Senior Gameplay Systems Developer, Developer Relations

PROGRAMMING - UNREAL ENGINE

What We Do

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

We’re looking for a Software Programmer to help bridge Unreal Engine end users from various industries, locations, and levels of experience, with Epic’s development team. The ideal candidate is a senior C++ programmer, with experience in real-time applications who is customer focused, and has excellent communication skills.

In this role, you will

• Engage licensees in-person, via video, or over email to achieve the best possible results.
• Provide programming consultation to Unreal Engine licensees as they navigate difficult problems.
• Write well documented and optimized code for fixes and feature improvements
• Debug, review and analyze minor and major development issues including but not limited to bugs, crashes and runtime performance challenges.
• Work with customers and technical partners from multiple industries to ensure future releases of Unreal Engine continues to meet their needs.
• Drive the creation and development of knowledge sharing resources including live presentations, whitepapers, tutorials and knowledge articles.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to team members

What we're looking for

• Professional experience working in gameplay systems on UE4/UE5
• Senior level experience developing gameplay features and/or systems with C++
• Experience shipping projects on multiple platforms
• Senior-level experience in tying multiple gameplay sub-systems together on shipped titles
• Strong written/verbal communication skills including the ability to give technical presentations to audiences of varying technical backgrounds
• A creative problem solver with a passion for helping other developers
• Self-motivated individual who will take ownership of the technical relationship with developers and work proactively to reduce friction and improve processes
• Experience shipping titles for mobile and console is a plus
• Experience writing robust multithreaded code is a plus
• Experience with modding and asset versioning. Experience modifying or leveraging UE Gameplay features such as GAS, Character Movement Components, and Enhanced Input are a plus

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

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).