Senior Tools Programmer Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Senior Tools Programmer (R26617)
Department
Engineering
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Product
Unreal Engine
Company
Epic Games
Requisition ID
R26617
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.

PROGRAMMING – UNREAL ENGINE

What We Do
Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What You’ll Do
You’ll join the industry-leading Unreal Engine team as a Senior Tools Programmer and help shape the future of procedural generation across the industry! As a Senior Tools Programmer, you will design and develop innovative features at the intersection of procedural generation and machine learning through an iterative development process with Technical Artists and other content creators. Be part of a team pushing the boundaries of world-creation in a large spectrum of use cases.
In this role, you will
Design and implement procedural world generation tools and workflows in Unreal Engine
Integrate machine learning to procedural world generation or in workflows related to world creation
Partner with Technical Artists to build scalable and well thought-out solutions, covering UI, UX and functionality
Improve, implement and architect tools & software to make them performant, robust and usable
What we’re looking for
Excellent C++ and software programming skills; Familiarity with Python
Foundational knowledge of machine learning
Experience in creating/applying machine learning algorithms and deploying them as production-level systems
Experience working with Technical Artists
Experience in engine or tools development that add value to game development or a similar field; Familiarity with game engines with an understanding of game engine and editor concepts and game production pipelines
Familiarity with multiple platforms and/or Unreal Engine is a plus
Experience developing in a large codebase; ideally experience designing and implementing a tool from the ground up
Familiarity with other procedural DCC tools is a plus
Someone who is user-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do
Demonstrated ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbal)

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS

=

EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
Pay Transparency Information
The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as 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 (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
British Columbia Base Pay Range
$182,815—$268,128 CAD