Full-Time

Senior Backend Engineer

Posted on 12/16/2024

Epic Games

Epic Games

10,001+ employees

Develops games and provides development tools

Consumer Software
Gaming

Compensation Overview

$172.7k - $278.7kAnnually

Senior

Washington, USA + 1 more

More locations: California, USA

Open to multiple locations across the US, including California and Washington.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
SQL
Java
AWS
Scala
Redis
MongoDB
Development Operations (DevOps)
Requirements
  • Experience in developing online systems
  • Highly desirable experience with design, implementation and operation public API services
  • Proven track record of operating live services
  • Experience with large scale services strongly preferred
  • Experience working with a team of engineers to solve large and ambiguous problems
  • Excellent communication skills including the ability to provide, solicit and accept feedback constructively
  • You’re user-focused, passionate, resourceful, solutions-focused, and innovative.
Responsibilities
  • Get things done: Epic empowers engineers to assess a challenge, craft a solution, and implement it
  • Write distributed systems to handle large scale challenges (we use Java, Scala)
  • Work with public cloud infrastructure to facilitate a fast moving ecosystem (we use AWS)
  • Own the entire lifecycle of services, including live operations and deployment
  • Craft solutions using modern SQL and nonrelational databases (we use Mongodb, Dynamo and Redis)
  • Work together with both upstream and downstream service owners, producers and other cloud, infrastructure and embedded DevOps engineers to ship solutions
  • Own the outcome: Be accountable for the solutions you build and flexible around the ambiguity of the problem space

Epic Games develops and publishes popular video games, including "Fortnite" and "Unreal Tournament," available on various platforms like iOS, Android, and PC. The company also provides Epic Online Services, which offer tools for other developers to manage online multiplayer features and backend support. Unlike its competitors, Epic Games shares its technology, such as the Unreal Engine, allowing other developers to create their own games. The goal of Epic Games is to enhance gaming experiences for players while empowering developers with the necessary tools and support.

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$8.4B

Headquarters

Cary, North Carolina

Founded

1991

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

9%

1 year growth

27%

2 year growth

38%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Unreal Engine supports VR and AR, meeting growing demand for immersive experiences.
  • Fortnite's user-generated content trend boosts engagement and community growth.
  • Epic Games' free Unreal Fellowship course enhances developer skills and ecosystem.

What critics are saying

  • FTC settlement over 'dark patterns' may damage Epic Games' reputation.
  • Legal battles with Google could lead to costly operational changes.
  • Heavy reliance on Fortnite updates may strain development resources and staff.

What makes Epic Games unique

  • Epic Games offers Unreal Engine, a leading tool for cross-platform game development.
  • Fortnite Creative empowers users to create and share custom game experiences.
  • Epic Online Services provide essential backend support for game developers.

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Benefits

Health coverage - 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 and profit share

Robust mental well-being programs & free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents

Unlimited PTO & sick time

Paid sabbatical