Principal Research Programmer

Epic Games•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

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 - SPECIAL PROJECTS What We Do The Special Projects team at Epic is responsible for executing high-impact projects that push the envelope to define the future of real-time graphics and gaming technology (The Matrix Awakens, Lumen in the Land of Nanite). In collaboration with the Unreal Engine team, we strive to put our technology and knowledge into the hands of users, empowering developers and content creators with the most powerful suite of real-time tools in the world. What You'll Do The Epic Games Research & Development team is searching for an experienced hands-on Research Programmer. The ideal candidate will bring a passion for digital humans and experience with machine learning and animation tech. Epic Games creates and deploys advanced computer-vision, computer-graphics and machine learning technologies to transform the production and consumption of digital media. This includes physics based simulation, ML based character animation, neural and inverse rendering and automated generative animation techniques among others. At Epic R&D we research, develop and deploy such technologies for Epic’s Unreal Engine and other Epic Products. In this role, you will Research and prototype machine learning and generative approaches for game content creation Work with development programmers and product programmers to deploy and productize novel technology results in Epic products Engage with the scientific community, contribute domain knowledge and advice in support of strategically relevant R&D efforts To investigate, develop novel ideas, and expand the boundaries of the state-of-the-art in research. To contribute deep expertise and actionable knowledge in collaboration with other researchers and programmers at Epic Games. Tech transfer will typically involve working with Research Programmers and/or Software programmers to provide expert technical guidance and implementation To guide and mentor junior researchers and students in the internship program

Requirements

PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Programming, or a related discipline
Proven applied research impact in shipping titles
Strong analytical and reasoning skills with an emphasis on innovative and practical solutions
Excellent programming skills with a preference for experience with Python and C++
Experience working in common ML frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensorflow, and rapid prototyping in Python
In-depth knowledge in one or more of the following areas: real-time graphics, computer vision, machine learning, animation, large-language models, speech recognition, speech synthesis, linguistics, performance-capture, 3D reconstruction

Responsibilities

Research and prototype machine learning and generative approaches for game content creation
Work with development programmers and product programmers to deploy and productize novel technology results in Epic products
Engage with the scientific community, contribute domain knowledge and advice in support of strategically relevant R&D efforts
To investigate, develop novel ideas, and expand the boundaries of the state-of-the-art in research.
To contribute deep expertise and actionable knowledge in collaboration with other researchers and programmers at Epic Games. Tech transfer will typically involve working with Research Programmers and/or Software programmers to provide expert technical guidance and implementation
To guide and mentor junior researchers and students in the internship program

Benefits

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.

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