Gameplay Systems Programmer, Fortnite

2 Weeks ago • All levels • Systems Design • $133,919 PA - $245,519 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Gameplay Systems Programmer for Fortnite's Player Expression team, you'll architect, plan, and implement new game systems, optimize existing ones, and fix bugs. You'll collaborate with art, performance, animation, and automation teams, ensuring technical excellence across platforms. Responsibilities include building robust, maintainable code, advocating for player experience, and supporting a vast library of player cosmetics. The role demands strong C++ skills, system design experience, a passion for games, and excellent communication within a geographically distributed team.
Must have:
  • Strong C++ programming skills
  • Experience designing robust systems
  • Passion for games, focus on visual aspects
  • Initiative, strong work ethic, independent work
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine development experience

Job Details

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.

PROGRAMMING - GAMES

What We Do

Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of programming experts. We’re always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

Fortnite's Player Expression team is responsible for equipping our players with an incredible diversity of looks and styles to show off their personality and interests. As a programmer on this team, you'll be pushing the envelope for customization and player choice across the Fortnite ecosystem - from characters to cars to entirely new experiences

In this role, you will

  • Architect, plan, and implement new game systems while optimizing and fixing bugs in existing systems.
  • Be a team player, learning with your peers and improving the process as you go.
  • Build relationships with adjacent teams including art, performance, animation tech, and automation
  • Support technical excellence of a live service game across multiple platforms.
  • Write robust, maintainable code with extensibility in mind.
  • Advocate for the player experience, preserving and enhancing the library of cosmetics players have acquired

What we're looking for

  • Strong C++ programming skills
  • Experience designing and building robust systems
  • A passion for games with a willingness to focus on visual but gameplay-adjacent areas
  • Initiative, strong work ethic, and ability to work independently
  • Excellent communication skills to work within a geographically distributed team and reach across team boundaries
  • Unreal Engine development experience is preferred but not required

This role is open to multiple locations across North America and Europe (including CA, NYC, & WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

New York City Base Pay Range
$167,399$245,519 USD
California Base Pay Range
$147,311$216,057 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$133,919$196,415 USD

ABOUT US

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. Epic's award-winning 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!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

Similar Jobs

Build A Rocket Boy - Senior Engineer

Build A Rocket Boy

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (Remote)
1 Month ago
The Walt Disney Company - Senior Software Engineer (C++/Rust)

The Walt Disney Company

Santa Monica, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
ByteDance - Site Reliability Engineer - Data Infrastructure (Seattle)

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
NVIDIA - Design Verification Intern - 2025

NVIDIA

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (On-Site)
1 Day ago
Welevel - Unreal AI Developer

Welevel

Munich, Bavaria, Germany (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Sledgehammer Games - Lead Systems Designer

Sledgehammer Games

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Epic Games - Live Operations Analyst

Epic Games

(On-Site)
1 Month ago
Felix & Paul Studios - System Engineering and Operations Manager, Space Technologies

Felix & Paul Studios

(Remote)
1 Month ago
Assystems - I&C Engineer- Senior.

Assystems

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Regent Craft - Systems Safety Engineering Intern

Regent Craft

North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Microsoft - Senior Software Engineer - Azure

Microsoft

Belgrade, Serbia (On-Site)
1 Month ago
NVIDIA - Senior Graphics Architect - Hardware

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
ION - Technical Consultant - Endur

ION

Uniondale, New York, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Playrix - Senior Game UI Developer

Playrix

Ukraine (Remote)
4 Months ago
ByteDance - Software Engineer, SRE - Platform Services

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
NVIDIA - Senior BMC Firmware Developer

NVIDIA

Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
PlayStation Global - Lead Audio Programmer

PlayStation Global

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Epic Games - Programmeur Desktop Sénior, Fortnite Tech

Epic Games

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
1 Month ago
ZeniMax Media - Programmeur.se de serveur senior / Senior Server Programmer

ZeniMax Media

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
5 Months ago
SEGA - Software Engineer Intern

SEGA

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in United States

Microsoft - Research Intern - Speech and Audio Processing

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
The Walt Disney Company - Lead Software Engineer (Roku Engineer)

The Walt Disney Company

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Snail Games - Business Development Manager

Snail Games

Beverly Hills, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Twitch - Product Manager - Community

Twitch

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Rockstar Games - Senior Data Scientist, GTA+ Subscriptions

Rockstar Games

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
WebFX - Jr. Inside Sales Strategist

WebFX

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Onward Search - Inside Sales Representative

Onward Search

Jacksonville, Florida, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Interactive Brokers - Senior Accountant

Interactive Brokers

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
Scale AI - Machine Learning Research Engineering Intern (Summer 2025)

Scale AI

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - QA Analyst with IDM

Next Level Business Services

Hightstown, New Jersey, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Systems Design Jobs

Tesla - Water & Utilities Engineer

Tesla

Brandenburg, Germany (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Western Digital - Staff Engineer, Systems Design Engineering

Western Digital

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
NVIDIA - Senior Board Design Engineer

NVIDIA

Yokne'am Illit, North District, Israel (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Epic Games - Senior Tools Programmer, UEFN

Epic Games

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Ourpalm - Junior System Planner

Ourpalm

Beijing, Beijing, China (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Tesla - Senior Project Engineer - BESS, EMEA

Tesla

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Activision - Gameplay Engineer - High Moon Studios

Activision

Carlsbad, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Tesla - Mechanical Engineer, Technical Services

Tesla

Brandenburg, Germany (On-Site)
1 Week ago
AMD - Physical Design-7+ years

AMD

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
WebPT - Sr Systems Engineer - Linux

WebPT

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)

Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia (On-Site)

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (On-Site)

(On-Site)

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Epic Games

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug