Senior Gameplay Programmer

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.

Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of programming experts. We’re always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

We are a new and growing team at Epic, aiming to build innovative new experiences and technology. As a Senior Gameplay Programmer, you will play a critical role on a small and focused team. You will be responsible for core Gameplay 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.

• Work closely with design, animators, artists and maybe other Fortnite's ecosystem developers to design, implement, and deliver technical gameplay features and systems like player mechanics, player abilities, player progression, vehicle mechanics, game flow systems, world systems and activities and more
• Solve technical challenges and maintain gameplay features and systems that underpin our specific game's features
• Write robust, understandable, and maintainable code and systems
• Diagnose and fix gameplay, memory, performance, networking, and scalability issues
• Distill feature requests into meaningful, actionable work items

• Exceptional C++ programming skills and the ability to code and architect gameplay mechanics and tools
• Experience working with Gameplay systems (Gameplay Ability Systems, EQS, Enhanced Input, Animation, etc.)
• 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 mandatory

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

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).

• California Base Pay Range: $190,010—$278,682 USD
• Washington Base Pay Range: $172,736—$253,347 USD

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award‑winning games and engine technology…