Description
Senior UI Programmer
We are a new and growing team at Epic, aiming to build innovative new experiences and technology. As a Senior UI Programmer, you will play a critical role on a small and focused team. You will be responsible for core UI features and supporting collaborative development between programmers, designers, and artists. You will have opportunities to work on various initiatives, get hands-on with cutting-edge technologies, and work with talented internal and external teams, all while building impactful experiences from concept to delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Envision, plan, refactor and implement new features with a systemic approach like HUD widgets, HUD markers, minimap, mission flow, activity feed, conversation/interaction menus and more
- Write robust, maintainable code with a focus on generic modularization and the future
- Optimize and fix bugs in new and legacy systems
- Integrate backend systems in support of the player experience
- Collaborate with the cross-disciplinary team on cutting-edge features that support player experiences in our game and potentially across the Fortnite ecosystem
- Work closely with backend developers to align on service and client goals
- Work closely with art and design leads to ensure that UI meets aesthetic and functional requirements
Requirements
- Exceptional C++ programming skills
- Experience developing features for games across multiple platforms
- Significant experience developing online multiplayer games or other interactive real-time technology applications with a strong online component
- Interest in social, frontend, and gameplay-adjacent areas of game development
- Ability to empathize with users and to balance the inherent tradeoffs in developing with great user experiences in mind
- Keen analytical mind and mature problem-solving skills
- Strong teamwork and cross-discipline collaboration skills, including the ability to deliver and respond to constructive feedback
- Unreal Engine development experience preferred
Benefits
We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&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 & dependents.