ENGINEERING - EPIC GAMES SERVICESWhat We DoDriving the plug-in power behind Unreal Engine 5. We bridge connections for licensees and our own internal game teams to online services. This allows games like Fortnite to utilize a combination of platform online services as well as Epic's own online services to build cross-platform online features. Login, parties, voice chat, matchmaking, purchasing, cloud storage, and analytics are just a few examples of online features that our Online Game Services team helps games utilize.What You'll DoAs a member of our Patching team, you can expect to coordinate with a cross-site group of highly skilled individuals. You will have opportunities to architect new features and evolve existing products used daily by millions of gamers, developers, and enterprise professionals. You will partner closely with backend services teams to ensure that the underlying systems we build meet internal and external customer needs.In this role, you willBuild and maintain core content installation and patching technologyProfile and optimize patching features to ensure they're highly performantBe hands-on and use your technical expertise to drive solutions for a range of challengesCollaborate with other teams (including Product, Design, QA, and Backend Service Teams)Design, architect, implement, and ship well-documented new featuresImprove, and evolve existing tools and featuresMaintain and hunt for bugs in existing code basesWhat we're looking forExcellent C++ skills and software engineering principlesFamiliarity with patching and compression techniquesProficiency with algorithm design, profiling, and optimizationAbility to architect system interfaces and toolsStrong problem-solving, logic, and troubleshooting skillsTrack record of development on tight schedules with complex technical requirementsExperience with any of the following is nice to have: cross-platform development (Windows, Mac, Linux), Version Control Systems like Perforce and Git, IDEs like Visual Studio and XCode, and networking diagnostic and debugging tools like Charles and PostmanEPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFEOur 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.
