Lead Engine Programmer

Lead Engine Programmer

At Epic Games, we're looking for a talented Lead Engine Programmer to join our Unreal Engine team. As a key member of our team, you'll be responsible for leading a group that maintains, optimises, and enhances workflows and tooling behind Unreal Editor for Fortnite.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team that maintains, optimises, and enhances workflows and tooling behind UEFN.
• Be a vision holder for our medium and long-term UEFN pipeline development strategy.
• Design the systems and approaches to making large-scale changes incrementally in a live product.
• Work closely with game teams to gather and satisfy stakeholders' requirements.
• Actively contribute to the codebase, troubleshoot issues, and ensure their timely resolution.
• Plan, schedule, and prioritise work with and for your team, identify risks, and determine mitigations.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading a programming team
• Strong C++ programming skills
• Proven experience in architecting, developing, and releasing large systems
• Can drive forward long-term development goals whilst delivering on short-term wins, holding a team accountable for their output
• Demonstrates a passion for improving developer workflows and user experience
• Ability to communicate and work across organisations, networks, build relationships, and coordinate with other teams

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 100% coverage for benefits for both employees and dependents, as well as a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.