Director, Programming

PROGRAMMING - GAMES

What We Do

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

What Youll Do

The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games are collaborating on an all-new games and entertainment universe.

In addition to being a world-class games experience this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play watch and engage with content characters and stories from Disney Pixar Marvel Star Wars Avatar and more.

Players gamers and fans of all kinds will be able to create their own stories and experiences express their fandom in a distinctly Disney way and share content with each other in ways that they love. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment.

Epic Games is seeking an experienced Director of Programming to join this team. This person should be a gaming industry veteran with strong hands-on experience to join our programming team. As a part of the team you will be representing and leading one of our main games programming groups helping it to grow improve plan and prioritize work. At the same time you will become a part of the leadership group where you will set and plan product vision actively participate in decision-making and message the big picture across multiple groups. Our ideal candidate is a passionate individual with experience working on AAA games with live services. Someone who is excited about pushing the limits of whats possible through applying state-of-the-art technology and best programming practices to build gameplay that will transform how games are made.

In this role you will

• Lead a team of programmers to whom you will be communicating vision setting priorities and mentoring
• Regularly both manage and mentor programming leads and individual contributors
• Work hands-on with programming groups across different departments brainstorming architectural solutions helping in decision making and similar
• Work closely with the leadership group building and shaping product vision
• Play an active role in proposing setting up executing and delivering on new initiatives
• Be a point of contact for cooperation with other Epic teams and initiatives
• Provide inputs into the product road map including milestone schedules and deliverables

What were looking for

• 10 years of experience in the game industry
• Experience shipping a AAA product with live services in a leadership-based position
• Experience leading large teams distributed across multiple countries and time zones
• A technical leader who excels at giving feedback and has demonstrated capabilities facilitating team success
• Deep expertise in the product lifecycle for games such as generating detailed technical requirements assembling capable teams executing said requirements and building robust support systems to manage them
• Strong programming background with an advanced understanding of software architecture design principles data structures and algorithms
• Great communication skills verbal and written with experience working in a fast-paced environment with cross-disciplinary teams
• Experience working with Unreal Engine
• Advanced knowledge of C
• Agile and product-oriented mindset

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 well-being program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.