Senior Tools Engineer, UI Systems Position Available In Wake, North Carolina
Tallo's Job Summary: The Senior Tools Engineer, UI Systems position at Epic Games in Cary, United States, involves developing and optimizing Unreal Engine's UI tech for tools and in-game interfaces. The ideal candidate should have strong C++ skills, experience in large codebases, and a deep understanding of UI frameworks. Collaborating with various teams, this role focuses on enhancing customer experience and game development efficiency. Epic Games offers competitive benefits, including full medical coverage, mental well-being programs, and paid sabbaticals for long-term employees.
Job Description
Senior Tools Engineer, UI Systems (R26348)
Department
Engineering
Location
Cary, United States
Product
Unreal Engine
Company
Epic Games
Requisition ID
R26348
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 – 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 engineering experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What You’ll Do
We’re looking for a Tools Programmer to work on the development of the Unreal Engine UI systems, who enjoys working on the engine runtime capabilities and its content creation tools. From WYSIWYG editors, to APIs and frameworks targeted at other developers and runtime UI capabilities, we have a wide problem space for you to jump into and make an impact for millions of users. The ideal candidate is self-motivated and passionate to design and implement UI systems that will be integral to the Unreal Engine and used to ship awesome games and tools. You should have an endless list of ideas for improving the efficiency of a game development pipeline.
In this role, you will
Own, develop, improve and optimize the code of UI tech used to build tools and in-game UI in Unreal Engine
Collaborate with all disciplines (i.e. engineers, artists, and designers) to identify areas for improvements, gather feedback, and design solutions for customer needs
Analyze and fix common problems in a game engine such as performance issues and memory usage
Work collaboratively across many of Epics’ internal teams
Work with Unreal Engine’s licensees to enable them to overcome their challenges
What we’re looking for
Excellent C++ skills and experience developing in a large codebase
Experience writing tools that improve the customer’s user experience, iteration, and development time in game development or other fields
Demonstrate in depth understanding of UI Frameworks and runtime UI engines
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbal)
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS
=
EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
