Senior Research Programmer
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
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 award-winning 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 - SPECIAL PROJECTS
What We Do
The Special Projects team at Epic is responsible for executing high-impact projects that push the envelope to define the future of real-time graphics and gaming technology (The Matrix Awakens Lumen in the Land of Nanite). In collaboration with the Unreal Engine team we strive to put our technology and knowledge into the hands of users empowering developers and content creators with the most powerful suite of real-time tools in the world.
What Youll Do
Epics R&D team is developing tools to bring AI-powered conversational technology to games. You will programmer the tools and fine-tune the LLMs to enable more immersive experiences for players and new creative possibilities for developers.
In this role you will
- Own the data pipeline: source/synthesize scalable conversational datasets and enforce data quality privacy and provenance
- Train and align at scale: build distributed SFT/DPO/RLHF workflows automate evals and iterate quickly
- Enable the creation of new real-time experiences: integrate LLMs with tool use memory/RAG and TTS/ASR; meet strict latency and cost budgets for live gameplay
- Collaborate with the moderation teams: work with Epics moderation teams to continue refining safeguards and policy checks
- Partner widely: collaborate with gameplay programmers designers and artists to prototype and ship real-time experiences in games
What were looking for
- B.S. in CS/ML/EE/Math or equivalent; advanced degree a plus
- 5 years building production ML or distributed systems (flexible for exceptional impact)
- Expert Python (async I/O data programming); strong systems skills
- Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Copilot Claude Code Cursor Windsurf)
- Comfort reading papers and turning ideas into robust code
- Experience with reinforcement learning safety alignment or RAG techniques
- LLM-related open-source contributions or published research
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 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.
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 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 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. Epics 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.
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
Key Skills
- SQL
- .NET
- C/C++
- Computer Graphics
- Math
- C#
- Visual Studio
- Clinical Trials
- Unreal Engine
- XML
- CDISC Standards
- SAS
About Company
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers t ... View more
