Epic Games

Senior Engine Programmer, Content Distribution

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

Qualifications

  • Strong C++ skills for designing low-level game systems
  • Experience with API creation and maintenance, focusing on backward compatibility
  • Ability to apply code design patterns in live environments
  • Strong problem-solving skills in ambiguous situations
  • Experience with multiple programming languages and leveraging their strengths
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience writing performant code for game consoles

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement low-level engine systems for multiple platforms
  • Re-design Unreal Engine for on-demand content delivery
  • Own design, development, and delivery of new features in live game
  • Integrate multiple engine subsystems for functional solutions
  • Create stable APIs that expose engine capabilities
  • Collaborate with core engine and gameplay teams for comprehensive solutions
  • Drive technical excellence through debugging and system optimization

Benefits

  • 100% benefits coverage for employees and dependents
  • Supplemental medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Comprehensive mental well-being program including free therapy
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • Robust retirement savings plan with competitive employer match
  • Access to employee assistance program (EAP)
Full Job Description
PROGRAMMING - UNREAL ENGINE
What We Do

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What You'll Do

The Content Delivery team builds the critical technologies that deliver high-quality content on demand to live Fortnite players. You'll develop core features for the next generation of Unreal Engine, working across game teams and Epic projects to shape how dynamic content is delivered at scale.
In this role, you will
  • Design and implement low-level engine systems across multiple platforms, including networking, I/O access interfaces, analytics, and the language toolchain, with a focus on robustness, performance, and usability
  • Re-design Unreal Engine to support the long-term vision of delivering content on demand at a more granular level
  • Own the design, development, and delivery of complex new features in a live game product
  • Bring together multiple engine subsystems to achieve maintainable functional solutions
  • Design stable, forward-thinking APIs that expose engine capabilities to gameplay layers, for both internal and external developers
  • Collaborate across core engine and gameplay teams to build solutions that meet diverse and evolving needs
  • Drive technical excellence across platforms, including debugging, maintenance, system reliability, and optimization
What we're looking for
  • Strong C++ skills with the ability to design low-level game systems and associated tooling
  • Experience creating and maintaining APIs with strong backward compatibility requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to apply code design patterns in live environments to reduce maintenance and improve stability
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to find solutions beyond established approaches
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and collaborate with teams to define deliverables
  • Experience with multiple programming languages and a track record of leveraging their strengths effectively
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience writing performant code across multiple hardware platforms, including game consoles
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and 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.
Learn more about Epic Games
Size
2,700 employees
Industry
Founded
1991

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