PRODUCTION
What We Do
Whether it’s driving a vision from start to finish or collaborating with teams to inspire and deliver projects of Epic quality, Epic’s production teams take pride in consistently delivering world-class products and experiences.
What You'll Do
Today we are growing the team which is forging the first adventures in LEGO Fortnite, blending the engaging and welcoming Fortnite universe with the creativity and playfulness of LEGO. In this role, you will be the primary production advocate for release readiness, acting as a key partner to the LEGO Fortnite dev team, and the centralized Release Management team.
The Release Management team are the guardians of builds before they get to players. They are looked upon to identify and mitigate risks associated with player experience, communicate timelines clearly, and set a path forward for each milestone.
In this role, you will
Working closely with dev production, QA, and Live Ops teams on identifying and resolving risks related to milestones and releases
Developing new practices and structures to better scale release management and stabilization processes across our Fortnite ecosystem
Owning the scheduling, coordination, quality control, and external certification process across multiple platforms and/or products
Knowing the process for submitting builds to external partners inside and out, and is the expert on all things related to external build certification
Working with QA Leads to establish and maintain bug triage process, determine and prioritize must-fix issues for release and work with appropriate team members to ensure bug fixes happen as planned
Coordinating internal and external release notes, known issues, and knowledge base updates
Ensuring releases have passed all required checks and approvals leading up to live deployment and effectively communicating approved exceptions to all necessary parties
What we're looking for
Strong project management and communication skills
Demonstrated ability in right-sized process development and improvement
Experience with build and release processes for Software or Games as a Service product
Familiar with Perforce, Jira, Grafana
Exposure to platform certification processes
Technical orientation and a strong understanding of software development
Knowledge of the game development process and exposure to working with shipped and live titles
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.
