ENGINEERING - EPIC GAMES SERVICES
What We Do
Driving 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 Do
As 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 will
Build and maintain core content installation and patching technology
Profile and optimize patching features to ensure they’re highly performant
Be hands-on and use your technical expertise to drive solutions for a range of challenges
Collaborate with other teams (including Product, Design, QA, and Backend Service Teams)
Design, architect, implement, and ship well-documented new features
Improve, and evolve existing tools and features
Maintain and hunt for bugs in existing code bases
What we're looking for
Excellent C++ skills and software engineering principles
Familiarity with patching and compression techniques
Proficiency with algorithm design, profiling, and optimization
Ability to architect system interfaces and tools
Strong problem-solving, logic, and troubleshooting skills
Track record of development on tight schedules with complex technical requirements
Experience 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 Postman
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.
