Epic Games is hiring a
Principal Gameplay Programmer

Summary

The job is a programming role within Epic Games' Fortnite Creative Team, focusing on the Verse Framework Team. The employee will architect gameplay systems, implement APIs for Unreal Engine and UEFN, collaborate with other teams, research new solutions, and optimize/fix bugs in existing gameplay systems.

Requirements

• Strong C++ skills and the ability to code and architect gameplay mechanics and associated tools
• Experience related to creating and maintaining APIs with strong backward compatibility requirements
• Creativity in problem-solving and the ability to think outside of the established solutions
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work with team members to help define deliverables
• Experience with multiple programming languages and a proven track record of leveraging the strengths of a language while avoiding its pitfalls
• Well-versed in game technologies and the ability to discuss trade-offs and details of a variety of gameplay systems
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience writing performant code that runs on multiple different hardware platforms, especially game consoles

Responsibilities

• Architect gameplay systems and implement robust, stable, and usable APIs for internal and external game developers
• Collaborate closely with programmers across multiple teams to help develop solutions that can meet their needs
• Proactively work with other developers to create Verse APIs that unlock the power of Unreal Engine in UEFN
• Research new solutions and systems for expressing gameplay concepts in the Verse programming language to help build the foundation for the Metaverse
• Support technical excellence on multiple platforms and optimize/fix bugs in existing gameplay systems

Benefits

Epic offers generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs)