Lead Online Engineer

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

As part of the Fortnite Team, you’ll be working on an ambitious new project that significantly expands the features, services, and ecosystem available to developers building experiences in Fortnite. You’ll lead a cross-functional team designing, implementing, and launching services and online features for Fortnite Creative and the Creator ecosystem. You’ll partner with engineering and product leaders across Epic to improve the capabilities and quality of our online service offerings. Most importantly, you’ll work with a creative, energetic, and fun team to continue making Fortnite one of the world's most popular and engaging gaming experiences!

In this role, you will

• Be a leader and a vision holder for the design, implementation, and launch of services and online features for Fortnite and Fortnite Creative
• Drive the development of features with external dependencies by identifying requirements and partnering with other teams appropriately
• Provide oversight of features with online components to ensure requirements and dependencies for online operations are accurately planned and accounted for
• Collaborate with production to manage the planning and execution of multiple projects, taking into consideration priorities, tasks, and available resources
• Provide leadership and growth to reports through feedback, coaching, and stretch assignments
• Positively motivate and lead a cross-functional team of developers
• Maintain a culture of high standards and accountability

What we're looking for

• 8+ Years of software engineering industry experience developing online systems
• 4+ years of experience as an engineering leader
• Experience with game architectures and integration of online services for multiplayer game features
• Able to architect online services for scalability, reusability, and live operations
• Experience developing and supporting services on one or more cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Experience with online SDKs/requirements for one or more game consoles (Xbox/PlayStation/Switch)
• Real-world planning for load testing, monitoring, security, toxicity, and other considerations for operating live services

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.