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What You'll DoWe're looking for a highly detail-oriented Senior Engine Programmer to own the stability, speed, and reliability of our mission-critical automated build and integration systems. You will act as a critical technical bridge between Programming, Art, and Design teams, ensuring the reliability of our build pipeline. You will immediately impact developer productivity by driving down failure rates, optimizing build times, and implementing preventative measures to maintain a high-quality codebase.
In this role, you will- Work within our in-house build orchestration to monitor system health, implement systematic troubleshooting, and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurring issues
- Implement and manage quality gates, including static code analysis and data validation tools, ensuring all code merges meet high standards before reaching development branches
- Provide timely, clear incident communication and technical documentation while driving cross-team collaboration to resolve complex, cross-system errors
- Proactively identify error patterns and bottlenecks in the build process and champion a continuous improvement mindset by proposing and implementing workflow optimization solutions
- Take ownership of the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) results and rapidly triage build and asset validation failures
- Design, implement, and maintain tools to enhance the efficiency of build workflows, system diagnostics, and reporting
- Excellent C++ skills
- A proactive problem-solver with a strong background in large-scale software development environments, CI/CD, and system diagnostics
- Strong capability in debugging complex build failures, performing root cause analysis, and implementing diagnostics and error logging
- Deep familiarity with modern source control systems (Perforce and/or Git), including branching, merging, and build triggering mechanisms
- High attention to detail, strong analytical thinking, and a demonstrable sense of urgency when performing rapid triage and resolution of critical incidents
- Excellent cross-team collaboration and incident communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical issues and trade-offs to programmers, artists, and other stakeholders
- Experience working with AAA game engines and a variety of game engine systems and technologies, with a focus on programming excellence and a passion for well-designed systems
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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