Engineering Lead, EPIC Games
Identity
$172-253k
Salary varies depending on location
Interactive entertainment company
Open for applications
Interactive entertainment company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$172-253k
Salary varies depending on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create fun games we want to play and building the art and tools we need to bring those games to life.
Role
Who you are
- 4–6+ years of foundational experience as an individual contributor working on high-scale microservices
- 3+ years of experience as a people manager, with responsibility for at least 3 direct reports
- Demonstrated experience designing and delivering user-facing systems at scale, with a strong understanding of how backend services impact end-user experience
- Ability to provide architectural guidance and review technical designs produced by your team
- Strong people leadership skills, including successfully guiding teams through periods of growth and change
- Hands-on experience with our core tech stack: Java, AWS, Redis, MongoDB, DynamoDB, and Terraform
- Familiarity with both agile and waterfall methodologies, and the judgment to apply the right one for the situation
- Experience collaborating closely with upstream mobile teams and cross-functional engineering stakeholders
- Background in authentication technologies or identity platforms is a plus, but not a strict requirement
What the job involves
- The Identity team owns the services that are the gateway to the Epic Games ecosystem for developers and players of all ages. Our Identity platform grants access to first party game titles like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys, as well as third-party developers leveraging Epic Online Services
- The Identity team solves key problems in authentication, authorization, account management, child safety & parental controls, account linking, account security & recovery, data privacy, and more. Because of the critical nature of these services, we often meet with lawyers, executives, security, and/or external stakeholders to create great account experiences for all
- Epic Games is looking for a Engineering Lead to manage a newly formed team within the Identity Engineering organization. This team will be responsible for core services that power our authentication / authorization experiences and enable users to personalise and control their accounts
- The services that your team is responsible for are used both by other services around Epic and also by the end users to personalise their accounts
- Collaborate closely with engineers, producers, QA, and product owners to ensure high-quality deliverables and consistent technical alignment within the Identity team
- Help define and influence the product roadmap while managing a team working across a diverse set of projects
- Ensure the timely delivery and quality of day-to-day output from your team
- Provide technical leadership, drive operational excellence, and offer architectural guidance
- Support and manage the performance and career growth of your team members
- Serve as a secondary on-call escalation point to support engineers in incident response and coordination during large-scale issues
- Take ownership of outcomes — be accountable for the solutions your team delivers, and remain adaptable in the face of ambiguity
Our take
Epic Games is the creator of Fortnite, Unreal, Gears of War, Shadow Complex, and the Infinity Blade series of games. Epic's Unreal Engine technology brings high-fidelity, interactive experiences to PC, console, mobile, AR, VR and the Web. Its recent announcement - Unreal Engine 5 - is set to lay the technical foundations for countless future releases.
Epic Games' model focuses on two key areas: creating games and offering its game engine technology to other developers. Doing this means that Epic Games' brand stretches beyond their own direct creations. The company has been able to put its name to some of the most iconic games of the last 20 years. Its most recent success is undoubtedly the creation of Fortnite, which has gained hundreds of millions of users since its launch in 2017.
Long-established as one of the leaders in their field, these are undoubtedly exciting times for Epic Games. The release of next-generation consoles like the PS5 has enabled Epic Games to push the limits of their software, meaning it'll lead the charge in the creation of next-gen games. 2024 saw an unprecedented investment in Epic Games by Disney, amounting to $1.5 billion. This will enable Disney to promote iconic characters through the Fortnite game. With the number of people enjoying video games continuing to grow, there is no sign of Epic Games slowing down any time soon.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2024
$1.5bn
LATE VC
Apr 2022
$2bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $8.6bn
Company benefits
- Insurance: Health, dental, and vision
- Retirement plan, 401(k) plan
- Performance bonuses (quarterly)
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Employee discounts at the Epic Store
- Free lunches and snacks on site
- Pet-friendly offices so you can bring your well-behaved pet to work
- Company-sponsored social events such as happy hours and special events
Company HQ
Cary, NC
Leadership
Tim Sweeney
(CEO)Founded 'Potomac Computer Systems', which would later become Epic Games, in 1991, from his parents' house in Maryland.
Mark Rein
(Vice President)Joined Sweeney in 1992, when the two renamed Sweeney's company into 'Epic Games'.
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