Principal Programmer Horde
Principal Programmer Horde
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Job Description
WHAT MAKES US EPIC
At the core of Epics success are talented passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative welcoming and creative environment. Whether its building awardwinning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences were always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
PROGRAMMING UNREAL ENGINE
What We Do
Unrealpowered projects have been on the bleeding edge of realtime entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What Youll Do
We are looking for an experienced principal programmer to join our build framework team. You will be responsible for driving the technical direction of Horde our inhouse build system which provides a broad range of services including CI/CD remote build health storage and analytics. This framework is critical to the delivery of our internal game projects as well as numerous organisations outside of Epic with its official release to Unreal licensees happening just last year.
In this role you will
- Work closely with mixed discipline teams across Epic driving technical discussions to find scalable and achievable solutions based on the requirements of Hordes stakeholders
- Steer the architecture of Horde collaborating with the team to ensure new features fit the overall design keeping the code base maintainable and extendable
- Bring a hands on approach taking ownership of various parts of the Horde code base implementing new features fixing bugs and providing support to both our internal teams and Unreal licensees
- Operate effectively with teams spanning multiple timezones
- Provide guidance to Unreal licensees both in the form of technical documentation and working alongside developer relations to grow adoption of Horde and ensure we are delivering the best possible build system for anyone working with Unreal
What were looking for
- 10 years of professional software development experience
- In depth knowledge and experience developing and working with CI/CD systems used for large scale development involving high volumes of data preferably in a live service environment
- Expert knowledge of C# and .NET
- Performance minded with excellent knowledge of multithreading and code optimisations
- Strong backend server architecture knowledge ideally experienced with ASP
- Experience dealing with databases such as MongoDB and Redis a good understanding of how to use them efficiently
- Experience working with cloud solutions such as AWS or Azure
- Ability to drive technical discussions and group brainstorms both within the team and across departments
- Highly collaborative with excellent technical and nontechnical communication skills
- Previous experience working with Unreal and a good understanding of its tech stack is a plus
EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE
We pay 100 for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical dental vision critical illness telemedicine Life and AD&D long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program) we also offer a robust mental wellbeing program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 years weve been making awardwinning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics awardwinning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build highfidelity 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 worldclass 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.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e. a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full Time
