Principal Platform Engineer

6 Months ago • All levels • Devops • $223,199 PA - $360,094 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Principal Platform Engineer at Epic Games, you will optimize Unreal Engine's iteration times, focusing on performance, memory usage, and user experience. You'll establish workflows to validate performance improvements and prevent regressions across platforms and subsystems. Responsibilities include building tools for developer efficiency, acting as a bridge between game developers and engine technology, and solving performance and stability issues across multiple platforms. You'll also guide teams toward automated solutions for quality maintenance across Engine releases. This role requires extensive Unreal Engine optimization experience (UE4 or later) across various platforms (consoles, PC, mobile), strong C++ skills, and experience profiling CPU/GPU systems.
Must have:
  • Excellent C++ skills
  • Extensive Unreal Engine optimization experience
  • CPU/GPU system profiling and optimization
  • Implementing and debugging large systems
  • Excellent communication skills

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.

ENGINEERING - UNREAL ENGINE

What We Do

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of engineering experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is searching for an experienced Principal Platform Programmer to join our Platform team. In this role you’ll help solve performance and stability problems in Unreal Engine across multiple platforms, as well as help guide our internal teams towards implementing automated solutions for tracking and maintaining bar-raising quality across Engine releases.

In this role, you will

  • Optimize iteration times for Unreal Engine, and improve existing systems for performance, memory usage, and user experience
  • Establish workflows to validate performance improvements and prevent regressions across different engine subsystems and platforms
  • Build tools and workflows to enable developer efficiency and autonomy
  • Act as a bridge and subject matter expert between game developers and engine technology

What we're looking for

  • Excellent C++ skills and software engineering principles
  • Extensive expertise in optimizing Unreal Engine (UE4 or later) for optimal performance across various gaming consoles, PC or mobile devices
  • Experience profiling and optimizing CPU/GPU systems in one or more areas of game development or similar industry
  • Experience implementing and debugging large, robust systems on game or game engine technology
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including CA & 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).

California Base Pay Range
$245,519$360,094 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$223,199$327,358 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 .

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