Senior Engine Programmer, Content Distribution

Epic Games • Cary, NC

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About The Position

The Content Delivery team builds the critical technologies that deliver high-quality content on demand to live Fortnite players. You'll develop core features for the next generation of Unreal Engine, working across game teams and Epic projects to shape how dynamic content is delivered at scale.

Requirements

• Strong C++ skills with the ability to architect low-level game systems and associated tooling
• Experience creating and maintaining APIs with strong backward compatibility requirements
• Demonstrated ability to apply code design patterns in live environments to reduce maintenance and improve stability
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to find solutions beyond established approaches
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and collaborate with teams to define deliverables
• Experience with multiple programming languages and a track record of leveraging their strengths effectively
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience writing performant code across multiple hardware platforms, including game consoles

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and workflows is a plus

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement low-level engine systems across multiple platforms, including networking, I/O access interfaces, analytics, and the language toolchain, with a focus on robustness, performance, and usability
• Re-architect Unreal Engine to support the long-term vision of delivering content on demand at a more granular level
• Own the design, development, and delivery of complex new features in a live game product
• Bring together multiple engine subsystems to achieve maintainable functional solutions
• Design stable, forward-thinking APIs that expose engine capabilities to gameplay layers, for both internal and external developers
• Collaborate across core engine and gameplay teams to build solutions that meet diverse and evolving needs
• Drive technical excellence across platforms, including debugging, maintenance, system reliability, and optimization

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents
• Events and company-wide paid breaks
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Paid sabbatical for 7 years of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed