Engine Programmer at Epic Games

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.

ENGINEERING - GAMES

What We Do

Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of engineering experts. We’re always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

As part of the Fortnite Core Technology team, you will be innovating and pushing the limits of what’s possible and delivering the best possible networked experience for our players. You will problem-solve server performance and stability, and guide developers in creating new industry leading features. Join us in making Fortnite one of the most popular and engaging gaming experiences in the world!

In this role, you will

Improve player experience by optimizing systems for latency, bandwidth, CPU usage, and memory

Contribute to managing server releases while improving and automating the process along the way

Research, architect, and develop real-time technology to enable new game experiences

Act as a bridge and subject matter expert between game developers and Unreal Engine networking tech

Build tools and workflows to enable developer efficiency and autonomy

What we're looking for

Experience shipping networked multiplayer games

Excellent C++ skills, with a familiarity of scripting systems like Blueprint, Lua, Python, etc.

Experience in a cross-disciplinary development environment, with excellent communication skills.

Strong grasp of game networking concepts

Experience developing in a large codebase at a fast pace, making trade-offs between usability, performance, and memory

Self-motivated, strong work ethic, and able to work independently

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps). Our current benefits package includes coverage for medical, dental, and life insurance. We also offer supplemental benefits including daily meal vouchers, and commuter benefits for onsite employees.

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.

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Engine Programmer

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