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
We're looking for a Tools Programmer to work on the Open World effort inside Unreal Engine. This encompasses working on streaming features as well as providing awesome authoring tools to support a game production of any size, all working together at the same time. You will have the opportunity to work across areas and systems, identifying their workflows pain points, designing solutions and implementing them. You will be part of the team that is pushing to have bigger, denser, faster and more vivid worlds.
The ideal candidate is self-motivated and passionate about pushing performance and excited to work with artists and content creators to optimize their workflows and enable them to do their best work.
In this role, you will
Work with artists, level designers, content creators to come up with solutions and ideas to push the open world capabilities in Unreal Engine
Implement new workflows and tools to accelerate content creation for any team size
Improve and optimize existing tools, working across teams with subject matter experts, to make them state of the art
Analyze and fix common problems in a game engine such as performance issues and memory usage
Work collaboratively across many of Epics’ internal teams and projects
Work with Unreal Engine’s licensees to enable them to overcome their challenges
What we're looking for
Excellent C++ skills with experience developing in a large codebase
Tools and/or engine experience working on a AAA game production
Experience writing tools that improve the customer user experience, iteration, and development time in game development or other fields
Deep understanding of the authoring pipeline for game production with experience developing on game consoles is a plus
Well versed in software engineering and design principles
Someone who is passionate, solutions-focused, positive and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do
Demonstrated ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbal)
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).
