Technical Director, EPIC Games
Machine Learning Programmer
CA$238.8-350.2k
Interactive entertainment company
Open for applications
Interactive entertainment company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
CA$238.8-350.2k
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
- The ideal candidate is a highly collaborative individual who is driven first and foremost by seeing the team succeed and is enthusiastic to take on the opportunity to make big advancements and define best practices in Machine Learning at a blazingly fast Big Data scale when building player-facing data products
- Minimum 5 years of senior-level Data Science and Machine Learning Programming experience in a data-driven information environment, designing and implementing analytic/data systems, ideally in a AAA video gaming or streaming entertainment context and at a similar scale
- Prior experience in a technical leadership role
- Detail-oriented and comfortable working with requirements that are open-ended
- Deep experience and familiarity with cloud-based big data tools and services for real-time and batch ML applications, such as Kafka, Spark and MLOps tools (MLFlow Preferred), to serve API-first data products following microservice architecture
- Ideal candidate has strong experience building infrastructure for recommendation engines and hyper personalization
- Experience working in a cloud based environment, ideally familiar with the AWS and Databricks toolset
- Expertise in one or more programming languages (Python preferred, Scala and Java beneficial, GoLang is also a plus)
- Passion for video games and/or video game technology
What the job involves
- In this position, you will help guide the technical direction of Epic's Advanced Analytics and ML Services team
- The group is responsible for designing and implementing scalable solutions for batch and real-time workloads for serving models and their outputs. We build foundational production-grade systems that support R&D and exploratory stages and serve various business functions across the company, including recommendations, language modeling, graph analytics, and player behavior modeling
- Champion cross-functional Machine Learning integration efforts, driving integrations across the data ecosystem
- Work closely with stakeholders, software and data programming teams, and analytics leadership to prioritize solutions and ensure incremental delivery in ways that drive the most impact while aiming for longer-term visions
- Lead and also be a pivotal part of the Machine Learning leadership team with direct reports
- Stay connected to the systems being built across the organization, working directly on design, planning, architecture, and execution
- Collaborate with other technical leaders across Epic to foster cross company visibility and alignment on technical approaches
- Mentor and coach Data Scientists and programmers across the organization
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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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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 values
- BE EPIC - Contribute to the unrelenting focus on innovation, quality and community that defines us
Company HQ
Cary, NC
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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'.
People progressing
Joined as a UI/UX Developer in 2018, promoted to Lead Software Engineer after 18 months
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