Senior Backend Engineer @ Epic Games

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 part of a small globally distributed team of backend engineers, you’ll support existing UCS-hosted services (such as Unreal Editor for Fortnite, RealityScan, MetaHuman Creator, Twinmotion, and Unreal Revision Control), and design/deploy new cloud systems that will help shape the future of collaborative content creation.

In this role, you will

Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, highly-available backend services using RESTful API and gRPC protocols
Own the entire lifecycle of services, from design and implementation to deployment
Work on an existing AWS cloud infrastructure
Work together with both upstream and downstream service owners, producers, and infrastructure to ship solutions
Participate in a light-weight on-call rotation, along with the entire cloud services team

What we’re looking for

Passionate about building and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available online applications, with 7+ years of experience in creating online services or web systems
Proven track record of contributing live services at scale
Proficient in cloud technologies, preferably AWS cloud services, Unix-flavored operating systems, CI/CD environments, and deploying and running containerized services
Must be comfortable with Javascript/Typescript. Additional experience in other languages is a plus, especially Rust
Ability to craft solutions using SQL and nonrelational databases
Positive communication skills including the ability to provide, solicit, and accept feedback constructively

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 here.

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 here.

Senior Backend Engineer

Epic Games

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

ENGINEERING - UNREAL ENGINE

What We Do

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will

What we’re looking for

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

ABOUT US

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

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