Epic Games

Senior Engine Programmer, Unreal Cloud Services

Epic Games$125K — $150K *
Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong C++ skills with experience in large native codebases
  • Proven track record of building user-facing tools and editor features
  • Experience creating clients that interact with asynchronous or networked services
  • Deep understanding of parallelism, networking, latency, and failure handling
  • Strong focus on user experience and technical workflows
  • Experience collaborating with Product, UX, and engineering teams
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or similar tools; knowledge of Rust is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Build features in Unreal Editor for cloud-based collaboration
  • Implement responsive editor experiences for asynchronous services
  • Develop workflows that integrate editing, networking, and UX systems
  • Collaborate with Product and UX teams on feature development
  • Partner with backend engineers on cross-service features
  • Utilize modern development practices, including AI-assisted programming
  • Create polished and practical editor experiences for users

Benefits

  • 100% medical premiums coverage for employees and dependents
  • Comprehensive coverage including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance
  • 401k plan with competitive matching
  • Robust mental well-being program offering free therapy and coaching
  • Unlimited PTO and sick time
  • Recognition program including a paid sabbatical after 7 years of employment
  • Company-wide events and paid breaks throughout the year
Full Job Description
ENGINEERING - 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 engineering experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What You'll Do

Join Unreal Cloud Services, the team behind Lore (Epic's next-generation, open-source version control system built for the future of game development). You'll work at the boundary between editor and cloud, making distributed workflows, collaboration, and version control feel like a natural part of the creator experience. As Unreal evolves toward UE6, you'll help bring these capabilities together into a cohesive editor experience.
In this role, you will
  • Build Unreal Editor features that bring cloud-based collaboration into everyday creator workflows
  • Implement responsive editor experiences that interact with asynchronous and distributed servi
  • Work across editor, networking, storage, revision control, and UX systems to make cloud-backed workflows feel natural to Unreal Engi
  • Partner with Product and UX teams to turn product ideas into clear, practical, and polished editor experiences
  • Collaborate with backend and infrastructure engineers on features that span the editor and cloud services
  • Use modern development practices, including AI-assisted programming, to improve implementation, debugging, and iteration
What we're looking for
  • Strong C++ skills and experience working in a large native codebase
  • Experience building user-facing tools, editor features, and complex interactive workflows
  • Experience building clients that interact with asynchronous or networked services
  • Strong understanding of parallelism, networking, latency, and failure handling
  • Strong eye for user experience and how technical behavior affects creator workflows
  • Experience working closely with Product, UX, and engineering teams to ship features
  • Experience with Unreal Engine, another game engine, or comparable tools development
  • Experience with Rust is a plus
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

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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