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What You'll Do
We're looking for a programmer passionate about audio, and specifically music, for the Audio Gameplay Engineering team, which operates across all of Epic's first-party products, including Unreal Engine, Fortnite, Rocket League, special demos, and more. In this role, you will explore and unlock the future of interactive music creation by developing low-level technologies and high-level tools that allow seasoned game developers, trained composers/musicians, hobbyist creators, and average gamers to create compelling musical content and experiences. You’ll work in collaboration with the Unreal Engine Audio team, Music Content Designers, and Technical Music Designers. Our ideal candidate would be able to draw on a deep knowledge of computer music systems, MIDI, digital signal processing (including synthesis), audio plugins for digital audio workstations, and have experience working in the video game industry, perhaps as an audio programmer on a game team. But even if you can only check a few of those boxes, we want to hear from you! If you are passionate about music and gaming, and are interested in empowering both your fellow devs and end users with tools that allow them to create amazing, interactive, musical experiences, you are the ideal candidate. Come join the team at Epic and let’s build awesome music tech!
In this role, you will
- Collaborate with creative leads, technical music designers, gameplay programmers, and audio engine programmers across multiple products to identify, design, and develop systems that meet the needs of content creators and players
- Implement robust, user-friendly, musician-facing tools and pipelines
- Maintain and expand our world-class suite of music game audio systems
- Develop musical gameplay synchronization systems with robust music rendering ↔ game scripting interfaces
- Develop digital audio synthesis and signal processing systems
- Work with audio content teams to track down and resolve gameplay-related bugs and performance issues
What we're looking for
- Has experience working creatively and cooperatively with cross-discipline creative teams
- Has 5+ years of hands-on experience with C/C++
- Is familiar with game engines, gameplay programming concepts, audio, and audio content creation
- Has experience with MIDI standards and concepts
- Has experience in developing audio plugins and/or DSP algorithms
- Has applied math skills (e.g., discrete math, simulation, or signal processing)
- Is familiar with multiple platforms and/or game engines
- Has experience developing in large codebases
This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including 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).
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.
Washington Base Pay Range
$172,736—$243,347 USD
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.
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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.
