Backend Engineer (R27147)

As a Backend Programmer at Epic, you will work exclusively on backend systems that power high-scale eCommerce experiences. You’ll design, build, and operate distributed services that handle millions of transactions, integrating deeply with teams across the globe. This role requires an excellent command of Java, microservices, and AWS infrastructure, with a focus on performance, reliability, and secure design. The team drives the plug-in power behind Unreal Engine 5, bridging connections for licensees and internal game teams to online services like login, parties, voice chat, matchmaking, purchasing, cloud storage, and analytics.

Must Have

• Design, implement, and iterate on scalable, secure, and highly available backend services.
• Own and operate distributed microservices in domains including payments, checkout, orders, and subscriptions.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues involving latency, concurrency, and distributed systems behavior.
• Define, review, and improve service metrics, monitoring, logging, and alerting practices.
• Collaborate with product and programming teams to shape technical direction and deliver high-impact features.
• Refactor and improve existing services for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Work closely with programming teams in GMT+8, including regular real-time collaboration.
• 5+ years’ hands-on experience building and running production backend systems.
• Expert-level Java experience, including Spring Boot and modern backend development practices.
• Microservices programming background: service boundaries, API design, resiliency patterns, async processing, observability.
• Deep understanding of REST API design and implementation.
• Advanced knowledge of both relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases.
• Practical experience with caching, messaging, and asynchronous pipelines.
• Solid working knowledge of AWS services: EC2, RDS, Elastic Cache, SNS, SQS, Redis.
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization mechanisms such as OAuth, OpenID, JWT.
• Experience with modern DevOps toolchains: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Gradle, CI/CD.

Good to Have

• Background in eCommerce, especially payments, checkout, or subscription systems.

Perks & Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision HRA for employee and dependents.
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401k with competitive match
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health (free therapy and coaching)
• Company-wide paid breaks
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Paid sabbatical for 7 years of employment

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

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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 - EPIC GAMES SERVICES

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What We Do

Driving the plug-in power behind Unreal Engine 5. We bridge connections for licensees and our own internal game teams to online services. This allows games like Fortnite to utilize a combination of platform online services as well as Epic’s own online services to build cross-platform online features. Login, parties, voice chat, matchmaking, purchasing, cloud storage, and analytics are just a few examples of online features that our Online Game Services team helps games utilize.

What You'll Do

As a Backend Programmer, you will work exclusively on backend systems that power high-scale eCommerce experiences. You’ll design, build, and operate distributed services that handle millions of transactions, integrating deeply with teams across the globe. This role requires an excellent command of Java, microservices, and AWS infrastructure, with a focus on performance, reliability, and secure design.

In this role, you will

• Design, implement, and iterate on scalable, secure, and highly available backend services
• Own and operate distributed microservices in domains including payments, checkout, orders, and subscriptions
• Diagnose and resolve production issues involving latency, concurrency, distributed systems behavior, and service interoperability
• Take ownership end-to-end: you build it, you run it: define, review, and improve service metrics, monitoring, logging, and alerting practices
• Collaborate with product and programming teams to shape technical direction, define milestones, and deliver high-impact features
• Refactor and improve existing services for performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Work closely with programming teams in GMT+8, including regular real-time collaboration across time zones

What we're looking for

• 5+ years’ hands-on experience building and running production backend systems (preferably handling high traffic, high reliability environments)
• Expert-level Java experience, including Spring Boot and modern backend development practices
• Microservices programming background: service boundaries, API design, resiliency patterns, async processing, observability
• Deep understanding of REST API design and implementation
• Advanced knowledge of both relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases
• Practical experience with caching, messaging, and asynchronous pipelines
• Solid working knowledge of AWS services: EC2, RDS, Elastic Cache, SNS, SQS, Redis
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization mechanisms such as OAuth, OpenID, JWT
• Experience with modern DevOps toolchains: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Gradle, CI/CD (TeamCity or GitHub Actions)
• Nice to have: background in eCommerce, especially payments, checkout, or subscription systems

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

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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.

ABOUT US

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Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

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