Senior Tools Programmer

PROGRAMMING - 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 programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

We're looking for a Senior Tools Programmer to work on the development of our import and export frameworks for the Unreal Engine. From import and export workflows to real-time interop support in Unreal scenes, we have a wide problem space for you to jump into and make an impact for millions of users.

In this role, you will

• Work with product managers, tech artists, UX designers and other experts to gather requirements, in order to build a roadmap to drive the developments around import and export in Unreal
• Coach and mentor peers and coordinate with the lead of the team to execute on the vision
• Collaborate with all disciplines (i.e. product managers, programmers, artists, and designers) to identify areas for improvements, gather feedback, and design solutions for customer needs around import in Unreal Editor
• Analyze and fix common problems in a game engine such as performance issues and memory usage
• Work with Unreal Engine’s licensees to enable them to overcome their challenges importing data into the Unreal Editor

What we're looking for

• A great understanding of challenges around interoperability between 3D software applications
• Ability to get buy-in and rally people around a common goal
• Strong experience in developing importing and exporting 3D data tools in 3D software applications
• Experience writing tools that improve the customer’s user experience, iteration, and development time in game development or other fields
• Experience writing tools that improve the customer’s user experience, iteration, and development time in game development or other fields
• Excellent C++ skills and experience developing in a large codebase
• Experience with software development tools, i.e. JIRA, Trello, Perforce,...
• Someone who is collaborative, user-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative.

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA & WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).