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.
Our ECOSEC team provides a safer experience for Epic's users. We work across multiple products and services to improve technology and craft transparent policies so our players and users can have positive experiences on our platforms.
What You'll DoEpic Games is looking for a Backend Security Programmer focused on Asset Integrity to protect sensitive game assets from unintended information disclosure. Your efforts will be critical to the success of Fortnite and the many creators who depend on it. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in backend development and have prior experience developing security features. This is an incredible opportunity to contribute to the next generation of Epic’s game development tools.
In this role, you will- Directly contribute code and be a code owner for multiple services and code bases
- Collaborate with the Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and Epic Games Store teams to understand the security implications of existing and upcoming features, proposing changes if appropriate
- Work with internal and external UEFN development teams, including well-known brands, to address concerns about asset integrity and information disclosure
- Investigate technical root causes of unintended information disclosure incidents
- Proactively seek out components in Fortnite backend services that create asset integrity risks, then clearly communicate the problem and recommended solution
- Build and improve internal tooling at scale to protect the Epic creator ecosystem
- Handle various real-time issues that may arise on online services and platforms
- 3+ years of software programming experience, with experience in backend development for games
- Expert knowledge in one or more of the following programming languages: C++, Java, Go, or TypeScript
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and design patterns
- Strong knowledge of AWS/Cloud infrastructure including code-as-infrastructure (e.g. Terraform)
- Experience building & managing distributed systems, designing APIs, and deploying services (e.g. Kubernetes)
- Experience working with data analytics to solve, prevent, or monitor for problems
- Knowledge and/or experience mitigating security vulnerabilities in sandboxes / virtual machines and potential mitigation strategies
- Experience building or working with CI/CD environments
- Experience working with building and deploying container images
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.
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.
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Epic Games Montréal, Québec, CAN Office
epic, 653 Place de Namur, Saint-Lambert, Montréal, Quebec , Canada, J4S 1Z3
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