Senior Tools Programmer, UEFN

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Cary, NC
216K-317K Annually
Senior level
Gaming • Metaverse
The Role
As a Senior Tools Programmer for UEFN, you'll design and implement tools and engine features, improve the UEFN experience, develop user interfaces, and troubleshoot performance issues while collaborating with various game and creative teams.
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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.

PROGRAMMING - GAMESWhat We Do

Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of programming experts. We’re always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

UEFN is bringing the power of Unreal Engine and the technology and content of Fortnite to game creators everywhere. Help us empower game creators of all stripes, from first-time UGC dabblers to AAA development teams, to bring their projects to life with UEFN. As a member of the UEFN Editor Team, you’ll help us build and integrate technology from Unreal Engine, our game projects, and new ideas into UEFN to help bring all creators to our platform.

In this role, you will

  • Design and implement tools and engine features for UEFN, Fortnite, and Unreal Engine
  • Design and implement user interfaces for tools in UEFN and related tools
  • Improve the end-to-end UEFN experience with pipeline and automation tools
  • Analyze and fix common performance problems in a game engine, such as load times, memory usage, and CPU utilization
  • Support and improve game development for Fortnite by working with various game and creative groups to solve issues
  • Track down and fix issues in systems and tools

What we're looking for

  • Excellent C++ skills, including debugging
  • Experience writing UIs with a toolkit such as WPF, QT, Slate (UE UI system)
  • Experience writing game development tools or tools for other software development
  • Prior experience in a large codebase
  • Well-versed in software programming principles
  • Prior experience with Perforce is nice to have
  • Familiarity with Unreal Engine, UEFN, or Verse is nice to have

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

New York City Base Pay Range

$215,921$316,683 USD

California Base Pay Range

$202,965$297,682 USD

Washington Base Pay Range

$202,965$297,682 USD

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

C++
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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