Senior Backend Programmer, Epic Games
.NET
CA$166.2-243.8k
Interactive entertainment company
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Interactive entertainment company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$166.2-243.8k
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
- Deep experience developing CI/CD systems for large-scale, high-volume environments, preferably in a live service setting
- Expert knowledge of C# and .NET, including multithreading and memory management / reducing memory pressure
- Strong backend and server architecture knowledge, ideally with ASP.NET, gRPC, MongoDB, and Redis
- Experience working with cloud solutions such as AWS or Azure
- Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience developing web frontends is a plus
- Experience leveraging agentic programming tools in your workflows is a plus
What the job involves
- 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
- Epic Games is searching for an experienced senior programmer to join our developer platform team. You'll work on Horde, our in-house platform that powers CI/CD, remote execution, build health, storage, and other services critical to developer iteration and workflows
- This platform is key to delivering our internal game projects and supports numerous organizations outside of Epic
- Collaborate with mixed discipline teams across Epic and multiple time zones to help steer Horde's architecture, ensuring new features are scalable, maintainable, and fit the overall design
- Take ownership of parts of the Horde codebase, implementing new features, fixing bugs, and supporting internal teams and Unreal licensees
- Develop and extend the Horde plugin architecture across Build, Compute, Storage, Secrets, and Tools
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.
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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 HQ
Cary, NC
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