As a Senior Backend Programmer (Ecommerce) at Epic Games, you'll design and improve high-availability, high-throughput, low-latency services for Fortnite's critical features (virtual currency, subscriptions, in-game store, etc.).  This involves collaborating with client-side programmers, managing the entire service lifecycle, and working with various teams (cloud, infrastructure, DevOps).  Responsibilities include assessing challenges, crafting solutions, ensuring efficient end-to-end systems, and owning the outcome of your work. The role demands experience with large-scale backend systems, Java, REST APIs, and live service operations.

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<span class="sc-jXbUNg btmRVe ue-rich-text  loc-en-US"><div class="content-intro"><h2>WHAT MAKES US EPIC?</h2>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p></div><h2>PROGRAMMING - GAMES</h2>
<h3><strong>What We Do</strong></h3>
<p>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.</p>
<h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3>
<p>As a Senior Backend Programmer (Ecommerce) on the Fortnite Online Services team, you will help craft and improve highly available, high throughput, low latency services that empower critical features in Fortnite such as virtual currency, subscriptions, in-game store, promotions, and many other monetization features. These services integrate with all major PC, console and mobile platforms, and scale with popular games like Fortnite for years to come. The Fortnite Online team is a collaborative environment and a successful candidate will help to foster an open, supportive culture in which everyone can be successful and their authentic self. Learn more at </p>
<h3><strong>In this role, you will</strong></h3>
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<li>Be empowered to assess a challenge, craft a solution, and implement it</li>
<li>Write backend service systems to handle large-scale challenges</li>
<li>Closely work with client-side programmers to craft highly efficient end-to-end solutions</li>
<li>Collectively own the entire lifecycle of services, including live operations and deployment as a team</li>
<li>Work together with teammates, upstream and downstream service owners, producers and other cloud, infrastructure and embedded DevOps programmers to ship solutions</li>
<li>Own the outcome - Be accountable for the solutions you build and flexible around the ambiguity of the problem space</li>
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<h3><strong>What we're looking for</strong></h3>
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<li>5+ years of software programming experience, with experience in developing online systems</li>
<li>Experience developing scalable backend web services in the cloud (we use Java)</li>
<li>Experience integrating with e-commerce systems via REST APIs</li>
<li>Experience operating live services, from monitoring, troubleshooting, to mitigating issues</li>
<li>Eager to share knowledge with, learn from, and ultimately grow together with the team</li>
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<h2>EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE</h2>
<p><span data-sheets-userformat="{" 2":13201,"3":{"1":0},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":13421772}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":0,"11":4,"12":0,"15":"roboto","16":10}"="">We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&amp;D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees &amp; dependents.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><h2>ABOUT US</h2>
<p>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.</p>
<h3><strong>Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!</strong></h3>
<p>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 .</p>
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