Senior Engine Programmer

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Game Engine • Game Programmer

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games seeks a Senior Engine Programmer to lead the development and implementation of Horde Analytics, a system for measuring and visualizing build/game health and performance metrics within the Unreal Engine. This role involves owning the direction of the analytics system, collaborating with cross-functional teams, implementing new features, fixing bugs, providing support to internal teams and licensees, and creating technical documentation. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of game development experience, strong C#/.NET skills, and a deep understanding of game performance challenges and relevant metrics. Experience with Unreal Engine is a plus. The position offers the opportunity to significantly impact the Unreal Engine's development and improve workflows for developers worldwide.
Must have:
  • 5+ years professional software development experience
  • Strong C# and .NET knowledge
  • Experience visualizing game performance issues
  • Understanding of game development performance challenges
  • Passion for developer iteration and workflow improvement
  • Ability to drive technical discussions and coordinate plans
Good to have:
  • Experience with Unreal Engine and its tech stack

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

We are looking for a senior programmer to join our Horde build team. You will be responsible for driving the direction and implementation of Horde Analytics streamlining how we measure and visualise build/game health and engine/game performance metrics. This framework will play an important role in identifying performance issues for both our internal game teams and external developers using the Unreal Engine.

In this role, you will

  • Own and drive the future direction of Horde’s analytics system
  • Work closely with mixed discipline teams across Epic, to ensure their performance and build health analytics requirements are met
  • Work with the Horde team to implement new features, fix bugs and provide support to both our internal teams and Unreal licensees
  • Operate effectively with teams spanning multiple timezones
  • Provide guidance to Unreal licensees both in the form of technical documentation and working alongside developer relations to ensure our analytics solution satisfies the wider community’s needs

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience within the games industry
  • Strong knowledge of C# and .NET
  • Experience working on visualising and surfacing game performance issues
  • A good understanding of the types of performance challenges game developers face and what metrics they need to identify issues early
  • Passionate about developer iteration and improving workflows
  • Ability to drive technical discussions and coordinate plans across multiple stakeholders
  • Highly collaborative with excellent technical and non-technical communication skills
  • Previous experience working with Unreal and a good understanding of its tech stack is a plus

This role is open to multiple locations in North America and Europe (excluding CA, NY, & WA).

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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