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Lead Engineer, In-Game Tools

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Epic Games

2021-12-03 07:46:21

Job location London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Other

Job description

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 at Epic:

Fortnite and Unreal Engine are leading the world of online entertainment through innovation in experiences and events. Games, concerts, movies, and giant world eating villains are just some of the experiences we've delivered so far. As engineers, we build the tools and technology that allows the team to dream up and deliver new possibilities. What you'll do:

As part of the Fortnite Creative Team you'll be working on an ambitious new project that changes how experiences are built and delivered in Fortnite. You'll lead a group of engineers working on expanding and refining the in-game content creation tools in Fortnite. These tools are used by hundreds of thousands of Fornite Creators to build experiences that millions of people play every day.

Most importantly you'll work with a creative, energetic, and fun team to continue making Fortnite one of the most popular and engaging gaming experiences in the world! In this role, you will:

  • Be a vision holder for delivering a best in class approach to in-game content creation tools
  • Provide daily leadership to engineers, UX/UI designers, and QA analysts working on in-game tools
  • Own the architecture and implementation of in-game tools and their place in the Fortnite Creative ecosystem
  • Partner with our design and community teams to Identify shortcomings in our tools and drive the design and implementation of improvements
  • Build and maintain bridges with other stakeholders
What we're looking for:

  • 4+ Years experience leading and architecting development of robust systems for AAA games and/or game engine technology
  • Passion for building and maintaining user-facing features
  • Experience collaborating with other teams to develop and deliver large projects
  • Excellent C++ skills and software engineering principles
  • User-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-oriented, and innovative - These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do
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  • Private medical insurance
  • One fund cash plan
  • Pension
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Transportation and meals
All Epic employees enjoy drinks, snacks, and lunches every day, free of charge - and we offer plenty of annual celebrations for employees and family members to show the love we have for our people. Additionally, each year, we celebrate the Epic family with company-wide paid breaks, generous paid time off, and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical - we think our people are pretty awesome!
  • First stage - technical screen (1 hour)
  • Second stage - take home task
  • Final stage - panel interview (half day)
C++, Unreal EngineC++, Unreal Engine

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