Epic Games

Technology

LeadGameplayProgrammer

$175–250k ~AI est. Cary, North Carolina, United States; California, United States; Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Lead Gameplay Programmer at Epic Games. Skills: Gameplay programming, Team leadership. Lead development for project. Champion technical excellence”

What You'll Achieve.

Build impactful experiences

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Analytical mind; Creative problem-solving; Think outside the box

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience as a leader, Lead a team effectively, Significant experience developing games, Proficiency in C++, Deep understanding of gameplay systems, Deep understanding of gameplay mechanics, Deep understanding of gameplay tools, Empathize with users, Balance inherent tradeoffs, Teamwork skills, Cross-disciplinary collaboration skills

Nice to Have

Knowledge of Verse, Knowledge of Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What You'll Do.

Lead development for project

Champion technical excellence

Champion player experience

Guide engineering team

Mentor engineering team

Build engineering team

Create gameplay features

Iterate gameplay features

Maintain architectural direction

Maintain algorithmic direction

Contribute to feature development

Optimize existing systems

Contribute ideas to production

Contribute ideas to development

Write maintainable code

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborative environment; Programmers, designers, artists; Internal and external teams; Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Process & Methodology

Production

Full Job Description

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 We are a new and growing team at Epic, aiming to build innovative new experiences and technology as part of our collaboration with Disney. As a Lead Gameplay Programmer, you will be in a leadership role on a small and focused team, playing a critical role in driving current and future projects. You will be responsible for driving core gameplay features and supporting collaborative development between programmers, designers, and artists. You will have opportunities to work on a variety of initiatives, get hands-on with cutting-edge technologies, and work with talented internal and external teams, all while building impactful experiences from concept to delivery In this role, you will Lead development for a project or initiative, championing both technical excellence and player experience Guide, mentor, and help build a highly effective engineering team Work closely with art and design to create and iterate on gameplay features, while maintaining strong architectural and algorithmic direction Collaborate with Unreal Engine teams to contribute to ongoing feature development Optimize and fix bugs in existing systems Contribute ideas toward all aspects of the project’s production and development Write

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