects.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership on complex projects.
• Develop team capability through mentoring, guidance and leadership.
• Drive innovation and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Support project scoping, estimation, planning and business development.
• Ensure quality, performance and consistency across projects and regions.
• Lead resource planning, capability development and technical governance.
• Support recruitment, training and succession planning.
• Contribute to technology and investment strategies.
• Submit your portfolio alongside your CV; applications without a portfolio may not be considered.

Technologies:

• 3D
• BIM
• GIS
• IoT
• Support
• Unreal
• VR
• GameDev
• Python

More:

We are recruiting for a Lead Unreal Engine Developer based in Glasgow on a hybrid basis, with other locations considered. We are offering a salary of £60,000 to £75,000 DOE plus benefits. In this role, we will shape and lead our real-time visualisation capability, combining strong Unreal Engine expertise with strategic technical leadership. We will work across design, development and project teams, providing hands-on technical leadership and helping grow our organisations real-time capabilities. This role sits within a dynamic team working on a variety of exciting projects, and we are seeking someone passionate about innovation and emerging technologies.

last updated 35 week of 2026