Senior Rendering Engineer, Fortnite Tech

2 Weeks ago • 4-8 Years • Rendering

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Rendering Engineer at Epic Games will focus on enhancing the Fortnite PC experience. Responsibilities include analyzing and resolving stability and performance issues across various PC hardware configurations, optimizing rendering systems and shader pipelines, improving low-level system interactions with platform APIs (memory allocators, file systems, input systems), and collaborating with other teams to address complex technical challenges. The role demands expertise in C++, multi-threaded programming, profiling, debugging large systems, and handling stability issues in a live-service environment. Experience with Windows APIs and common frameworks is a plus.
Must have:
  • Strong C++ and multi-threaded programming skills
  • Experience profiling and optimizing large codebases
  • Ability to debug complex systems
  • Experience with live-service title stability issues
Good to have:
  • Experience with OS-level systems, Windows APIs, and common frameworks
Perks:
  • 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision
  • Long-term disability & life insurance
  • 401k with company match
  • Robust mental well-being program
  • Unlimited PTO and sick time
  • Paid sabbatical after 7 years

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 - 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

The Fortnite Tech Desktop team is looking for an experienced Rendering Engineer to further the player experience in Fortnite on the PC platform. You will work with other engineers and directly contribute to building and improving our Desktop platform support to an industry-leading state. This role covers a wide range of specialties, focusing on stability and performance engineering and ensuring critical features are available and performant for the Fortnite user base.

In this role, you will

  • Analyze and resolve stability and performance problems of Fortnite on a wide range of PC hardware configurations; this includes identifying solutions in such areas as:
    • Solving device-specific CPU and GPU performance and compatibility issues
    • Rendering performance and device compatibility, including the shader pipeline
    • Improving rendering systems and optimizing their stability and performance across various graphics APIs,
    • Improvements in low-level systems that interface with platform APIs, i.e., memory allocators (physical and virtual), file systems, input systems
  • Monitor stability and performance data from Fortnite releases and improve Unreal Engine’s systems and applications in Fortnite-specific use cases
  • Monitor stability and performance data from Fortnite releases and improve Unreal Engine’s systems and applications in Fortnite-specific use cases
  • Collaborate with a variety of other Epic teams within Fortnite and Unreal Engine to help them solve complex technical challenges in ways that move the stability and quality of Fortnite and our internal products forward

What we're looking for

  • Strong C++ knowledge and multi-threaded programming techniques; ability to code and architect various core engine systems
  • Experience profiling and optimizing a large codebase
  • Demonstrated ability to reason about and debug large, interacting systems from the macro-level to the micro-level
  • Ability to diagnose, debug, and address complex problems coming from a live-service title and experience, handling stability issues
  • Experience with OS-level systems, Windows APIs, and common frameworks is a plus

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.

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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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.

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