Desktop Platform Engineer, Fortnite Tech

ENGINEERING - GAMES

What We Do

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What You'll Do

The Fortnite Tech Desktop team is looking for an experienced Desktop Platform Engineer to further the player experience in Fortnite on the PC platform. You will work with other engineers and directly contribute to building and improving our Desktop platform support to an industry-leading state. This role covers a wide range of specialties, focusing on stability and performance engineering and ensuring critical features are available and performant for the Fortnite user base.

In this role, you will

• Analyze and resolve stability and performance problems of Fortnite on a wide range of PC hardware configurations; this includes identifying solutions in such areas as:
  • Solving device-specific CPU and GPU performance and compatibility issues
  • Rendering performance and device compatibility, including the shader pipeline
  • Improving rendering systems and optimizing their stability and performance across various graphics APIs,
  • Improvements in low-level systems that interface with platform APIs, i.e., memory allocators (physical and virtual), file systems, input systems
• Monitor stability and performance data from Fortnite releases and improve Unreal Engine’s systems and applications in Fortnite-specific use cases
• Monitor stability and performance data from Fortnite releases and improve Unreal Engine’s systems and applications in Fortnite-specific use cases
• Collaborate with a variety of other Epic teams within Fortnite and Unreal Engine to help them solve complex technical challenges in ways that move the stability and quality of Fortnite and our internal products forward

What we're looking for

• Strong C++ knowledge and multi-threaded programming techniques; ability to code and architect various core engine systems
• Experience profiling and optimizing a large codebase
• Demonstrated ability to reason about and debug large, interacting systems from the macro-level to the micro-level
• Ability to diagnose, debug, and address complex problems coming from a live-service title and experience handling stability issues
• Experience with OS-level systems, Windows APIs, and common frameworks is a plus

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

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.