Lead Engine Programmer
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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 - 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
As part of the performance and memory optimization team you will innovate and push the limits to deliver the best experience possible for our players. You will problem-solve performance memory and stability issues and guide developers in creating new industry-leading features. Most importantly youll work with a creative energetic and fun team to continue making Fortnite one of the most popular and engaging gaming experiences in the world!
In this role you will
- Lead a team of 4-6 programmers solving CPU performance and memory bottlenecks.
- Improve player experience by optimizing systems for CPU GPU and memory
- Monitor live client data problem-solving issues and make data analysis improvements along the way
- Build up your team through coaching unblocking obstacles code review and sharing a positive learning mindset.
- Work closely with production and technical leadership to balance shipping new features with long-term sustainability.
- Build relationships with adjacent teams including art gameplay platform tech and automation.
- Establish workflows to validate performance improvements and prevent regressions across different game and engine subsystems and platforms.
What were looking for
- A proven track record of driving technical leadership of high-performing programming teams
- Excellent C skills and software programming principles
- Experience in profiling and optimizing in one or more areas of game development
- Experience implementing and debugging large robust systems on game or game engine technology
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work across teams to understand technical and non-technical needs from diverse stakeholders
- A desire and willingness to jump into the weeds and do programming work as needed to deliver strategic outcomes
- Unreal Engine and console development is preferred but not required.
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.
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.
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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
