Engine Programmer

Epic GamesCary, NC
$133,919 - $216,057Remote

About The Position

The 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.

Requirements

  • 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

Nice To Haves

  • 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

Responsibilities

  • 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

Benefits

  • generous benefit plans
  • discretionary incentive programs
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