Senior Tools Programmer – Texture Painting Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Senior Tools Programmer – Texture Painting (R26688)
Department
Engineering
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Product
Unreal Engine
Company
Epic Games
Requisition ID
R26688
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
We are looking for a Senior Tools Programmer to extend the Unreal Editor with 2D and 3D texture painting capabilities. This role is critical in completing our in-editor asset creation pipeline, supporting both traditional and AI-driven content generation workflows. You will directly impact artist productivity by developing user-facing tools for one of the leading game engines used by developers worldwide.
In this role, you will
Develop a 2D brush-based painting tool for creating and editing images
Develop texture painting workflows for 3D meshes directly in the viewport
Provide generic capabilities for other editor tools to integrate 2D/3D painting
Maintain and extend our StylusInput plugin for interfacing with drawing tablets
Support our existing procedural texturing capabilities
Work independently to make and own implementation decisions
Contribute to major initiatives that require painting workflows, e.g. terrain editing
What we’re looking for
Excellent C++ skills
Significant experience developing 2D and/or 3D painting tools
Passionate about advancing painting tools and workflows
Experience developing in a large codebase
Experience designing and implementing tools from the ground up Self-motivated and effective in working independently as part of a distributed team
Candidates with strong leadership skills may be considered for an immediate or near-term team lead role

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS

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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