Backend Engineer

Posted 24 Days Ago
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Vancouver, BC
148K-208K Annually
Mid level
Gaming • Metaverse
The Role
As a Backend Engineer in the Identity team, you will develop high-performance online services focusing on authentication and authorization for Epic's ecosystem. Responsibilities include writing distributed systems in Java, operating on AWS infrastructure, managing service lifecycles, and collaborating with teams to drive feature development.
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WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

ONLINE INFRASTRUCTUREWhat We Do

The Identity team owns the services that are the gateway to the Epic Games ecosystem for developers and players of all ages. Our Identity platform grants access to first party game titles like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys, as well as third-party developers leveraging Epic Online Services. The Identity team solves key problems in authentication, authorization, account management, child safety & parental controls, account linking, account security & recovery, data privacy, and more.

What You'll Do

As a member of the Identity team you will craft high performance online services at scale focused on authentication, authorization, and account management. Backend Programmers focus mostly on the platform API services and operating the infrastructure it runs on. We are a highly collaborative environment with a keen focus on quality, reliability, and usability. From design, implementation, and deployment you'll be able to shape the services and features that drive the future of Identity on the Epic Games ecosystem.

In this role, you will

  • Write distributed systems to handle large scale challenges supporting tens of millions of concurrent users (we primarily use Java)
  • Work with public cloud infrastructure to facilitate a fast moving ecosystem (we use AWS, K8s)
  • Own the entire lifecycle of services, including live operations and deployment
  • Store critical data in a secure and complaint way within non-relational databases (we use MongoDB, Dynamo and Redis)
  • Collaborate in healthy ways with producers, product owners, and other programmers, cloud, infrastructure or DevOps teammates
  • Provide feedback and estimates on feature development and other operational tasks
  • - Own the outcome - Be accountable for the solutions you build and flexible around the ambiguity of the problem space

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of software programming experience, with experience in developing online systems
  • Solid background in writing distributed systems (REST / RPC / GraphQL) in large scale environments
  • Proven track record of operating live services
  • Experience owning and supporting team projects and features, from technical design to development to deployment with minimal oversight
  • Excellent communication skills including the ability to provide, solicit and accept feedback constructively
  • Experience with the tech stack we use (Java, AWS, Redis, Mongo, Dynamo, Terraform)
  • Hands-on experience implementing protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OpenIDConnect, WebAuthN
  • Previous experience supporting identity, authentication, or account services at scale
  • Previous experience collaborating with upstream mobile teams and programmers

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA & WA).

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).

British Columbia Base Pay Range

$147,733$207,875 CAD

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Top Skills

Java
The Company
HQ: Cary, NC
5,500 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1991

What We Do

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, and has more than 50 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and Epic has over 600 million accounts with over 5 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.

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