Epic Games

Senior Backend Programmer (.NET)

Epic Games$166K — $243K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience developing CI/CD systems in live service environments
  • Expert in C# and .NET, with skills in multithreading and memory management
  • Strong knowledge of backend architectures, including ASP.NET, gRPC, MongoDB, and Redis
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure
  • Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences
  • Bonus: web frontend development experience
  • Bonus: familiarity with agentic programming tools

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-discipline teams to guide Horde's scalable architecture
  • Take ownership of Horde codebase for feature implementation and bug fixes
  • Extend the Horde plugin architecture across various services
  • Support internal teams and Unreal licensees through coding and troubleshooting
  • Ensure new features align with overall platform design and maintainability

Benefits

  • 100% paid medical benefits for employees and dependents
  • Coverage for dental, vision, critical illness, and telemedicine
  • Life insurance and long-term disability plans
  • Retirement savings plan with competitive employer match
  • Access to an employee assistance program (EAP)
  • Robust mental well-being programs including free therapy and coaching
Full Job Description
Epic Games is searching for an experienced senior programmer to join our developer platform team. You'll work on Horde, our in-house platform that powers CI/CD, remote execution, build health, storage, and other services critical to developer iteration and workflows. This platform is key to delivering our internal game projects and supports numerous organizations outside of Epic. In this role, you will - Collaborate with mixed discipline teams across Epic and multiple time zones to help steer Horde's architecture, ensuring new features are scalable, maintainable, and fit the overall design - Take ownership of parts of the Horde codebase, implementing new features, fixing bugs, and supporting internal teams and Unreal licensees - Develop and extend the Horde plugin architecture across Build, Compute, Storage, Secrets, and Tools What we're looking for - Deep experience developing CI/CD systems for large-scale, high-volume environments, preferably in a live service setting - Expert knowledge of C# and .NET, including multithreading and memory management / reducing memory pressure - Strong backend and server architecture knowledge, ideally with ASP.NET, gRPC, MongoDB, and Redis - Experience working with cloud solutions such as AWS or Azure - Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences - Experience developing web frontends is a plus - Experience leveraging agentic programming tools in your workflows is a plus 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. 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 aren't limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic's generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs). British Columbia Base Pay Range $166,195-$243,752 CAD

About Epic Games

Epic Games is a video game development company that is best known for creating the popular game Fortnite. The company was founded in 1991 by Tim Sweeney and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. Epic Games has developed a number of other successful games, including the Unreal series and Gears of War. The company is also known for its Unreal Engine, a game engine that is used by many other game developers. Epic Games is committed to advancing the state of the art in game development and creating innovative and engaging experiences for players.
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1991

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