Senior Backend Programmer
Senior Backend Programmer
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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 EPIC GAMES SERVICES
What We Do
Driving the plugin power behind Unreal Engine 5. We bridge connections for licensees and our own internal game teams to online services. This allows games like Fortnite to utilize a combination of platform online services as well as Epics own online services to build crossplatform online features. Login parties voice chat matchmaking purchasing cloud storage and analytics are just a few examples of online features that our Online Game Services team helps games utilize.
What Youll Do
As a senior backend programmer at Epic youll apply your backend expertise to tackle complex technical challenges with innovative solutions. Collaborating with Epic teams across the globe youll design develop and maintain high performance secure and reliable microservices in eCommerce specific domain areas such as checkout payment order processing payout subscription services and more delivering impactful solutions that power seamless online interactions for our users worldwide.
In this role you will
- Design implement and iterate on scalable secure highlyavailable backend services
- Handle realtime operation issues on online services and platform
- Collect analyze and interpret metrics to improve application performance and functionality
- Ensure comprehensive monitoring and alert coverage
- Provide input into the product road map including milestone schedules and deliverables
- Refactor enhance and maintain the existing codebase for improved performance and scalability. Maintain code quality internally and from outsourced partners
- Work closely with global team in another time zone
What were looking for
- Passionate about building and maintaining consumerfacing online applications that are secure highly scalable and highly available
- 5 years of experience in building and running large scale mission critical online service or web systems
- Deep knowledge of the objectoriented language (preferably Java) design and design patterns
- Deep knowledge of restful API design and implementation (Spring boot Jersey)
- Deep knowledge of database system both relational and NoSQL (PostgreSQL/MongoDB)
- Experience of utilizing cache messaging async processing etc. in online services
- Solid understanding of AWS services like EC2 RDS Elastic Cache SNS SQS and Redis
- Familiarity with mechanisms such as OAuth OpenID and JWTs
- Understanding of tools and processes including Docker Terraform Gradle and CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity/Jenkins)
- Experience in building eCommerce payment checkout subscription system is a plus
This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including WA).
Pay Transparency Information
The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors which include (but arent limited to) things such as skills and competencies qualifications knowledge and experience. In addition to base pay most employees are eligible to participate in Epics generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
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:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
