Senior Technical Audio Designer

Summary

The job is for an Audio Engineer at Epic Games, responsible for improving audio quality in games and technologies, collaborating with teams, and developing tools. The role requires deep knowledge of Unreal Engine components, Wwise implementation, game development methodologies, and C++ scripting. Experience creating quality audio assets and working on AAA game products is preferred.

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine components: including but not limited to scripting, level editor, animation, and Sequencer editors
• Deep knowledge of Wwise implementation and integration
• Experience with game development methodologies such as the Actor+Component model, Singletons, and data-driven design
• Surface-level understanding of C++, Lua, Python, C#, or other scripting languages and an understanding of code and its role in Unreal Engine development
• Ability to effectively debug scripting logic issues
• Experience creating quality audio assets using a DAW and familiarity with fundamental audio concepts and digital signal processing
• Ability to talk about and deconstruct other current games’ audio quality and implementation
• Experience working on a AAA game product’s audio

Responsibilities

• Constantly strive for new and innovative ways to immerse players with audio
• Help to raise the quality level of audio in all Epic game titles and technologies
• Collaborate with other sound designers over aspects of a particular sound that may or may not be working once hooked up in game
• Write systems / tools to empower content creators and/or improve their workflows
• Collaborate with diverse teams and disciplines to cleanly integrate systems that drive audio
• Engage in the feedback and iteration processes for audio asset creation

Preferred Qualifications

Extra plus for experience with working on vehicle frameworks, racing games, or an interest in working on vehicles

Benefits

• Compensation varies based on 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
• Epic Games offers locations in North America (including CA & WA)