Senior Rust Software Engineer

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Rust Software Engineer at Epic Games, you'll contribute to the Unreal Cloud Services team, building cloud-based, real-time collaborative content creation tools. Responsibilities include working on core Rust and C libraries, integrating with Unreal Engine and other software, analyzing and optimizing performance, working with algorithms (hashing, compression), virtual file systems, and network protocols. You'll collaborate with product and other engineering teams, create technical specifications, and ensure robust cross-functional solutions. Experience with performance-sensitive systems, cloud/distributed systems, asynchronous multithreaded code, file systems, IPC, networking, and web protocols (HTTP, gRPC) is crucial. Unreal Engine experience is a plus.
Must have:
  • Excellent native coding skills (Rust, C++)
  • Performance-sensitive systems software experience
  • Cloud and distributed systems experience
  • Async multithreaded code experience
  • File systems, IPC, networking knowledge
  • Web protocols (HTTP, gRPC) expertise
Good to have:
  • Native UI programming experience
  • Unreal Engine and its tech stack understanding
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage (medical, dental, vision)
  • Long-term disability & life insurance
  • 401k with competitive match
  • 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 - 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

As an Unreal Cloud Services team member, you will build the ultimate suite of cloud-based, real-time collaborative content creation tools based on Unreal Engine. You set the agenda to empower content developers worldwide to accomplish their ideas in a seamless, cooperative, and distributed environment.

In this role, you will

  • Work on our core Rust and C libraries that underpin our desktop and cloud-based collaboration tools
  • Integrate our core libraries with Unreal Engine as well as other client and server software
  • Analyze and optimize the performance of our foundational technologies.
    You will work with hashing and compression algorithms, virtual file systems, and cutting-edge network protocols deployed on multiple operating systems
  • Identify necessary improvements and create technical specifications for both yourself and your peers to deliver on
  • Work closely with the Product team to make sure our technical implementations align with the long-term vision for our collaboration products
  • Cooperate tightly with our Engine, Backend, Infrastructure, and Web teams to ensure we deliver robust cross-functional solutions

What we're looking for

  • Demonstrated excellent native coding skills e.g. Rust, C++, or C
  • Demonstrated contributions to performance-sensitive systems software
  • Performance-minded with excellent knowledge of profiling and optimization
  • Experience with cloud and distributed systems
  • Experience writing async multithreaded code
  • Experience in file systems, IPC, networking, and standard web protocols (HTTP, GRPC,...)
  • Experience in native UI programming and frameworks is a plus
  • Experience working with Unreal Engine and a good understanding of its tech stack is a plus
  • Highly collaborative with excellent technical and non-technical communication skills

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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