Platform Engineering Lead, Epic Games

LEGO Fortnite

$188.6-316.7k

Pay dependent on location

Unreal Engine

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, US

Interactive entertainment company

Job no longer available

Interactive entertainment company

1001+ employees

B2CB2BGamingEntertainmentDigital Media

Job no longer available

$188.6-316.7k

Pay dependent on location

Unreal Engine

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, US

1001+ employees

B2CB2BGamingEntertainmentDigital Media

Company mission

To create fun games we want to play and building the art and tools we need to bring those games to life.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Management and technical leadership experience, ideally of teams with diverse skill sets and many partnerships
Experience with Unreal Engine (UE4 or UE5) is ideal
Experience in a broad range of programming areas on shipping games or real time visualization systems, with special attention given to low-level code
Experience with deep optimization and workflow improvements is very nice to have
Well-versed in software programming principles
Experience in a cross-disciplinary development environment with excellent communication skills. You should be able to communicate and explain trade-offs with non-engineers!
Fearless attitude to making deep and profound changes to an existing engine to provide paradigm shifting improvements that change the world
Experience developing in a large codebase at a fast pace, making trade-offs between usability, performance, and robustness

What the job involves

We’re looking for a Platform Programming Lead for the Core Tech team within LEGO Fortnite
This role is to manage and provide technical leadership for the Platform team, responsible for supporting all devices in the Fortnite ecosystem, performance and memory, and delivering on the Core Tech needs of the game
It will be your responsibility to balance the capabilities and capacity of the team, identify and task out work, and ensure future updates are reached shipping quality
You will have a dedicated team of reports and the help and close partnership of other Core Tech teams from across Unreal Engine and Fortnite
Most importantly, you’ll work with a creative, energetic, and fun team to bring a brand-new game experience to players worldwide!
Manage a tight knit group of Platform developers and ensure a healthy, sustainable, productive environment
Work closely with production to balance the broad capabilities of the team with project needs and timelines
Lead a team to design and implement new engine runtime features for the game, and the Unreal Engine itself
Lead a team to design and implement APIs and supporting tools as required by the demands of the project
Analyze and optimize both memory and performance in systems that have to scale from high-end to mobile systems
Collaborate with other teams and disciplines across Epic
Contribute to the broader design and implementation of the whole project

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. And its recent announcement - Unreal Engine 5.7 - 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's 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 its field, these are undoubtedly exciting times for Epic Games. The release of next-generation consoles like the PS5 has enabled the company to push the limits of its software, meaning it'll lead the charge in the creation of next-gen games. 2024 also saw an unprecedented investment in Epic Games by Disney, amounting to $1.5B. 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.