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Senior Gameplay Network Programmer
10 months ago
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.
ENGINEERING- GAMES
What We Do
Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of engineering experts. We’re always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What You'll Do
The Fortnite Tech-Server team is a centralized resource that is responsible for the player experience in Fortnite from a networking perspective. You will work directly with the Unreal Engine and Fortnite game teams to deliver new technologies and tools to empower a massive number of game experiences within Fortnite to run efficiently on our dedicated servers. Join us in continuing to make Fortnite one of the most popular and engaging gaming experiences in the world!
In this role, you will
- Establish clear technical targets for all Fortnite experiences, considering hardware availability and optimizing for value.
- Be a subject matter expert on dedicated server deployment, scaling, and debugging.
- Build the tools and processes required to enable game teams to achieve established technical targets and to operate and monitor dedicated servers in the live environment and respond to issues as they happen in the wild.
- Help determine appropriate cloud hardware, required server configs, CCU and capacity needs of different Fortnite experiences in conjunction with Fortnite game teams.
- Contribute innovative and original ideas towards aspects of the dedicated server platform.
What we're looking for
- Excellent C++ skills and software engineering principles.
- Experience developing in a large codebase, making trade-offs between usability, performance, and memory.
- Experience having worked on and shipped large game projects.
- Experience or interest in low level programming or debugging (kernel, user space drivers, networking stack, etc) on Linux.
- Experience in a cross-disciplinary development environment, with strong soft skills.
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 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. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 19 countries with 55 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.
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