Senior Gameplay Programmer

Epic Games•Cary, NC

46d

About The Position

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. 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. Do you enjoy working with IP holders to help bring brands to life? Do you want to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battle alongside players against Shredder? Or make Walkers from the Walking Dead Universe shamble toward an ultimate goal? On the FNE-IP team, we have had the opportunity to do this, and so much more. In this role, we work closely with trusted IP partners to bring exciting new gameplay features and systems to UEFN and the Fortnite ecosystem that empower creators to make their own worlds and stories inside the universes of their favorite IPs. This role is a blend of Gameplay Programming and Unreal Editor programming focused on building tools and gameplay in a way that is re-usable and expandable for the future.

Requirements

Strong C++ Foundations
Good understanding of content, code, and plugin organization within a large code base
Experienced Gameplay Programming background
A good understanding of how Designers, Engineers, and Artists use Editor systems to build games

Responsibilities

Develop new systems to be used in Fortnite Creative Devices, Scene Graph, Or Verse
Help support 3rd party developers deliver amazing games and experiences in UEFN
Contribute to long-term designs of the Fortnite Ecosystem
Maintain and identify ways to improve existing Fortnite Ecosystem features, especially those for released and upcoming brand collaborations

Benefits

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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