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What You'll DoThe Fortnite Tech Desktop team is looking for an experienced Engine Programmer to enhance the player experience on the PC platform. You will work with other programmers and directly contribute to building and improving our Desktop platform support to an industry-leading state.
This role covers a wide range of specialties, focusing on stability and performance programming and ensuring critical features are available and performant for the Fortnite user base.
In this role, you will- Analyze and resolve stability and performance problems of Fortnite on a wide range of PC hardware configurations; this includes identifying solutions in such areas as:
- Solving CPU and GPU performance and compatibility issues
- Making improvements to platform toolchains, i.e., compiler/linker support, SDK upgrades, platform-specific data management tools, debugger integration, crash reporting, etc.
- Improvements in low-level systems that interface with platform APIs, i.e., memory allocators (physical and virtual), file systems, and input systems
- Monitor stability and performance data from Fortnite releases, address live issues that players are facing, and improve Unreal Engine’s systems and applications in Fortnite-specific use cases
- Build and maintain Fortnite's support across PC storefronts, operating systems, and architectures, including Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store builds and Windows on ARM
- Collaborate with a variety of other Epic teams within Fortnite and Unreal Engine to help them solve complex technical challenges in ways that move the stability and quality of Fortnite and our internal products forward
- Strong C++ knowledge and multi-threaded programming techniques; ability to code and architect various core engine systems
- Experience in profiling and optimizing a large codebase
- Ability to diagnose, debug, and action complex problems coming from a live-service title and experience in handling stability issues
- Demonstrated ability to reason about and debug large, interacting systems from the macro-level to the micro-level
- Experience with Linux, such as profiling and optimizing code that also runs on servers, is preferred
- Experience with OS-level systems, Windows/Linux APIs, and common frameworks is a plus
This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA & WA).
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Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 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.
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Skills Required
- Strong C++ knowledge and multi-threaded programming techniques; ability to code and architect core engine systems
- Experience in profiling and optimizing a large codebase
- Ability to diagnose, debug, and address complex stability issues from a live-service title
- Demonstrated ability to reason about and debug large, interacting systems from macro to micro levels
- Experience with Linux (profiling and optimizing server/run-on-Linux code)
- Experience with OS-level systems, Windows/Linux APIs, and common frameworks
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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.
