Epic Games

Senior Mobile Programmer

Epic Games$110K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong programming background with proficiency in C++
  • Experience in engineering for shipping games or real-time visualization systems
  • Proficient in developing for Android or iOS platforms
  • Knowledgeable in software engineering principles
  • Familiar with game engine concepts and development tools
  • Experience in large codebases and optimization challenges
  • Prior experience with Unreal Engine is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with various engineering and content teams to solve technical challenges
  • Implement and enhance low-level systems interfacing with platform APIs
  • Analyze and optimize issues related to game engine performance
  • Improve platform toolchains and support SDK upgrades
  • Extend and enhance the engine for future hardware opportunities

Benefits

  • 100% benefit coverage for employees and dependents
  • Supplemental medical, dental, vision, and critical illness coverage
  • Telemedicine and life insurance options
  • Long-term disability and short-term disability benefits
  • Retirement savings plan with competitive employer match
  • Employee assistance program and mental well-being services through Modern Health
Full Job Description
The Fortnite Technology Team is looking for an experienced Mobile Platform Engineer passionate about creating world-class, industry leading game engine technologies, targeting the full spectrum of the Android and IOS platforms. You'll work with the latest in Unreal software and mobile hardware offerings to design and implement platform APIs, guide cross-platform API development, and create robust platform support as required by the demands of Fortnite as we continue to grow in this market. If you're an experienced engineer looking for an opportunity to grow and contribute to our engine and feature development, we want to talk to you! In this role, you will • Collaborate with a wide variety of Fortnite engineering and content creation teams to solve complex technical challenges in ways that move the stability and quality of Fortnite forward • Implement and improve various low-level systems that interface with platform APIs, i.e. memory allocators (physical and virtual), file systems, input systems, graphics APIs (Metal and Vulkan), shader compilers, etc. • Analyze and continuously strive to solve and optimize problems related to a modern game engine (load times, memory usage and platform specific performance issues) and the wide range of content delivered within Fortnite • Make improvements to platform toolchains, i.e. compiler/linker support, deployment to device, SDK upgrades, platform specific data management tools, debugger integration, crash reporting, etc. • Help us embrace, support, extend, and enhance our engine for future hardware What we're looking for • Strong programming background and C++ knowledge • Experience with a broad range of engineering areas in shipping games or real-time visualization systems, with special attention given to low-level code and deep optimization • Experience developing for Android or IOS-based systems • Well-versed in software engineering principles • Familiarity with an existing game engine with an understanding of engine and editor concepts • Familiarity with development tools and profiling on modern systems, including frame capture and profiling with engine-level and platform-specific tooling • Experience developing in a large codebase at a fast pace, making trade-offs between usability, performance, and power • Prior shipped projects with Unreal Engine is a plus 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.

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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