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What You'll DoEpic’s R&D team is developing tools to bring AI-powered conversational technology to games. You will programmer the tools and fine-tune the LLMs to enable more immersive experiences for players and new creative possibilities for developers.
In this role, you will- Own the data pipeline: source/synthesize scalable conversational datasets, and enforce data quality, privacy, and provenance
- Train and align at scale: build distributed SFT/DPO/RLHF workflows, automate evals, and iterate quickly
- Enable the creation of new real-time experiences: integrate LLMs with tool use, memory/RAG, and TTS/ASR; meet strict latency and cost budgets for live gameplay
- Collaborate with the moderation teams: work with Epic’s moderation teams to continue refining safeguards and policy checks
- Partner widely: collaborate with gameplay programmers, designers, and artists to prototype and ship real-time experiences in games
- B.S. in CS/ML/EE/Math or equivalent; advanced degree a plus
- 5+ years building production ML or distributed systems (flexible for exceptional impact)
- Expert Python (async I/O, data programming); strong systems skills
- Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf)
- Comfort reading papers and turning ideas into robust code
- Experience with reinforcement learning, safety alignment, or RAG techniques
- LLM-related open-source contributions or published research
This role is open to multiple locations across North America and Europe (including CA & WA).
Pay Transparency InformationThe 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 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.
