Senior Engine Programmer - Core Tech

Epic Games • Cary, NC

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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. ENGINEERING - GAMES What We Do Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of engineering experts. We’re always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide. What You'll Do We're looking for a highly detail-oriented Senior Engine Programmer to own the stability, speed, and reliability of our mission-critical automated build and integration systems. You will act as a critical technical bridge between Programming, Art, and Design teams, ensuring the reliability of our build pipeline. You will immediately impact developer productivity by driving down failure rates, optimizing build times, and implementing preventative measures to maintain a high-quality codebase.

Requirements

• Excellent C++ skills
• A proactive problem-solver with a strong background in large-scale software development environments, and system diagnostics
• Strong capability in debugging complex build failures, performing root cause analysis, and implementing diagnostics and error logging
• Deep familiarity with modern source control systems (Perforce and/or Git), including branching, merging, and build triggering mechanisms
• High attention to detail, strong analytical thinking, and a demonstrable sense of urgency when performing rapid triage and resolution of critical incidents
• Excellent cross-team collaboration and incident communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical issues and trade-offs to engineers, artists, and other stakeholders
• Experience working with AAA game engines and a variety of game engine systems and technologies, with a focus on engineering excellence and a passion for well-designed and architected systems

Responsibilities

• Work within our in-house build orchestration to monitor system health, implement systematic troubleshooting, and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurring issues
• Implement and manage quality gates, including static code analysis and data validation tools, ensuring all code merges meet high standards before reaching development branches
• Provide timely, clear incident communication and technical documentation while driving cross-team collaboration to resolve complex, cross-system errors
• Proactively identify error patterns and bottlenecks in the build process and champion a continuous improvement mindset by proposing and implementing workflow optimization solutions
• Design, implement, and maintain tools to enhance the efficiency of build workflows, system diagnostics, and reporting

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees