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 - UNREAL ENGINEWhat We Do
Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of engineering experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What You'll Do
We're looking for a Software Programmer to help bridge Unreal Engine end users from various industries, locations, and levels of experience with Epic's development team. The ideal candidate is a C++ programmer with experience in real-time applications, who is customer-focused and has excellent communication skills.
In this role, you will
- Provide engineering consultation to Unreal Engine licensees as they navigate difficult problems
- Debug, review, and analyze a host of development issues from bugs to runtime performance challenges
- Work with customers and technical partners from multiple industries to ensure features meet their needs
- Write well-documented and optimized code for fixes and feature improvements
- Drive the creation and development of knowledge-sharing resources such as live presentations, whitepapers, tutorials, and articles
What we're looking for
- Professional experience with a AAA game engine, especially UE4 or UE5
- Excellent C++ skills with demonstrated experience in multi-threaded applications. Additional relevant languages a strong plus (C#, Java/Objective C)
- A strong foundation in computer science including real-time application development, 3D math, data structures, debugging and algorithms
- Experience profiling and optimizing CPU/GPU systems in one or more areas of game development or similar industry experience
- Strong written/verbal communication skills including the ability to give technical presentations to audiences with diverse technical backgrounds
- A creative problem solver with a passion for helping other developers work through tough challenges
- Self-motivated individual who will take ownership of Epic's technical relationship with developers and work proactively to reduce friction while improving processes
- Ability to efficiently handle multiple tasks by prioritizing and managing various responsibilities
- Specialty in one of the following areas of game development: rendering, runtime animation, physics, dedicated server, game framework or developer tools
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
We pay 100% for Company benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps) covered by the benefits plan. Our current Company benefits package includes private medical, critical illness/cancer, life insurance, and disease/accident insurance. We also offer a flex benefit allowance and robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
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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What We Do
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, and has more than 50 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and Epic has over 600 million accounts with over 5 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.
