Senior Engine Programmer Fortnite Build Health

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

Were looking for a highly detail-oriented Senior Engine Programmer to own the stability speed and reliability of our mission-critical automated build and integration systems. You will act as a critical technical bridge between Programming Art and Design teams ensuring the reliability of our build pipeline. You will immediately impact developer productivity by driving down failure rates optimizing build times and implementing preventative measures to maintain a high-quality codebase.

In this role you will

• Work within our in-house build orchestration to monitor system health implement systematic troubleshooting and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurring issues
• Implement and manage quality gates including static code analysis and data validation tools ensuring all code merges meet high standards before reaching development branches
• Provide timely clear incident communication and technical documentation while driving cross-team collaboration to resolve complex cross-system errors
• Proactively identify error patterns and bottlenecks in the build process and champion a continuous improvement mindset by proposing and implementing workflow optimization solutions
• Design implement and maintain tools to enhance the efficiency of build workflows system diagnostics and reporting

What were looking for

• Excellent C skills
• A proactive problem-solver with a strong background in large-scale software development environments and system diagnostics
• Strong capability in debugging complex build failures performing root cause analysis and implementing diagnostics and error logging
• Deep familiarity with modern source control systems (Perforce and/or Git) including branching merging and build triggering mechanisms
• High attention to detail strong analytical thinking and a demonstrable sense of urgency when performing rapid triage and resolution of critical incidents
• Excellent cross-team collaboration and incident communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical issues and trade-offs to programmers artists and other stakeholders
• Experience working with AAA game engines and a variety of game engine systems and technologies with a focus on programming excellence and a passion for well-designed systems

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (excluding CA NY & WA).

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).